NFC Identity Verification
KYC identity verification in seconds. It only takes a tap of an ID on the smartphone to instantly verify your customers with the NFC-based identity verification. No typing, no waiting, no hassle – just a smooth, modern onboarding experience your customers would love, while your business stays protected against fraud.
Trusted by Companies Worldwide
Key Benefits of NFC Identity Verification
Speed
Keep customers from walking away. Every minute spent waiting for verification is another chance for them to give up and try your competitor instead. With instant NFC verification, you can capture their interest while it's hot and turn browsers into paying customers, bumping up your revenue.
Simplicity
No apps to download, no special equipment to set up. All your customers need is a smartphone and their ID. They can verify their identity from anywhere, which means you can serve customers worldwide without setting up complicated infrastructure.
Fraud Prevention
Stop fake IDs before they fool you. NFC chips can't be faked or photoshopped, so when someone tries to use a counterfeit document, you'll know immediately. This means less financial loss, and no embarrassing security breaches that damage your reputation.
Accuracy
Get it right the first time. Reading data directly from the NFC chip means you're not guessing based on a blurry photo or trying to decipher a smudged text. Real customers don't get wrongly rejected, and fake ones can't slip through. You'll pass audits and meet regulations without the headaches.
How Does NFC Identity Verification Work?
Document Capture
Customers no longer need to upload or type in details by hand. With a quick tap of their ID against their smartphone, encrypted chip data is transferred instantly, eliminating human error and cutting down friction.
Chip Data Extraction
The system securely extracts and decodes the chip’s data, cross-checking it against international registries. This ensures the document is genuine and up-to-date while blocking tampered or outdated records.
Biometric Check
The customer snaps a selfie. Facial recognition technology runs advanced spoofing detection to confirm it’s a live person, then compares the biometric data with the photo on the ID chip for an exact match.
Final Confirmation
All checks are completed within seconds. The result is a fully verified identity, allowing businesses to continue with onboarding or compliance steps confidently.
Security-first Solution
Protect your business and your customers with our security-first NFC identity verification solution. By using the tamper-proof, cryptographic NFC chip in ID documents, you can instantly detect fakes and block fraud at the source. Combined with biometric facial recognition and cross-checks against global registries, our NFC solution creates a multi-layered defense that makes it nearly impossible for scammers to bypass the system. The result – reduced risk, fewer false positives, and a more secure onboarding process for your business.
Modern KYC Compliance
Make your customer onboarding a truly modern experience. Our NFC verification solution lets your customers verify their identity instantly using just their smartphone and ID. With a simple tap, encrypted data is captured and confirmed in seconds, meeting all international compliance standards. This blend of speed, security and convenience means you can onboard customers faster, reduce drop-offs, and grow your business with a smooth, modern KYC process.
Tailored to Your Industry
Financial Institutions
Banks, lenders, and fintechs operate under some of the toughest AML and KYC regulations worldwide. Ondato’s identity verification solutions speed up customer onboarding while ensuring every step is fully compliant with regulatory standards. With layered fraud protection and real-time verification checks, institutions can protect themselves from bad actors, reduce compliance risk, and give regulators confidence in their processes — all while offering clients a smooth, digital-first experience.
Insurance
For insurers, customer verification often slows down onboarding and adds unnecessary operational costs. Ondato automates and secures this process, enabling policyholders to verify their identities remotely in just a few minutes. By cutting out manual paperwork and in-person visits, insurers can onboard more clients at lower cost, deliver a faster claims process, and ensure compliance with regional and global regulations.
Sharing Economy
Trust is the foundation of peer-to-peer platforms, whether in ride-sharing, accommodation rentals, or freelance marketplaces. Ondato strengthens that trust by verifying both service providers and customers in real-time. This prevents fraud, reduces abuse, and ensures every transaction is conducted between genuine, verified users. The result is a safer environment that protects community integrity and builds long-term platform loyalty.
Telecommunications
Telecom providers face rising threats such as SIM swap fraud and account takeover attempts. Ondato enables secure SIM card and subscription registration by verifying every new customer with accuracy and speed. With compliance built in, providers can satisfy regulators, block fraud before it happens, and deliver a seamless onboarding experience that keeps customers connected without unnecessary delays.
Adult Content & Gambling
Age and identity verification are critical in industries with strict access regulations. Ondato enforces reliable age verification to prevent underage access, while also confirming the authenticity of customer identities to block fraud. Regulators trust the robustness of our solution, and businesses benefit from a secure, compliant onboarding process that protects both the company and its users.
Legal
Law firms and legal service providers handle sensitive, high-value transactions that demand absolute certainty of client identity. Ondato enables fast, accurate verification that reduces the risk of fraud in cases like property transfers, contract signings, and litigation. By combining biometric and document checks with regulatory compliance, lawyers can operate with confidence and protect their clients from identity-based risks.
Cryptocurrency
In the crypto sector, compliance requirements evolve rapidly and fraud risks are high. Ondato’s identity verification helps exchanges, wallets, and trading platforms meet the strictest AML/KYC standards while keeping bad actors out. Real-time verification, combined with advanced fraud detection, ensures only legitimate customers gain access. This protects platforms from regulatory penalties and builds the trust users need in order to confidently transact and invest.
Why Clients Trust Ondato
"Ondato has aligned perfectly with our priorities. Through direct collaboration and problem-solving, we have formed a mutually beneficial partnership that has improved integration and allowed us to become a digital-first telco provider in the MENA region. With Ondato’s support, we now offer fully online experiences and have established world-leading registration."
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"Ondato is a trusted and valued business partner. Their market leading age and identity verification technology is a key element of OnlyFans safety controls. We enjoy the close working relationship we have with their team and we know that they value our feedback and reflect this in their product roadmap."
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"We take our clients' experience and privacy very seriously, which is why we chose and continue to work with Ondato. We wanted an efficient identity verification solution, and that is exactly what we got. The client onboarding process we now employ is quick, accurate and easy to understand."
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"Working with Ondato has been a game changer for our AML compliance. Ondato lowered the costs, improved the quality and speed of the Player's onboarding. The cooperation with Ondato's Team is something that has them stand out from their competitors, their high-level of responsiveness and solution-oriented mindset in challenging tasks is a real strong suite."
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"As a leading Lithuanian crowdfunding platform, we have been working with Ondato for their identification services and customer onboarding journey. Ondato has allowed us to simplify the client onboarding process and reduce operational costs thanks to its simple and fast integration. We are delighted to be business partners with Ondato."
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"As fully digital bank for SMEs, we have been working with Ondato since the beginning. We are happy to have a reliable and professional partner for our client’s identification services and bank customer on-boarding journey. Ondato enables us to provide fast and seamless application process for EU member citizens and services to our clients."
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"We started to cooperate with Ondato three years ago. We needed an easy to integrate one-stop-shop solution in order to evaluate customers financial information. Budget and timing were very strict, and they just nailed it."
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"Secure identity check, verification and onboarding is one of the cornerstones for digital services and society in general, during the Lighthouse program Ondato has shown their excellence in developing a real solution tackling this problem."
"Ondato KYC solution allowed us to simplify the client’s onboarding process and reduced our operational costs. It was the simplest and fastest integration that we have ever seen, thanks to advising and to the great support of Ondato team."
"As a specialized online loan bank operating exclusively on the Internet, Ondato has enabled us to work with clients who do not have qualified e. signatures and this has helped us to significantly expand the customer base, increase sales and fulfill its vision of a full-digital bank without paper documents."
"Personal data is a core area we work with, so we had three main requirements from Ondato - bank-level security, compliance with GDPR and other international data protection laws and global database coverage. We have got ourselves a very convenient and tailor-made solution."
"By taking advantage of good feedback and working their a***s off, The team at Ondato has made big strides in a short time period. They were able to transition from a fairly basic consumer facing product to a complex business solution that is of high interest to financial institutions and global payments companies."
"For years, Ondato's automatic identification confirmation has been a reliable and efficient solution to ensure our services' security. Besides that, we appreciate their quick response to our needs and willingness to make improvements or upgrades when necessary. They are also very prompt in resolving any issues that may arise."
Integration That Works Your Way
Static URL
Launch verification instantly with a secure, no-code link. Share it with your customers via email, SMS or chat, and they can complete the process – from document capture to biometric checks – in mere minutes. It’s the fastest way to get started without involving your IT resources.
Web & Mobile SDK
Embed the verification process directly into your website or mobile app. The pre-configured software development kits (SDKs) handle everything from document capture to liveliness detection and biometric checks, while maintaining your brand’s look and feel. Your customers get a smooth, trustworthy experience without ever leaving your environment.
API
For businesses that need maximum flexibility, our API gives you total control over the entire verification process. Customize flows, manage data directly from your backend and tailor the journey to your compliance needs – ideal for enterprises that want to own and optimize every step of the customer journey.
FAQ
Yes. It’s one of the most secure methods available. NFC uses tamper-proof chips and cryptographic signatures, which means data cannot be altered. Combined with Ondato’s registry and biometric checks, it delivers unparalleled protection.
NFC combines speed, accuracy, and convenience. It reduces manual errors, prevents fraud attempts, and enables touchless verification — a modern experience that improves customer satisfaction and compliance outcomes.
Absolutely. NFC verification aligns with global standards such as ICAO 9303 and supports KYC/AML compliance in all major regulated industries.
Most modern government-issued IDs, including biometric passports, national ID cards, and residence permits, are NFC-enabled and can be verified with our system.
Almost all modern smartphones, both Android and iOS, have NFC functionality built-in. Customers can complete the process without any additional equipment.
Yes. Because it reads encrypted data directly from the chip, forgeries and tampered IDs are immediately detected. Fraud attempts are blocked before they can harm your business.