Identity verification software helps ensure a person or an online user is who they say they are in the real world. Businesses verify user identities to create trust online and off, prevent identity fraud, and comply with privacy and anti-fraud regulations. Many teams across an organization can leverage the software to confirm identities; human resources teams may use it to verify a potential new employee's identity, while legal teams may use identity verification software prior to responding to customer requests for sensitive personal data. Identity verification can be accomplished through different means, such as photo-based identity document verification, biometric data like live selfies, and checking against known identity libraries such as public records.
To qualify for inclusion in the Identity Verification category, a product must:
Offer multiple identity and credential verification methods
Verify documents, such as ID cards
Perform analysis on data provided by user to determine risk