Benefits of Trusted ID Document Data for Verification Solutions 

Businesses must implement identity verification (IDV) solutions to ensure security, compliance, and a consistent customer experience. However, a reliable verification system requires access to high-quality ID document data, which can be time-consuming and costly to source, process, and maintain. When the data fed into these systems is incorrect or incomplete, the results can lead to costly mistakes—such as false positives or negatives.  

Another significant challenge for comprehensive IDV solutions is meeting the needs of all potential customers. This is a large group of existing or potential end customers. It includes those who face barriers to remote IDV technologies, including those who experience significant false rejection rates when using remote IDV solutions. To target and achieve a high level of inclusiveness and reliability, businesses and organizations can leverage ID reference data to complete the onboarding process with a consistent level of accuracy. 

Below, we discuss the challenges that service and identity solution providers face, as well as the advantages of having accurate ID document data. 

The Data Challenge: Time, Cost, and Complexity

A successful ID verification solution requires the collection of a diverse set of global identity documents, such as passports, driver’s licenses, visas, and national IDs. This information must be accurate, current, and secure. However, acquiring and maintaining this data presents several challenges: 

High Operating Expenses

Maintaining an in-house repository of ID documents requires significant investments in infrastructure, staffing, time, and ongoing update. These expenses go beyond acquiring new data and updating existing records; they also include additional effort and expenses such as managing skilled personnel, maintaining complex processes, and cultivating relationships with data sources. Furthermore, the manual, time-consuming process of capturing data from various sources by capturing via mobile device or screenshots is not only unreliable, but also produces low-quality data.  

Frequent Updates

Governments and authorities regularly update ID designs and security features; ongoing monitoring is needed to ensure that verification systems remain effective. For example, a new version of a national ID card with enhanced security features may be released, and verification systems must be updated as soon as possible to reflect these changes.  

ID Documents Differ by Country or State

Each type has unique designs and security features, making it difficult to collect and manage such diverse data. A passport from one country may contain different holograms, watermarks, and microtext than a driver’s license from another country. This diversity requires a comprehensive and detailed dataset to ensure accurate verification. 

Advantages of High-Quality ID Document Data  

Access to a comprehensive and dependable dataset of ID documents can significantly improve the effectiveness of identity verification solutions. Here are some key advantages:  

Flexible Integration  

The ability to seamlessly integrate into existing IDV workflows is critical for businesses looking to improve operational efficiency and scalability. This flexibility enables organizations to tailor the integration to specific needs, such as gaining access to a wide range of document types, implementing region-specific compliance requirements, or adapting verification processes. In addition, organizations can scale their verification activities as needed, ensuring that the system grows with it and meets changing demands—whether by handling increased transaction volumes, introducing new verification channels, or supporting emerging technologies. Finally, this level of adaptability means that organisations can maintain a streamlined, cost-effective ID verification process with little operational friction. 

Trusted Data from Official Authorities

Sourcing data directly from government agencies and official issuers ensures accuracy and compliance, giving businesses confidence in the legitimacy of the documents under review. This trusted sourcing eliminates the chance of relying on incorrect information, which could jeopardize the verification process.  

Detailed Security Features

Information about security features such as watermarks, holograms, microtext, UV patterns, security threads, and color-shifting inks enables businesses to accurately detect counterfeit or fraudulent documents, significantly improving the reliability of their verification procedures. These characteristics are critical for distinguishing genuine documents from forgeries.  

Comprehensive Document Coverage

A diverse range of document types, such as passports, national identification cards, driver’s licenses, residence permits, and visas, ensure that businesses can verify the authenticity of documents from almost anywhere in the world. This global coverage is critical for businesses that operate across multiple regions or serve a diverse customer base.  

Trusted Data for a Smarter and Reliable IDV 

Keesing DaaS (Data as a Service) addresses these issues by giving users access to a curated, constantly updated database of secure documents. The dataset, sourced from trusted, official authorities around the world, contains over 7,000 unique ID types and 70,000+ security features, covering a wide range of documents from over 200 countries and issuing authorities. By integrating DaaS into your own system, you can either use the data as reference data or to train your algorithms.  

Keesing DaaS offers the following:  

• Cost-effective Data Management: This eliminates the need for businesses to build and maintain their own data infrastructure, saving time & costs. Businesses that use Keesing’s ready-to-use database can reduce operational resources and focus on their core activities.  
• Flexible REST API Integration: Providing quick deployment and scalability. Keesing’s APIs are intended to work seamlessly with existing systems, reducing the time and effort required to implement new verification solutions.  
• High-quality Data of Thousands of Security Features: Increasing the reliability of verification processes. Businesses can detect sophisticated forgeries and accept only genuine documents thanks to detailed security features in the database. 
• Sourced from Trusted Authorities: By obtaining data from trusted authorities or issuers, Keesing’s document experts ensure that the information is both accurate, compliant, and continuously up to date, which is critical for successful verification.  
• Extensive Document Coverage: We meet global ID verification standards through extensive document coverage. This broad coverage allows businesses to confidently verify documents from around the world. Employees are no longer needed to track every secure document that is issued globally. 

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