Services/Identity Verification

Identity verification services

Verify South African identity data, compare face images with Face Match, and add Passive Liveness as a separate signal when your risk rules require it.

VerifyNow identity verification result showing ID, face and audit checks in one onboarding flow

Instant Results

Real-time verification in seconds, not days

FICA-ready Evidence

Support your documented risk controls

Official Source Evidence

Official government data source

Reviewable Results

Returned identity fields in one report

Identity services

Our identity services

Start with the question your reviewer needs to answer. Each service has its own input, result and limitation.

ID Verification with Photo

Separate result

Real-time verification of South African ID numbers against the Department of Home Affairs database, including official ID photo retrieval.

Information Provided:

  • Registered Names verification
  • Date of Birth & Age confirmation
  • Gender & Citizenship status
  • Deceased status check
  • Official ID Photo from Home Affairs
  • Date of ID Issue

Common Use Cases:

  • KYC onboarding
  • Loan applications
  • Account opening
  • Employee verification

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Identity Document Authentication

Separate result

Upload an identity document for OCR, a returned document status, extracted fields and document warnings.

Information Provided:

  • Document status
  • Warnings where returned
  • MRZ (Machine Readable Zone) validation
  • PDF417 barcode decoding
  • Expiry date validation
  • Structured response fields
  • Personal data extraction
  • Document type recognition

Common Use Cases:

  • Document processing
  • Fraud prevention
  • Compliance checks
  • KYC onboarding
  • Risk assessment

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Driver's Licence Verification

Separate result

Scan the South African driver's licence barcode, verify its integrity and extract licence and Professional Driving Permit fields where encoded.

Information Provided:

  • Licence number extraction
  • Expiry date verification
  • Licence codes & categories
  • Restrictions identification
  • PrDP (Professional Driving Permit) details
  • Issue date verification

Common Use Cases:

  • Fleet management
  • Logistics hiring
  • Insurance verification
  • Rental companies

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Face Search/Match

Separate result

Compare a selfie or photograph against the official ID photo from the Home Affairs database.

Information Provided:

  • Selfie or probe image
  • Trusted reference photo
  • Similarity percentage score
  • Separate match status
  • Review warnings

Common Use Cases:

  • Remote onboarding
  • Identity confirmation
  • Fraud detection
  • Access control

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Passive Liveness

Separate result

Assess whether one face photo appears to show a live, present person rather than a presentation attempt.

Information Provided:

  • Liveness score calculation
  • Presentation-attack signal
  • No user action required
  • Works with single image
  • Confidence level reporting
  • Status and warnings

Common Use Cases:

  • Biometric authentication
  • Remote verification
  • Digital onboarding
  • Security systems

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Identity Verification Report

Separate result

Receive the verification status, returned identity fields, and official record photo in one reviewable report.

Information Provided:

  • ID number status
  • Registered names
  • Date of birth and nationality
  • Deceased status
  • Official record photo when returned
  • PDF report generation

Common Use Cases:

  • Case review
  • FICA evidence
  • Customer onboarding
  • Employee screening

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Ready to verify identities?

Run the Home Affairs ID check first, then add Face Match or Passive Liveness as separate results when your workflow requires them.