Home Affairs
ID Verification
Verify a South African ID against Home Affairs data with the official ID photo where available.
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Registered names, date of birth, gender, citizenship, deceased status, marital status and ID photo.
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Find the identity, bank, company, biometric, trace, AML or vehicle check that matches the decision your team needs to make.
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SA banks for AVS
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Identity
Identity verification
Confirm South African IDs, vital status, driver licence data, and African identity documents.
Nigeria
Nigerian ID Verification
Verify Nigerian customer identity evidence including NIN, BVN, Virtual NIN, voter ID, phone number and supported bank account checks.
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Plain-English dashboard result showing verified, mismatch, not found or source unavailable status for the submitted Nigerian identity evidence.
Status check
Check Marital Status
Check marital status for a South African ID number with a focused identity status report.
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Marital status, registered names and ID number.
API
Marital Status (Real-Time)
Check marital status against the live Home Affairs source through the VerifyNow API.
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Basic identity context, marital status, and marriage date fields where available.
Status check
Alive/Deceased Status
Check alive or deceased status for a South African ID number in a focused VerifyNow report.
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Basic identity context, alive or deceased status, and a report your team can keep with the case record.
Bundle
Standard KYC Bundle
Run a bundled identity check for onboarding and fraud-prevention review.
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ID photo and Home Affairs identity details, plus additional identity, contact and address context where available.
Employee
Employee Bundle
Run a bundled employee-screening check with ID photo verification and screening context.
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ID photo, Home Affairs identity details, address records, contact numbers and employer evidence where available.
Licence check
Driver's Licence Verification
Scan a South African driver's licence barcode and choose barcode, identity or Real-Time Face Match verification.
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Encoded identity and licence fields, categories, restrictions, expiry, low-resolution portrait and the selected verification result.
6 countries
Africa Verification
Verify foreign national identities and supported African ID documents from the same verification platform.
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Foreign-national identity checks for Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
South Africa
Refugee / Asylum ID Verification
Verify a South African refugee or asylum NIIS file number against the identity source.
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File-number result, names, date of birth, gender, nationality, record expiry date, secondary ID number and record photograph when available.
Biometric checks
Biometrics and documents
Match faces, authenticate documents, and add stronger assurance to onboarding flows.
Selfie match
Face Match
Compare a selfie against a reference image or Home Affairs ID photo, depending on the selected flow.
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Face match result, confidence score, detected age and detected gender where supported.
Age signal
Age Estimation
Estimate age and receive a passive-liveness signal from the same face photo.
Use it when you need an age-gate signal from a selfie before serving restricted goods or content.
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Estimated age, decision status, passive method and score, and review warnings. This is not proof of identity.
API
Passive Liveness
Check whether a face photo appears to show a real, present person without a challenge step.
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Liveness status, method, confidence score, detected face context, and warnings.
Biometrics
Biometric Verification
Use face matching and biometric assurance tools for higher-confidence identity checks.
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Face comparison, verification result and biometric risk indicators where supported.
Document auth
Document Verification
Authenticate ID documents and extract document data for fraud and onboarding workflows.
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Document type recognition, MRZ checks, barcode decoding, expiry checks and tamper signals.
FICA and AML
Financial and compliance checks
Screen risk, confirm bank details, and support accountable-institution due diligence.
AML/PEP
AML/PEP Screening
Screen people or entities against sanctions, PEP, watchlist and adverse-media data sources.
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Sanctions, PEP status, watchlist results, adverse media and compliance risk signals.
Ongoing CDD
Ongoing AML Monitoring
Enrol identified customers for ongoing CDD, ODD and sanctions monitoring after onboarding.
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Initial onboarding screen, later rescreens against refreshed lists when name and identifier are sent again, PEP and RCA status, crime and watchlist matches, and withdrawal from the active population when the relationship ends.
Guide
FICA Compliance
Follow a practical guide to FIC registration, CDD, RMCP records, AML/PEP screening and report evidence.
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A mapped checklist showing which VerifyNow reports support identity, company, bank and AML/PEP evidence.
KYC flow
KYC Verification
Combine identity, compliance and risk checks for Know Your Customer onboarding.
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Identity verification, risk screening and compliance workflow support.
Major SA banks
Bank Account Verification
Confirm South African bank account details before onboarding, payments or supplier setup.
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Account found, account open, ID or company match, name match, account type and debit or credit capability.
Dashboard bundle
Supplier Bundle
Check a South African supplier, one selected director, AML risk and company bank details in one dashboard report.
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CIPC company and director data, exact relationship status, director AML result, bank validation and one review outcome.
Spreadsheet requests
Batch and bulk checks
Run supported self-service batches or request a manual quote for larger and specialised verification files.
Manual batch
Batch SA ID Verification
Request Basic South African ID verification for a spreadsheet of ID numbers.
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A manual batch quote, secure source-file upload and a result for each valid ID row.
Self-service
Batch Alive/Deceased (Real-Time)
Upload a spreadsheet for enhanced Home Affairs alive or deceased checks.
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Current identity status and detailed death fields where available for each valid row.
Self-service
Batch Alive/Deceased (Cache)
Run the lower-cost cached alive or deceased status check across a spreadsheet.
Information returned
Cached alive or deceased status for each valid South African ID row.
10-1,000 rows
Batch AML Screening
Upload a CSV or XLSX file and screen 10 to 1,000 people or entities.
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Row validation, cost estimate, batch progress, consolidated CSV results and report links for potential matches.
Quote and request
Manual Batch Quotes
Request batch pricing for identity, KYC, bank, CIPC, status, trace and property checks.
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Rand cost per report, total quote, manual EFT invoice and secure file upload after payment.
CIPC and vehicle
Business, property and vehicle data
Check company, director, property and vehicle information before you commit to a transaction.
CIPC
Company Verification
Verify South African company registration details and director information from CIPC data.
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Registration number, registration status, company type, directors and associated business records.
Property data
Property Search by ID
Search South African property records linked to an authorised SA ID number.
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Title deed, address, property identifiers, transfer, buyer, seller and bond data where returned by the source.
Barcode scan
Vehicle Licence Disc Scanner
Scan a South African vehicle licence disc PDF417 barcode, recover visible printed fields when needed, and choose a barcode or number plate verification report. The current dashboard comparison option is Disc + Comprehensive Vehicle Check.
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Registration, VIN, make, model, engine, class, colour, expiry status, result source, confidence and the selected vehicle comparison. Issued MVL results also include the vehicle register number, control number, vehicle description and indexed barcode fields. Image uploads can add GVM, tare, test date and seating evidence.
Specs only
Vehicle Lookup
Look up vehicle specifications by number plate or VIN for South Africa and supported international markets.
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Make, model, year, engine details, technical specifications and VIN-related data where available. No owner, finance or stolen-status data is returned.
People search
Trace and employment checks
Locate contact and employment indicators for lawful fraud-prevention and screening workflows.
NCA/POPIA basis
Consumer/Person Trace
Locate people by South African ID number for fraud detection and prevention use cases.
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Confirmed identity, address history, contact numbers and employer information where available.
Dashboard + API
Address Lookup
Look up the last-known recorded physical address linked to a South African ID number.
Use it when you need the last recorded address linked to a South African ID as a starting point for contact or onboarding.
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Recorded address lines and postal code where available. This is not proof of current residence.
Phone trace
Phone Number Trace
Reverse-lookup a South African mobile number for fraud detection and prevention use cases.
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Subscriber ID number, surname, first names and recorded phone-number matches where available.
Manual check
Employment Verification
Verify current or past employment by contacting employers directly.
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Employment dates, position or title, employment status, company name and reference details.
Custom solutions
Custom development
Build tailored verification workflows, integrations, portals, and white-label experiences.
Bespoke
Custom Development
Build a bespoke integration or verification workflow around your business requirements.
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Custom API integrations, verification portals, workflow automation, reporting, and white-label implementation.
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Create a free account, run checks from the dashboard, or use the API when you are ready to automate.