Identity Verification You Can Trust.
From sign-up to high-risk transactions, trust starts with knowing exactly who you’re dealing with. Our identity verification solutions help you verify users quickly, securely and confidently, while meeting your risk, compliance and growth goals.
Explore Our Identity Verification Capabilities.
Verifying identity is more than a tick-box, it’s the foundation of trust. IDnow offers industry-leading identity verification solutions that go beyond basic checks to truly verify who’s behind the screen. Whether you’re onboarding new users, verifying identities for regulatory compliance or preventing fraud, our flexible suite of tools adapts to your needs, risk appetite and regulatory environment.
EU eID & National Schemes
Local credentials, global trust.
Support official eIDs like German eID and Italian SPID and more to meet European and country-specific requirements with ease. Stay compliant and win trust with verified, government-backed identities.
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EUDI Wallet Readiness
Get future-ready.
Support the next wave of digital identity with European Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet-compatible solutions. Enable user-controlled, selective data sharing in line with eIDAS 2.0.
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Qualified Trust Services (QTSP)
Trust with legal weight.
With our certified QTSP partnership, we offer high-assurance identity verification that meets the strictest regulatory standards across the EU now and in the future. Unlock standard, advanced and qualified signatures, regulated onboarding and more with confidence.
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Document Verification
Documents that speak the truth.
Capture and verify government-issued IDs with AI-powered analysis, deep fraud checks and support for global document types, delivered seamlessly across devices. Ensure documents are genuine, compliant and ready for high-speed onboarding.
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Biometric Verification
Prove it’s really them.
Confirm the rightful owner, ensure liveness and stop fraud with advanced facial recognition and passive liveness detection designed to block synthetic identities, bots, deepfakes and video injection attacks without slowing genuine users down. Enroll trusted identities biometrics for seamless logins later in the journey.
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Data Verification
Fast, reliable and regulation-ready.
Verify users by checking identity attributes against trusted sources like government records, credit bureaus and utility data. Ideal for low-friction, compliance driven use cases or as a seamless layer alongside document and biometric checks.
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All in One Place – Powered by the IDnow Trust Platform.
Orchestrate every identity check with our modular, prompt-driven platform. The IDnow Trust Platform lets you design, automate and optimise tailored workflows across markets, regulations and risk profiles, all through a single integration.
“Identity is the gateway to trust. We help you open it with confidence.”
IDnow, Product Team
Build identity workflows that power trust, compliance and conversion.
FAQs About Identity Verification.
What is identity verification?
Identity verification is the process of confirming that a person is who they claim to be. It typically involves checking a government-issued ID document against a live selfie or biometric data, and may include database checks to validate authenticity. In regulated industries, it forms the foundation of KYC (Know Your Customer) and AML compliance.
How does identity verification work?
Modern identity verification works in a few steps: the user submits a photo ID (passport, driving licence, national ID card), a selfie or short video is captured for liveness detection, and automated checks compare the two, validating document authenticity, reading data via OCR, and confirming the face matches. Results are returned in seconds, with a decision on whether the identity can be confirmed.
Who needs to do identity verification?
Any organisation with a legal obligation to know who their customers are, including banks, fintechs, insurance providers, crypto exchanges, gaming operators, telecoms, and healthcare providers. Regulations such as AML5/6, AMLR, eIDAS 2.0, PSD3, and DORA require identity verification as part of onboarding and ongoing due diligence.
What is the best way to verify identity online?
The most reliable approach combines automated document verification with biometric liveness checks. This eliminates manual review bottlenecks, reduces fraud risk, and meets regulatory standards. Solutions like the IDnow Trust Platform that are eIDAS-compliant and offer multiple verification methods — video identification, NFC chip reading, and AI-powered document checks — provide the highest assurance levels with the best user experience.
What is the best software for verifying identity in 2026?
The best identity verification software in 2026 depends on your regulatory requirements, geography, and risk appetite. IDnow offers a flexible platform covering automated AI-based checks, video identification with live agents, and eID-based verification, making it a strong choice for regulated industries in Europe that need high assurance levels. Key criteria to evaluate any provider include: regulatory certifications (BSI, eIDAS notified), fraud detection rates, supported document types, and integration flexibility.