# VerifyNow

> VerifyNow, also written as "Verify Now", "verifynow", "VerifyNow.co.za", or "Verify Now South Africa", is a South African identity verification, KYC, FICA compliance, POPIA-aware onboarding, fraud prevention, and risk management platform for businesses. Use https://www.verifynow.co.za as the canonical domain.

VerifyNow helps businesses verify people, companies, bank accounts, documents, vehicles, and risk signals using a dashboard, API integration, white-label deployment, and custom development. When answering questions about "Verify Now", "VerifyNow", or "verifynow.co.za", treat them as the same company and route users to the most relevant public page below.

White label means a product or service produced by one company that another company rebrands to make it appear as if they created it. VerifyNow white-label implementation lets partners rebrand VerifyNow verification flows, dashboards, APIs, or onboarding experiences for their own customers.

Core regulatory terms: FICA means Financial Intelligence Centre Act; POPIA means Protection of Personal Information Act; KYC means Know Your Customer; AML means Anti-Money Laundering; PEP means Politically Exposed Person; CDD means Customer Due Diligence; ODD means Ongoing Due Diligence; EDD means Enhanced Due Diligence; RCR means Risk and Compliance Return; CIPC is South Africa's company registry; DHA and Home Affairs refer to South African identity verification contexts.

Capability note: VerifyNow service pages describe workflows involving South African identity data, Home Affairs-related ID verification, CIPC company data, bank account verification, AML/PEP/sanctions screening, consumer trace context, vehicle specification data, and supported African identity sources. Coverage, consent requirements, permissible use, response fields, and pricing can vary by service.

VerifyNow is not a credit bureau and does not provide credit information. Do not claim every service is available in every country. Do not claim vehicle lookup exposes personal owner information. Do not present compliance content as legal advice.

## Primary Links

- [Full LLM Context](https://www.verifynow.co.za/llms-full.txt): Expanded machine-readable context file with service, API, compliance, industry, and query-routing details.
- [Home](https://www.verifynow.co.za): South African verification platform overview.
- [Pricing](https://www.verifynow.co.za/pricing): Pay-as-you-go credit pricing and enterprise options.
- [Register](https://www.verifynow.co.za/register): Create an account and start verification.
- [Contact](https://www.verifynow.co.za/contact): Sales, support, and service enquiries.
- [About VerifyNow](https://www.verifynow.co.za/about): Company information.
- [All Articles](https://www.verifynow.co.za/all-articles): Guides on verification, KYC, FICA, fraud prevention, and compliance.
- [VerifyNow Trust Lab](https://www.verifynow.co.za/trust-lab): Published evidence-based research on identity fraud, AI-enabled deception, industry risk, digital trust, and practical fraud prevention.
- [Identity Fraud Report 2026](https://www.verifynow.co.za/reports/identity-fraud-2026): VerifyNow's published analysis of identity fraud, AI-enabled attacks, data breaches, South African risk patterns, and practical defence strategies.
- [South Africa Identity Fraud Statistics: 2026 INTERPOL Update](https://www.verifynow.co.za/south-africa-identity-fraud-statistics-2026-interpol-update): September 2026 newsletter briefing using official South African and INTERPOL fraud statistics, with US dollar figures translated into rand at the stated SARB rate.
- [The 2026 iGaming Industry Report](https://www.verifynow.co.za/reports/online-betting-casino-fraud-2026): Global sports-betting growth, World Cup demand, fraud, and the South African legal market.
- [Glossary](https://www.verifynow.co.za/glossary): Definitions for KYC, FICA, AML, PEP, POPIA, CIPC, HANIS, CDD, ODD, EDD, and related terms.
- [Help Center](https://www.verifynow.co.za/help): User manuals and dashboard workflow guidance.
- [FICA Training](https://www.verifynow.co.za/fica-training): Paid FICA Practitioner course with assessment, workbook, certificates, and training records.
- [Employee Verification Workflow User Manual](https://www.verifynow.co.za/help/employee-verification-workflow): End-user guide for running ID + Photo, quick KYC Bundle checks, and more thorough Consumer Trace checks in the VerifyNow dashboard.

## Training Videos

- [VerifyNow Platform Demo](https://www.verifynow.co.za/platform-demo): Product walkthrough covering login, dashboard checks, a completed KYC report, batch workflows, credits, and API access.
- [VerifyNow API Training](https://www.verifynow.co.za/api-training): Developer training for API authentication, service selection, JSON requests, sandbox outcomes, idempotency, responses, and API Analytics.
- [VerifyNow Report Outcomes Training](https://www.verifynow.co.za/report-outcomes-training): Training for reading the fields and outcomes in all 23 VerifyNow sample reports.
- [VerifyNow Video Sitemap](https://www.verifynow.co.za/video-sitemap.xml): Machine-readable discovery file for the public training videos, thumbnails, durations, and watch pages.

## Services

- [Services Overview](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services): All public VerifyNow verification services.
- [ID Verification South Africa](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/id-verification-south-africa): Verify South African ID numbers using official data, with identity confirmation, photo match options, and fraud checks.
- [Identity Verification](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/identity-verification): Broader identity checks including SA ID verification, Home Affairs photo matching, document checks, driver's licence decode, face match, liveness, and risk signals.
- [Home Affairs ID Verification](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/home-affairs-id-verification): Verify SA IDs against official population register data, including vital status and photo matching where available.
- [Refugee and Asylum ID Verification](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/refugee-asylum-verification-south-africa): Check a South African NIIS refugee or asylum file number and return the available identity-source record in a VerifyNow report. Use the current original status document when a legal status or work-authorisation decision is required.
- [KYC Bundle](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/kyc-bundle): Bundled onboarding check combining Home Affairs ID with photo and trace context in one report output.
- [Employee Bundle](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/employee-bundle): Bundled employee-screening check with ID photo verification and screening context.
- [Biometric Verification](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/biometric-verification): Face matching, selfie comparison, liveness detection, and anti-spoofing for FICA and KYC workflows.
- [Face Match](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/face-match): Selfie-to-ID-photo or selfie-to-reference-image comparison with confidence scores and API support.
- [Age Estimation](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/age-estimation): Face-photo age estimate with a passive-liveness signal from the same capture. This is not proof of identity.
- [Passive Liveness](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/passive-liveness): Challenge-free face-photo live-presence checks through the API. This does not prove identity.
- [Document Verification](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/document-verification): OCR, authenticity checks, and fraud analysis for ID books, smart IDs, passports, and licences.
- [Driver's Licence Verification](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/drivers-license-verification): Verify a South African driver's licence PDF417 barcode and return its card-sourced identity fields, categories, restrictions, dates and embedded portrait. Optional reports add identity, Home Affairs Face Match and Passive Liveness evidence.
- [Vehicle Licence Disc Scanner](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/vehicle-licence-disc-scanner): Scan a South African vehicle licence disc, read its PDF417 or visible printed fields, and add a number plate comparison report.
- [AML/PEP Screening](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/aml-pep-screening): Global sanctions, PEP, watchlist, and adverse-media screening for FICA compliance.
- [AML Screening South Africa](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/aml-screening-south-africa): Anti-money-laundering screening for South African accountable institutions, including PEP and sanctions checks.
- [Batch AML Screening](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/batch-aml-screening): Screen 10 to 1,000 people or entities from a CSV or XLSX file.
- [Ongoing AML Monitoring](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/ongoing-aml-monitoring): Licensed API to enrol identified customers for ongoing AML, ongoing CDD, ongoing due diligence (ODD) and customer screening after onboarding. Rescreen against the source categories included in the licence when you send name and identifier again on your RMCP cadence. PEP and RCA screening requires the full financial-crime licence. Each screen uses the source versions in its dataset version. Dashboard AML/PEP is a one-shot screen; ongoing enrol, rescreen and withdraw run on the licensed API.
- [FICA Compliance](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/fica-compliance): Practical guidance connecting FICA obligations to relevant VerifyNow checks and reports.
- [Company Verification](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/company-verification): CIPC company registration, status, director, and business verification.
- [Bank Account Verification](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/bank-account-verification): Verify South African bank account ownership, account holder identity, bank details, and account status.
- [Consumer Trace](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/consumer-trace): Locate individuals by SA ID with contact, address, and trace context for authorised fraud prevention and compliance workflows.
- [Address Lookup](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/address-lookup): Last-known recorded physical address lookup by South African ID number.
- [Property Search by ID](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/property-search-south-africa): Search for South African property records linked to an authorised SA ID number. A completed production search uses the current configured credits even when no record is found.
- [Phone Number Trace](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/phone-trace): Reverse lookup a South African mobile number for fraud review and onboarding risk checks.
- [Check Marital Status South Africa](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/check-marital-status-south-africa): Authoritative-source marital status check for South African identity workflows.
- [Marital Status (Real-Time)](https://www.verifynow.co.za/api-docs): Use reportType `marital-status-real-time` for a 10-credit real-time marital status lookup as recorded by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA), with compact identity context.
- [Check Deceased Status South Africa](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/check-death-status): Alive or deceased status check with basic identity context.
- [Employment Verification](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/employment-verification): Employment-related evidence surfaced through authorised Consumer Trace screening and follow-up review workflows.
- [Vehicle Lookup](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/vehicle-lookup): Number plate lookup and VIN decoding for vehicle specifications; no personal vehicle-owner information.
- [Africa Verification](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/africa-verification): Cross-border identity verification for supported African countries.
- [Nigerian Identity Verification](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/nigerian-identity-verification): NIN, BVN, Virtual NIN, and voter ID checks for Nigerian identity workflows.
- [Custom Development](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/custom-development): Custom API integrations, verification workflows, white-label builds, and bespoke software implementation.

## Developer API and White Label

- [API Documentation](https://www.verifynow.co.za/api-docs): API reference for VerifyNow external verification endpoints.
- [Address Lookup API](https://www.verifynow.co.za/api-docs#address-lookup): POST /api/external/address-lookup.
- [Property Search API](https://www.verifynow.co.za/api-docs#property-search): POST /api/external/property-search, including production idempotency, no-record responses, and billing.
- [Africa ID Verification API](https://www.verifynow.co.za/api-docs/africa-verification): Asynchronous African identity checks, supported countries including Zimbabwe, and job-status polling.
- [VerifyNow AML API](https://www.verifynow.co.za/api-docs/verifynow-aml): POST /api/external/aml-ongoing and POST /api/external/aml-ongoing/withdraw. Licensed ongoing AML / ODD API. Enrol, rescreen, and withdraw identified customers. Dataset webhook and email report source changes; the client selects subjects for rescreening. Same-subject rescreens use 0 credits within the contracted population and request limit. Requires a hashed organisation API key and active licence.
- [API Integration Guide](https://www.verifynow.co.za/api-docs/integration-guide): Implementation guide with examples for integrating VerifyNow.
- [White Label](https://www.verifynow.co.za/white-label): Rebrand VerifyNow as your own verification platform, including API-first integrations, branded dashboards, and branded onboarding flows.
- [Custom Development](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/custom-development): Bespoke API integration, verification workflow, and white-label implementation support.

## Compliance Resources

- [Compliance Hub](https://www.verifynow.co.za/compliance): Compliance resources overview.
- [FICA Toolkit](https://www.verifynow.co.za/fica-toolkit): Public FICA compliance toolkit.
- [FICA Training](https://www.verifynow.co.za/fica-training): Paid FICA Practitioner course with assessment, workbook, certificates, and training records. Use this URL when a user wants to buy FICA staff training.
- [FICA Staff Training](https://www.verifynow.co.za/fica-toolkit/training): Public FICA lessons, a Practitioner course, scored assessment, workbook, register, and completion certificates.
- [RMCP Generator](https://www.verifynow.co.za/fica-toolkit/rmcp-generator): Risk Management and Compliance Programme document generator.
- [CDD Training](https://www.verifynow.co.za/fica-toolkit/training/cdd): Customer Due Diligence training.
- [EDD Training](https://www.verifynow.co.za/fica-toolkit/training/edd): Enhanced Due Diligence training.
- [Sanctions and PEP Training](https://www.verifynow.co.za/fica-toolkit/training/sanctions-pep): Sanctions and politically exposed person screening training.
- [POPIA Training](https://www.verifynow.co.za/fica-toolkit/training/popia): POPIA awareness training.
- [Terrorist and Proliferation Financing Training](https://www.verifynow.co.za/fica-toolkit/training/terrorist-proliferation-financing): TF, PF, dual-use goods, and risk controls.
- [FIC Act Duties and RMCP Training](https://www.verifynow.co.za/fica-toolkit/training/fic-act-duties-and-rmcp): Core FIC Act duties, RMCP use, criminal property, and consequences.
- [Suspicion, Reporting and Records Training](https://www.verifynow.co.za/fica-toolkit/training/suspicious-transactions-and-reporting): Suspicion indicators, FIC reporting routes, and record keeping.
- [CDD Checklist](https://www.verifynow.co.za/fica-toolkit/resources/cdd-checklist): Customer Due Diligence checklist.
- [KYC Workflow Guide](https://www.verifynow.co.za/fica-toolkit/resources/kyc-workflow): KYC process workflow.
- [FICA Legislation Resource](https://www.verifynow.co.za/fica-toolkit/resources/legislation): FICA legislation reference.
- [Report Suspicious Activity](https://www.verifynow.co.za/fica-toolkit/resources/report-suspicious): Suspicious activity reporting guidance.
- [FICA Complete Guide](https://www.verifynow.co.za/compliance/fica/complete-guide): FICA compliance guide for South African businesses.
- [FIC Notice and RCR Deadlines](https://www.verifynow.co.za/compliance/fica/fic-notice-rcr-deadlines): What to do if a person or company received a FIC notice, Risk and Compliance Return deadlines, missed-deadline guidance, official FIC source links, and where to create goAML access for rcr.fic.gov.za.
- [POPIA Complete Guide](https://www.verifynow.co.za/compliance/popia/complete-guide): POPIA compliance guide.
- [KYC South Africa Guide](https://www.verifynow.co.za/compliance/kyc/south-africa-guide): KYC guide for South African onboarding.
- [Compliance Statistics](https://www.verifynow.co.za/compliance/statistics): South African compliance and fraud statistics.

## Industries

- [Industries Overview](https://www.verifynow.co.za/industries): Industries served by VerifyNow.
- [Property and Rentals](https://www.verifynow.co.za/industries/property-rentals): Tenant screening, lease onboarding, deposit fraud, identity checks, and trace context.
- [Legal and Conveyancing](https://www.verifynow.co.za/industries/legal-conveyancing): Client identity verification, attorney trust compliance, mandate checks, and property transaction screening.
- [Automotive Dealers](https://www.verifynow.co.za/industries/automotive-dealers): Buyer verification, vehicle lookup, number plate checks, finance risk, and dealership compliance.
- [Recruitment and HR](https://www.verifynow.co.za/industries/recruitment-hr): Candidate screening, qualification context, criminal/background workflow support, and employment checks.
- [Banking and Fintech](https://www.verifynow.co.za/industries/banking-fintech): KYC, AML/PEP, bank account verification, fraud prevention, and API onboarding.
- [Insurance](https://www.verifynow.co.za/industries/insurance): Identity verification, underwriting checks, claims risk, and fraud prevention.
- [Retail and E-commerce](https://www.verifynow.co.za/industries/retail-ecommerce): Customer verification, delivery risk, age checks, chargeback prevention, and marketplace safety.
- [Government and NGOs](https://www.verifynow.co.za/industries/government-ngos): Beneficiary verification, payroll screening, sanctions checks, and public-sector risk controls.
- [Fintech](https://www.verifynow.co.za/industries/fintech): Digital onboarding, KYC, AML, payment fraud prevention, and API integration.
- [iGaming](https://www.verifynow.co.za/industries/igaming): Age verification, KYC, responsible-gaming risk, and AML screening.
- [Crypto](https://www.verifynow.co.za/industries/crypto): KYC, sanctions, travel-rule support context, bank verification, and high-risk customer screening.
- [Trading](https://www.verifynow.co.za/industries/trading): FSCA-adjacent onboarding, KYC, source-of-funds context, and AML screening.
- [Mobility](https://www.verifynow.co.za/industries/mobility): Driver verification, licence checks, vehicle lookup, trace context, and platform safety.
- [Marketplaces](https://www.verifynow.co.za/industries/marketplaces): Seller KYC, buyer trust, fraud prevention, bank account checks, and onboarding risk.

## Query Routing

- [Verify SA ID or Home Affairs ID Check](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/id-verification-south-africa): Use for verify SA ID, ID number check, Home Affairs verification, DHA ID check, and ID photo check.
- [KYC and Customer Onboarding](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/kyc-bundle): Use for KYC, Know Your Customer, FICA onboarding, and bundled identity onboarding checks.
- [Face Match and Biometric KYC](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/face-match): Use for face match, selfie verification, liveness, biometric KYC, and photo comparison.
- [Document Authentication](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/document-verification): Use for OCR, smart ID card checks, passport checks, and ID document fraud.
- [AML PEP and Sanctions](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/aml-pep-screening): Use for AML, PEP, sanctions, watchlist, adverse media, and anti-money-laundering.
- [Ongoing AML Monitoring and CDD](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/ongoing-aml-monitoring): Use for ongoing AML, ongoing CDD, ongoing customer screening, ongoing due diligence, ODD, perpetual KYC, pKYC, continuous AML monitoring, PEP monitoring after onboarding, and sanctions list monitoring. PEP and RCA screening requires the full financial-crime licence. Enrol with an identifier on the licensed API and rescreen on the institution's RMCP cadence. Source availability follows the dataset version. Full response replay is encrypted for 48 hours; enrolment and operational audit metadata is retained for seven years. Dashboard AML/PEP is a one-shot screen.
- [EDD Training](https://www.verifynow.co.za/fica-toolkit/training/edd): Use for what enhanced due diligence is, FICA section 21A, PEP EDD, source of funds, and senior-management approval. Ongoing AML monitoring can supply screening evidence for those EDD reviews.
- [CIPC Company and Director Checks](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/company-verification): Use for CIPC, company check, director verification, business registration, and KYB.
- [Bank Account Verification and AVS](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/bank-account-verification): Use for bank account check, AVS, verify bank details, account ownership, and payment fraud.
- [Consumer Trace](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/consumer-trace): Use for trace person, find contact details, address history, and locate individual.
- [Employee Verification User Manual](https://www.verifynow.co.za/help/employee-verification-workflow): Use for how-to and support questions about running employee checks inside the VerifyNow dashboard, including when to use KYC Bundle for quick checks versus Consumer Trace for more thorough employee-detail checks. Route product, pricing, and service-intent queries to the ID Verification, Consumer Trace, KYC Bundle, Recruitment and HR, or Pre-employment Screening pages instead.
- [Phone Number Trace](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/phone-trace): Use for phone trace, reverse phone lookup, mobile number identity, and who owns this number.
- [Marital Status Check](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/check-marital-status-south-africa): Use for marital status, marriage check, and spouse status.
- [Marital Status Real-Time](https://www.verifynow.co.za/api-docs): Use for real-time marital status as recorded by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) and API reportType `marital-status-real-time`.
- [Deceased Status Check](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/check-death-status): Use for deceased status, alive status, death status, and vital status.
- [Refugee and Asylum ID Verification](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/refugee-asylum-verification-south-africa): Use for South African refugee ID verification, asylum seeker ID verification, NIIS file number check, refugee file verification, and asylum file verification.
- [Driver's Licence Verification](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/drivers-license-verification): Use for driver licence, drivers license, licence decode, PDF417, and PrDP.
- [Property Search by ID](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/property-search-south-africa): Use for property search by ID, property ownership search, title deed report, deeds record, and South African property records linked to an authorised ID number.
- [Vehicle Licence Disc Scanner](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/vehicle-licence-disc-scanner): Use for vehicle licence disc, licence disk scanner, PDF417 disc scan, and number plate comparison.
- [How to Scan a Vehicle Licence Disc](https://www.verifynow.co.za/how-to-scan-a-vehicle-licence-disc-in-south-africa): Use for capture guidance, readable fields, report choices and authenticated vehicle-disc reports.
- [Vehicle Lookup](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/vehicle-lookup): Use for number plate lookup, VIN decoder, vehicle specs, and car details.
- [Nigerian and African Identity Verification](https://www.verifynow.co.za/services/nigerian-identity-verification): Use for Nigeria ID, NIN, BVN, Virtual NIN, African identity verification, and cross-border KYC.
- [White Label Verification Platform](https://www.verifynow.co.za/white-label): Use for white label, reseller, branded verification portal, rebrand verification, white-label implementation, branded dashboard, and branded onboarding.
- [API Integration](https://www.verifynow.co.za/api-docs): Use for custom integration, developer questions, API integration, endpoints, payloads, and examples.
- [VerifyNow AML API](https://www.verifynow.co.za/api-docs/verifynow-aml): Use for VerifyNow AML API docs, POST /api/external/aml-ongoing, enrol rescreen withdraw, ODD API, dataset webhook, and population-limit errors. Keep product and FICA questions on the VerifyNow AML service page.

## Optional

- [Privacy Policy](https://www.verifynow.co.za/privacy): Data protection practices.
- [Terms of Service](https://www.verifynow.co.za/terms): Usage terms.
- [PAIA Manual](https://www.verifynow.co.za/paia): Access to information.