Identity verification built for the toughest neighborhoods
Identity verification built for the toughest neighborhoods means delivering security where fraud risks are highest. Our solution adapts to complex markets, handling weak ID standards, high forgery attempts, and evolving threats, so your business stays protected, no matter the environment.
Identity verification is only as good as your weakest region
Identity verification relies on matching pictures and data on government ID documents to a live facial scan. It’s a great method for verifying identities as long as the authenticity of the government ID can be established. For many countries that’s easy. But for other countries, it is very difficult. That creates a gap fraudsters love to exploit. But for Shufti, this offers opportunity to showcase how brilliant we are at edge case verifications.
If youʼre not safe everywhere, youʼre not safe anywhere
In high-risk regions, even when IDs are genuine, poor infrastructure and limited digital records make verification difficult. Outdated databases, inconsistent record-keeping, and a lack of connectivity often slow down or block the verification process, leaving merchants vulnerable to fraud and frustrated customers. Shufti Tech moves around the issue of poor infrastructure issue so your business can enjoy safe and secure IDV.
Your weakest point should ideally stop their strongest attack
Fraudsters don’t go after your strongest defenses; they target the weakest ones. A single flaw in your identity verification process can open the door to large-scale fraud, reputational damage, and regulatory trouble. The truth is, attackers only need one way in, but you need to secure every angle. Shufti helps you build resilience at every checkpoint so when their strongest attack comes, your system holds the line.
Click on a country to see the unique requirements that must be addressed.
Know what each country supports, what data you'll get, and how to route users — so you can expand with precision, not guesswork.
Brazil
Mastering Brazilian Identity Verification: A Merchant's Guide with Shufti
Effective identity verification in Brazil requires a deep understanding of the distinct features and challenges of Brazilian identity documents. Merchants must navigate different formats, languages, and security features to ensure reliable verification. This guide provides a comprehensive overview of Brazil's identity documents and the best practices for merchants engaging in identity verification.
Read Brazil’s Merchant Guide
Libya
Mastering Libyan Identity Verification: A Merchant's Guide with Shufti
Verifying identity documents in Libya presents unique challenges due to the country’s complex linguistic, social, and administrative structures. Implementing effective identity verification systems requires advanced technology to handle these specific hurdles. This guide explores the key challenges associated with verifying Libyan identity documents and how Shufti can help merchants overcome them.
Read Libyan’s Merchant Guide
Nigeria
Mastering Nigerian Identity Verification: A Merchant's Guide with Shufti
Nigeria’s identity verification systems are fraught with numerous complexities, arising from a combination of socio-cultural, infrastructural, and technological factors. As the country transitions towards digital identity solutions, recognizing and addressing these challenges is crucial for ensuring secure, accurate, and inclusive verification processes. Shufti’s OCR and verification technology is specifically designed to address these challenges and provide accurate, efficient, and reliable identity verification solutions.
Read Nigeria’s Merchant Guide
Mastering Indian Identity Verification: A Merchant's Guide with Shufti
Effective identity verification in India requires a comprehensive approach due to the distinct characteristics and complexities of Indian identity documents. Shufti’s OCR and verification technology is specifically designed to address these challenges and provide accurate, efficient, and reliable identity verification solutions.
Read Indian’s Merchant Guide
India
Ethiopia
Mastering Ethiopian Identity Verification: A Merchant's Guide with Shufti
Effective identity verification in Ethiopia requires a comprehensive approach due to the distinct characteristics and complexities of Ethiopian identity documents. Shufti’s OCR and verification technology is specifically designed to address these challenges and provide accurate, efficient, and reliable identity verification solutions.
Read Ethiopian’s Merchant Guide
South Africa
Mastering South African Identity Verification: A Merchant's Guide with Shufti
Effective identity verification in South Africa requires a deep understanding of the distinct features and challenges of South African identity documents. Shufti’s OCR and identity verification technology is optimized to handle these complexities:
Read South African’s MerchantGuide
Mastering Burmese Identity Verification: A Merchant's Guide with Shufti
Effective identity verification in Myanmar requires a thorough understanding of the unique characteristics of Burmese identity documents. Shufti’s OCR and identity verification systems are designed to address these challenges, ensuring high accuracy and compliance.
Read Burmese’s Merchant Guide
Myanmar
Mastering Cambodian Identity Verification: A Merchant's Guide with Shufti
Effective identity verification in Cambodia requires a comprehensive approach due to the distinct characteristics and complexities of Cambodian identity documents. Shufti’s OCR and verification technology is specifically designed to address these challenges and provide accurate, efficient, and reliable identity verification solutions.
Read Cambodia’s MerchantGuide
Cambodia
Mastering Sri Lankan Identity Verification: A Merchant's Guide with Shufti
This guide helps Sri Lankan merchants, institutions, and service providers understand identity verification challenges, emphasizing the importance of accurate verification in finance, telecommunications, and e-commerce. It stresses compliance with KYC and AML regulations to avoid penalties and loss of trust. Shufti’s advanced technology offers a solution with OCR, biometric verification, and document validation, handling Sinhala and Tamil scripts, complex diacritics, and Gregorian/Buddhist date conversions for accurate onsite and offsite verification.
Read Sri Lankan’s MerchantGuide
SriLanka
Mastering Japanese Identity Verification: A Merchant's Guide with Shufti
Effective identity verification in Japan requires a comprehensive approach due to the distinct characteristics and complexities of Japanese identity documents. Shufti’s OCR and verification technology is specifically designed to address these challenges and provide accurate, efficient, and reliable identity verification solutions.
Read Japanese’s MerchantGuide
Japan
Click on a country to see the unique requirements that must be addressed.
Brazil
Mastering Brazilian Identity Verification: A Merchant's Guide with Shufti
Effective identity verification in Brazil requires a deep understanding of the distinct features and challenges of Brazilian identity documents. Merchants must navigate different formats, languages, and security features to ensure reliable verification. This guide provides a comprehensive overview of Brazil's identity documents and the best practices for merchants engaging in identity verification.
Read Brazil’s Merchant Guide
Libya
Mastering Libyan Identity Verification: A Merchant's Guide with Shufti
Verifying identity documents in Libya presents unique challenges due to the country’s complex linguistic, social, and administrative structures. Implementing effective identity verification systems requires advanced technology to handle these specific hurdles. This guide explores the key challenges associated with verifying Libyan identity documents and how Shufti can help merchants overcome them.
Read Libyan’s Merchant Guide
Nigeria
Mastering Nigerian Identity Verification: A Merchant's Guide with Shufti
Nigeria’s identity verification systems are fraught with numerous complexities, arising from a combination of socio-cultural, infrastructural, and technological factors. As the country transitions towards digital identity solutions, recognizing and addressing these challenges is crucial for ensuring secure, accurate, and inclusive verification processes. Shufti’s OCR and verification technology is specifically designed to address these challenges and provide accurate, efficient, and reliable identity verification solutions.
Read Nigeria’s Merchant Guide
Mastering Indian Identity Verification: A Merchant's Guide with Shufti
Effective identity verification in India requires a comprehensive approach due to the distinct characteristics and complexities of Indian identity documents. Shufti’s OCR and verification technology is specifically designed to address these challenges and provide accurate, efficient, and reliable identity verification solutions.
Read Indian’s Merchant Guide
India
Ethiopia
Mastering Ethiopian Identity Verification: A Merchant's Guide with Shufti
Effective identity verification in Ethiopia requires a comprehensive approach due to the distinct characteristics and complexities of Ethiopian identity documents. Shufti’s OCR and verification technology is specifically designed to address these challenges and provide accurate, efficient, and reliable identity verification solutions.
Read Ethiopian’s Merchant Guide
South Africa
Mastering South African Identity Verification: A Merchant's Guide with Shufti
Effective identity verification in South Africa requires a deep understanding of the distinct features and challenges of South African identity documents. Shufti’s OCR and identity verification technology is optimized to handle these complexities:
Read South African’s MerchantGuide
Mastering Burmese Identity Verification: A Merchant's Guide with Shufti
Effective identity verification in Myanmar requires a thorough understanding of the unique characteristics of Burmese identity documents. Shufti’s OCR and identity verification systems are designed to address these challenges, ensuring high accuracy and compliance.
Read Burmese’s Merchant Guide
Myanmar
Mastering Cambodian Identity Verification: A Merchant's Guide with Shufti
Effective identity verification in Cambodia requires a comprehensive approach due to the distinct characteristics and complexities of Cambodian identity documents. Shufti’s OCR and verification technology is specifically designed to address these challenges and provide accurate, efficient, and reliable identity verification solutions.
Read Cambodia’s MerchantGuide
Cambodia
Mastering Sri Lankan Identity Verification: A Merchant's Guide with Shufti
This guide helps Sri Lankan merchants, institutions, and service providers understand identity verification challenges, emphasizing the importance of accurate verification in finance, telecommunications, and e-commerce. It stresses compliance with KYC and AML regulations to avoid penalties and loss of trust. Shufti’s advanced technology offers a solution with OCR, biometric verification, and document validation, handling Sinhala and Tamil scripts, complex diacritics, and Gregorian/Buddhist date conversions for accurate onsite and offsite verification.
Read Sri Lankan’s MerchantGuide
SriLanka
Mastering Japanese Identity Verification: A Merchant's Guide with Shufti
Effective identity verification in Japan requires a comprehensive approach due to the distinct characteristics and complexities of Japanese identity documents. Shufti’s OCR and verification technology is specifically designed to address these challenges and provide accurate, efficient, and reliable identity verification solutions.
Read Japanese’s MerchantGuide
Japan
A simple IDV process that speeds up growth
Shufti offers one of the quickest and most seamless IDV process that ensures lowest false acceptance rate while ensuring compliance where necessary.
1. Capture & submit
Customers upload their government-issued ID and take a live selfie or video.
2. Document authentication
The ID is scanned, data is extracted, and security features are checked for tampering or forgery.
3. Biometric verification
The selfie/video is matched with the photo on the ID, supported by liveness detection to block spoofing.
4. Compliance screening
Customer details are cross-checked against sanctions lists, watchlists, and fraud databases.
5. Decision & results
A risk score or verification outcome is delivered instantly, helping merchants approve legitimate users and stop fraudsters.
How difficult is identity verification in these countries and is your IDV approach up to the task?
At Shufti, we built our company in these emerging markets where identity verification is the hardest and criminals often the most active. Even if you have a solid IDV approach for most countries, you are likely to have gaps in others. Below are the 10 most difficult countries for accurate identity verification. Does your IDV solution meet all these requirements?
- Brazil
- Libya
- Cambodia
- Myanmar (Burma)
- Ethiopia
- Nigeria
- India
- South Africa
- Japan
- Sri Lanka
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