Identity Verification
Confirm that a person exists, their details match, and the check has an audit trail.
Credit Verification
Verification support for financial workflows
VerifyNow is not a credit bureau and does not provide credit information. Use VerifyNow for lawful identity, business, bank account and compliance verification services through authorised data suppliers.
Use VerifyNow when a financial workflow needs a confirmed identity, company, bank account or compliance screen. Credit bureau data stays with a registered bureau under its own consent and permitted-use rules.
Lawful-purpose workflows
Authorised data suppliers
Real-time Data
Financial workflows need clean source boundaries
Identity VerificationBank Account ChecksBusiness VerificationCompliance Checks
Credit intelligence
What VerifyNow does provide
Verification evidence that can sit beside your own credit, affordability or lending process when you have a lawful basis.
Compliance Recordkeeping
Keep evidence for onboarding, FICA/customer due diligence (CDD), and fraud-prevention workflows.
Bank Verification
Review the returned account status and account-holder match fields before a payment decision.
Business Verification
Check CIPC company and director details before onboarding or paying a business.
AML / PEP Screening
Screen individuals and entities against sanctions, PEP and watchlist data.
Payment Verification
Confirm bank account ownership before payroll, refunds, supplier payments or payouts.
Products
Verification products
Choose the right VerifyNow check for the identity, business, bank account or compliance part of your workflow.
Important: VerifyNow does not provide credit reports, credit scores, affordability assessments, loan decisions or consumer credit information. If your workflow needs credit bureau data, obtain it from a registered credit bureau under the correct consent and permitted-use rules.
Identity and Home Affairs checks
Verify identity details and, where enabled, match against the official Home Affairs photo.
Includes:
- SA ID validation
- Name and status confirmation
- Home Affairs photo workflows where enabled
- Audit trail for lawful purpose
Ideal for: Onboarding, FICA/customer due diligence (CDD), and fraud prevention
Open this verification serviceCompany and director verification
Check company registration, director and business details from authorised sources.
Includes:
- CIPC company profile
- Registration and status details
- Director and business matching
- Supplier and KYB evidence
Ideal for: Supplier vetting, KYB, procurement and business onboarding
Open this verification serviceAML / PEP / sanctions screening
Screen people and entities for compliance and risk review.
Includes:
- Sanctions screening
- Politically exposed person (PEP) signals
- Watchlist matching
- Compliance recordkeeping
Ideal for: AML screening, enhanced due diligence and scheduled re-screening
Open this verification serviceBank Account Verification
Real-time bank account ownership verification
Includes:
- Account holder name
- Account status
- Account type
- Bank validation
- Supports all major SA banks
Ideal for: Payment setup, payroll, refunds and supplier-payment fraud prevention
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Build the verification file around your financial decision
A lending, payment or account-opening process can keep each VerifyNow result under its own report reference. Credit information and affordability evidence remain in the customer's approved bureau or lending workflow.
Identity report
Source outcome, returned identity fields and recorded ID status.
Bank verification
Account status and account-holder match fields for payment review.
Company report
CIPC company details and director evidence where returned.
AML/PEP result
Point-in-time screening outcome and matched-source context for review.
Credit bureau data stays with credit bureaus
VerifyNow can support the identity, bank-account, business and compliance evidence around a financial workflow. We do not compile, sell, retrieve or return consumer credit information.
Where VerifyNow fits
Use VerifyNow to confirm identity, company, bank account and compliance signals in an auditable workflow. Source credit bureau data separately where your lawful process requires it.
View usage policyBanking
Bank account verification
Instantly verify bank account ownership across all major South African banks
Supported Banks
ABSA
FNB
Standard Bank
Nedbank
Capitec
Investec
Discovery Bank
TymeBank
Bank Zero
African Bank
How It Works
1
Submit account number and bank name
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Real-time verification with the bank
3
Receive account holder details instantly
Applications
Industry applications
Common workflows where identity, bank account and business verification are useful.
Payment verification
Check bank account ownership before payouts, refunds, payroll or supplier payments.
Onboarding
Confirm identity and keep a lawful-purpose verification record before account creation.
Compliance review
Add AML, business and bank checks to your own risk and compliance process.
Need verification for a financial workflow?
Use VerifyNow for lawful identity, business, bank account and compliance checks. Use a registered credit bureau separately if your lawful process requires credit information.