How are real people verified in the digital world? Onfido helps companies see the real identity (the people behind the screens) using artificial intelligence and identity experts.
What can Onfido do?
Customers can verify their identities, wherever they are, with just an ID Card and their face. This way, you can have everything you need to grow a business securely.
Its AI-based technology assesses whether a user’s government-issued ID is real or fraudulent and then compares it to their facial biometrics. In this way, it gives companies like Revolut, Zipcar, and Bitstamp the assurance they need to accept customers remotely and securely. Onfido’s mission is to create a more open world, where identity is the key to access.
Onfido's end-to-end service helps keep fraudsters away from the platform. It does this by verifying users at the time of registration with a 'selfie' and a photo of their ID. Onfido's technology then checks if their identity is real, compares facial similarities and cross-checks ID cards against international watchlists. Using artificial intelligence, Onfido's technology helps companies automate the checking of more than 4,500 documents in 250 countries (in 2022), automatically detecting anomalies in around 15 seconds and using human experts to verify fraudsters.
Who are the inventors?
Founded in Oxford in 2012 by Hussein Kasai, Emon Jubavi and Ruhul Amin, Onfido helps 1,500 companies authenticate their users.
The company is a force in more than 250 countries around the world in 2022, with offices in London, San Francisco, New York, Lisbon, Paris, New Delhi and Singapore.
How much is it worth?
Recognized as a global leader in AI for identity verification, Onfido is backed by SBI Investment, Salesforce Ventures and M12 (formerly Microsoft Ventures) and has reached $100 million in investment in 2021.
Features
- Seamlessly verify government-issued IDs and facial biometrics
- Support for over 4,600 document types from 250 countries (in 2022)
- Match ID cards with facial biometrics via a selfie or asynchronous video
- Onfido’s hybrid approach blends machine-learning technology with expert review agents
- Integration with software development kits on iOS, Android and the web
- Guide citizens with real-time feedback real-time, including glare and blur detection
- Comprehensive performance insights and metrics are provided through the Onfido dashboard
- Integration is also available through documented application program interfaces (APIs)
Benefits
- Builds personal trust with a fully digital verification flow
- Provides assurance that citizens are who they say they are
- Fights fraud, creates revenue opportunities with identity verification that converts
- Supports your business globally
- Addresses identity requirements for KYC (Know Your Customer) and AML (Anti-Money Laundering) compliance
- Identity readiness in no time with Integration with Onfido’s software development kit and APIs