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KYC Identity

Identity, verified in one call.

Biometric liveness, id verification over 16,000 identity document types from 254 jurisdiction, sanctions and PEP screening — returned as one versioned, auditable decision in under 30 seconds.

Trusted by 500+ institutions across 180 jurisdictions
FAB NETS MSIG Moomoo Syfe GLDB
<30s
Decision time
From selfie + ID upload to cleared / held / escalated.
98.2%
Face-match accuracy
FaceTec NIST FRVT-ranked liveness, zero spoof passes in audit.
200+
ID document types
Passports, national IDs, driver's licences — OCR + authenticity checked.
How it works

Three things that make KYC pass an audit.

One API, every check

Liveness, document OCR, NFC chip read, and sanctions / PEP screen in a single call. No vendor stitching, no re-keying.

Audit trail by construction

Every decision ships with inputs, the rule that fired, and policy version. Wolfsberg AML Principles §5 met by default.

Re-KYC on risk, not calendar

Sanctions update, address change, behavioural anomaly — events trigger re-verification. Static 1/3/5-year cycles retire.

Document intelligence

Verify more than the document image.

WIDTH brings document capture, data extraction and authenticity checks into the same KYC workflow. Teams can assess identity evidence, screening results and review decisions without stitching together separate tools.

  • Guided document capture with automatic image preprocessing and quality assessment.
  • Automatic document identification by document type and country of origin.
  • Visual Inspection Zone OCR for mandatory and optional identity fields.
  • Graphic field processing for portraits, signatures, barcodes and other visual elements.
  • Photo extraction from the visual zone and RFID chip where available.
  • Deprecated document detection to identify document templates no longer in use.
Document verification is delivered through WIDTH’s integrated Document Reader SDK capability. Available checks depend on the configured package, document type, device, jurisdiction and deployment. Mobile-only functions and portrait comparison require the relevant mobile or Face SDK configuration.
Recognised by the Industry*
Chartis FCC50 2026 RegTech100 Singapore Top Fintech 2026 Regulatory Leader 2025 ALB Pan Asian 2025 Fintech Frontiers 50 Chartis FCC50 2025 Top 10 Singapore Fastest-Growing 2020 Top 50 High-Growth Asia-Pacific 2020 MAS FinTech Awards
* In collaboration with Cynopsis Solutions
FAQ

Common questions about KYC Onboarding

How fast is the WIDTH KYC verification flow?
Most retail KYC decisions return in under 30 seconds end-to-end, including biometric liveness, document OCR, and sanctions/PEP screening. Median latency for the screening sub-call is sub-second; document OCR is typically 4–8s; passive liveness is sub-second.
Which identity document types and regions are supported?
WIDTH supports id verification over 16,000 identity document types from 254 jurisdiction — passports, national IDs, driver's licences, residence permits, and locale-specific documents (e.g., Singapore NRIC, HKID, MyKad, Aadhaar, Emirates ID). Full ICAO MRZ + barcode + RFID extraction where applicable.
Is the KYC flow FATF Rec 10 and MAS Notice 626 compliant?
Yes. The default workflow covers FATF Recommendation 10 (CDD) and is configured by default to satisfy MAS Notice 626, HKMA AML/CFT Guideline, FCA SYSC 6.3, and FINTRAC reg. Each decision is captured as a versioned audit envelope with all source evidence and screening hit details.
What biometric liveness vendors does WIDTH use?
WIDTH supports passive liveness (no user action required), active liveness (challenge-response), and 1:1 face match against the document portrait. Liveness vendors are pluggable; production deployments commonly use iProov, FaceTec, or our in-house model — selected per region and risk policy.
How does WIDTH handle re-KYC and periodic refresh?
Re-KYC can be triggered by event (sanction list update, residence change, transactional anomaly) or by calendar (annual / biennial). WIDTH stores the customer's signed identity envelope and only re-collects the fields that changed, minimising drop-off.
Can the SDK be embedded in our own onboarding flow?
Yes. WIDTH ships a Web SDK, Android SDK, and iOS SDK that drop into any onboarding stack. The SDK collects biometrics + documents client-side and returns a single decision token your backend can verify with the REST API. CSP-friendly; no third-party iframes required.

A KYC decision in 30 seconds, audit trail included.

30-minute call. Live applicant. Full FATF Rec 10 audit export at the end.

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