Veriff API
Identity & KYC · Data Validation
6% automated decision accuracy. Founded in 2015 in Tallinn, Estonia, Veriff serves clients in over 230 countries and territories, including financial institutions, fintech companies, crypto exchanges, insurance providers, and digital marketplaces.
Veriff API Highlights
Veriff API is verified for developer integrations in Nigeria and across African markets, providing documented endpoints, sandbox testing, and developer support.
API Key + Shared Secret (HMAC-SHA256 webhook signature via X-HMAC-SIGNATURE header)
Varies by plan. Self-serve plans have monthly verification limits; enterprise plans are negotiated.
Nigeria
Ghana
Kenya
AWSVeriff API is best for:
Nigerian fintechs, neobanks, digital lenders, and crypto platforms that need fast, accurate identity verification with 230+ country coverage, self-serve onboarding, and a clean developer SDK.
- Self-serve plans:Essential $49/month, Plus $99/month, Premium $209/month
- Enterprise custom pricing
- Per-verification fees apply above plan limits; exact per-check rate negotiated
Veriff API Core Features & Capabilities
Features Included
Not Supported
Required Access Documents for Veriff API
- Business Email & Account RegistrationRequiredSign up at veriff.com with a business email. Self-serve plans activate immediately after signup.
- Business Registration DocumentsOptionalEnterprise and regulated plans may require CAC Certificate of Incorporation or equivalent for compliance onboarding.
- Compliance Use Case DescriptionOptionalEnterprise customers may be asked to describe their verification use case to configure the optimal session flow.
Different Veriff API use cases
- Nigerian Neobank KYC Onboarding:Use Veriff to verify Nigerian users during digital account opening by analyzing NIN slips, voter cards, and international passports with biometric face match meeting CBN KYC tier requirements in seconds.
- Digital Lending Identity Verification:Integrate Veriff into your Nigerian lending app to verify borrower identity before loan disbursement, with liveness detection blocking selfie-photo spoofing attacks that are common in Nigerian fraud scenarios.
- Crypto Exchange User Verification:Power FATF-compliant KYC onboarding for Nigerian crypto users using Veriff's document + biometric checks, screening each applicant against AML watchlists before allowing trading or withdrawals.
- Insurance Applicant ID Check:Verify Nigerian insurance applicants' identities at policy purchase using Veriff's 1,000+ signal analysis, reducing fraudulent claims tied to assumed or stolen identities.
- E-commerce Age & Identity Gate:Use Veriff to add an identity verification gate on age-restricted Nigerian e-commerce platforms (alcohol, tobacco, adult content), ensuring only verified adults can complete purchases.