Veriff Review
6.7/10Independent Estonian identity-verification vendor founded in 2015, covering 12,500+ document types across 230+ countries, certified against UK DIATF gamma (0.4), with Easygo (the Stake.com and Stake.us group) on the gambling side.
Our read
- Broad coverage: 12,500+ document types across 230+ countries and 48 languages.
- DIATF gamma (0.4) certified on the newest UK framework version.
- Independent and acquisitive while the vertical consolidates: Veriff announced the Vespia KYB acquisition in February 2026 (terms undisclosed), adding business verification to the platform by mid-2026.
- Two 2023 layoff rounds totaling about 167 roles: about 66 people in February 2023 (12 percent) and about 101 in August 2023 (roughly a fifth), a real restructuring after the 2022 unicorn round.
- No affordability or source-of-funds product exists, so a UK operator facing affordability obligations bolts that layer on from a separate vendor.
- No public pricing: sales-led and on request.
- No reusable-identity wallet on the platform.
Operators wanting broad-coverage, independent IDV with PAD-certified liveness and high-volume backlog clearance behind it, especially crypto-casino, multi-market, or Brazil-expansion profiles.
Buyers who need published per-check pricing or a US state gaming supplier registration.
Markets & licensing
Veriff is certified against the UK DIATF gamma (0.4) framework, the version in force since July 2025.
There is no US state gaming registration. Veriff serves US identity traffic as part of its global coverage, and its gambling client Easygo runs Stake.us.
Veriff's gamma (0.4) scope covers Right to Work checks with CIFAS and PEP screening options. It first certified under DIATF in July 2023, on the previous framework version.
- UK DIATF gamma (0.4) certificationUnited Kingdom
- Certified against the current DIATF framework version (gamma 0.4), covering Right to Work with CIFAS and PEP screening options · gamma (0.4) in force July 2025 · originally DIATF-certified July 2023
- SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001:2022, PAD Levels 1 and 2International
- Plus UK Cyber Essentials and FIDO Certified
Platform & capabilities
Everything the product does out of the box. If a feature isn't listed, the vendor either doesn't offer it or doesn't say.
Integrations & engineering
One contract and one API instead of a separate deal per studio, feed, or PSP. Here's what connects, how fast, and on what stack.
Integration is one API plus a WebSDK and mobile SDKs for iOS and Android, with orchestration workflows so that Data Zoo and other data sources plug into the same verification flow. The document, biometric, age, database, and AML checks resolve through that single integration, Fraud Protect layers DocCheck, FaceCheck, and CrossLinks on top, and KYB from the Vespia acquisition is set to reach the same account by mid-2026. Veriff's gaming relationships are with operators rather than with B2B platforms.
Products & tools
One API into document and biometric verification, liveness, age and database checks, wrapped by Fraud Protect (DocCheck, FaceCheck, and CrossLinks for multi-accounting) and, from February 2026, Data Zoo database data across 40+ countries.
Identity Verification
The onboarding core: document verification, biometric selfie with liveness, age verification, database verification, AML sanctions and PEP screening, and proof of address.
- 12,500+ government-issued document types across 230+ countries and territories
- Biometric selfie and liveness certified to ISO/IEC 30107-3 PAD Levels 1 and 2
- Age verification, database verification, and proof of address on the same integration
- AML, sanctions, and PEP screening built for the gaming compliance use case
- A 6-second average verification time across 1,000+ analyzed data points
Fraud Protect
The fraud module layered on top of verification: DocCheck flags document-manipulation signals, FaceCheck flags selfie-biometric manipulation, and CrossLinks ties an incoming session to existing ones through technical data, document information, and face embeddings, the multi-accounting and velocity-abuse defense.
- DocCheck: document-manipulation detection signals on submitted IDs
- FaceCheck: selfie-biometric manipulation detection
- CrossLinks: links sessions via technical data, document info, and face embeddings for multi-accounting defense
- Aimed at chip dumping, bonus abuse, and multi-accounting
- Device and network diagnostics plus video-based behavior analysis alongside
Database Verification
Announced February 17, 2026: the Data Zoo integration adds authoritative government and database data from 40+ countries through a single API, extending Veriff into non-document verification for real-time KYC and fraud checks alongside the document-first core.
- Authoritative government and database data from 40+ countries via one API
- Plugs into the same orchestration flow as document and biometric checks
- Real-time KYC and fraud checks
- Part of a 2026 platform expansion that also adds KYB through the Vespia acquisition
The history
Longevity in this industry usually comes with a change of owner somewhere in it.
Kaarel Kotkas founded Veriff in Tallinn in 2015, and it grew into an independent, multi-industry identity-verification vendor serving fintech, crypto, mobility, marketplaces, and gaming. It raised a $100M Series C in January 2022 at a $1.5B valuation, co-led by Tiger Global and Alkeon, becoming a unicorn, then cut staff hard in two 2023 rounds as the market cooled, stabilizing near 500 people. Rather than being absorbed in the identity-vendor consolidation, Veriff turned buyer: it announced the acquisition of the Estonian KYB platform Vespia in February 2026 (terms undisclosed) to add business verification to its platform by mid-2026.
Brands & clients on the platform
Corporate
- Vespia (2026)
Leadership
Milestones
- 2015
Kaarel Kotkas founds Veriff in Tallinn, Estonia, as an identity-verification company.
- 2022
Raises a $100M Series C at a $1.5B valuation (January), co-led by Tiger Global and Alkeon, reaching unicorn status.
- 2023
Cuts staff in two rounds, about 66 people in February (12 percent) and about 101 in August (roughly a fifth), totaling about 167 roles, before headcount stabilizes.
- 2025
Certifies against the UK DIATF gamma (0.4) framework that came into force July 1.
- 2026
Announces the acquisition of the Estonian KYB platform Vespia (February 5, terms undisclosed) for business verification by mid-2026, and integrates Data Zoo database data across 40+ countries (February 17).
Where they're pushing next
- KYB business verification via Vespia, to be commercially available on the platform by mid-2026
- Crypto-casino and Brazil expansion on the back of the Stake deployment
Longevity and ownership
Switching vendors is expensive, which makes the company's staying power part of the purchase. What the contract says about your data decides how expensive an exit gets.
Veriff vs alternatives
Most buyers in this market shortlist three or four vendors long before they take a single sales call.
Pricing & terms
Veriff quotes pricing per project. Here's how the model and the terms are structured.
Turnkey
Path to launch
- 1Contact sales
- 2Clear the compliance and security review
- 3Scope the checks (document, biometric and liveness, age, database, AML) plus Fraud Protect and Data Zoo non-document coverage
- 4Integrate over the API with the WebSDK or mobile SDKs, using the public developer docs at devdocs.veriff.com
- 5Wire the orchestration flow and, if relevant, plan for KYB via Vespia arriving on the platform by mid-2026
- 6Go live, using CrossLinks for multi-accounting defense on the gambling fraud patterns (chip dumping, bonus abuse, velocity abuse)
Support & account management
You can't demo service before you sign, so what a vendor puts in writing is the only floor you can hold it to.