Introducing Ideco eKYC, the newest member of IDECO’s identity management solutions, designed to deliver seamless customer identification and risk management functionality. Built on the Famoco FP200 mobile biometric device, this service is loaded with multiple KYC functions to help you verify every aspect of your customer, protect your organisation against identity fraud or money laundering, and meet all POPI as well as FICA requirements.
1. Efficient Customer Onboarding - Ideco eKYC allows credit providers to quickly and easily verify customer identities and other data, reducing the time and effort required to onboard customers.
2. Improved Data Accuracy - Ideco eKYC reduces the likelihood of human error, ensuring that customer information is accurate and up-to-date.
3. Reduced Fraud Risk - Ideco eKYC uses fingerprint and face authentication, which help prevent fraudulent activities, such as identity theft and money laundering.
4. Cost Savings - Ideco eKYC reduces the need for manual KYC processes, saving credit providers time and resources, and improving overall customer satisfaction.
5. Data Privacy - Ideco eKYC ensures that customer data is secure and protected, maintaining confidentiality and integrity.
6. Compliance with Regulations - Ideco eKYC helps credit providers comply with regulatory requirements, such as FICA (Financial Intelligence Centre Act) and POPIA (Protection of Personal Information Act).
7. Full Scalability - Ideco eKYC can be easily integrated into existing systems, allowing credit providers to scale their operations efficiently.
KnowYour Customer (KYC), is a crucial process for businesses to verify customer identities and comply with regulations to protect against identity fraud and illegal activities such as money laundering. KYC involves verifying customer identity, confirming the information they provided is correct, understanding their financial activities, and assessing associated risks.
Most KYC processes involve verifying ID cards, passports, driver's licences or even selfies, which can easily be altered, morphed or falsified. There is however a growing need for advanced KYC solutions that offer a fast, secure, and frictionless experience for customers without compromising trust and security in the verification process.
Ideco’s eKYC solution offers the highest level of trust in identity proofing by providing real time online verification against all critical data sources, using the Famoco FP200 mobile biometric device. Using this device you can safeguard your business against financial crimes while meeting stringent, FICA, KYC andAML requirements.
Identity fraud and financial crime have significantly increased with advanced technologies like AI and big data analysis. Customer onboarding has become one of the most costly and complex processes for most organisations, especially where it needs to be done remotely. Despite all the innovation in this field, there are still notable flaws and limitations in today’s KYC practices that can impede efficiency and accuracy.
1. Time-consuming Processes: Manual KYC processes involving collecting, verifying, and reviewing customer information and documents. This can be time-consuming, leading to delays in customer onboarding and transaction processing.
2. Human Error: Manual data entry and verification processes are prone to human errors such as typos or misinterpretation of documents, which can result in incorrect customer information.
3. Inefficiency: Manual KYC processes lack the efficiency of automated systems, leading to delays, errors, and increased operational costs associated with non-compliance fines.
4. Scalability Issues: Traditional KYC practices may face challenges in scaling to handle a growing customer base effectively, impacting operational efficiency as businesses expand.
5. Inconsistent Standards: In manual KYC processes, there can be variations in due diligence levels due to inconsistent application of KYC practices by different personnel, leading to complianceisks.
6. Regulatory ComplianceBurdens: Failure to keep accurate customer records, or reliance on manual processes can lead to non-compliance with regulations, resulting in fines and legal implications.
New FICA regulations make it a lot easier for you to open an account in minutes, by relaxing the documentation requirements in favour of monitoring transactions following a risk-based approach. These new FICA regulations make financial transactions safer and faster for everyone.
The moment you submit a transaction, the device will securely connect to our servers for processing your request against the relevant database. This processing may take a few seconds.
The only reason why a transaction cannot be processed in real-time is when there is a break in data communications or when the relevant database of our service provider is not reachable (i.e. Department of Home Affairs is offline).
In this case the device will notify the user and your request will be put in a queue. Once the request is successfully processed, you wil still receive an email report with the search results.
A Politically Exposed Person, or PEP, is an individual who holds, or has held, a prominent public position. This can include high-ranking government officials, leaders of political parties, judges, military officers, and even royal family members.
A Prominent Influential Person, or PIP, is someone who holds a significant position in a company. This can include individuals like chairpersons of a company's board of directors, those overseeing audit committees, or executives holding key financial roles within the company.
To subscribe to the service, please complete the following form or submit the one below, and we will be in contact. Once we have done our due diligence on your company, we will invoice you for the Famoco unit(s) you require. This will be couriered to you on receipt of payment.
When you’ve received the unit, you will be required to do a MatchBiometrics transaction on the device, and only on successful match will your device activate all the other features on the Famoco device. Thereafter you may register any other person as a user, provided they have an valid ID number at Home Affairs.
The Famoco FP200 is now available for only R8395.00 each, incl. VAT and courier fees. No contract or any other hidden fees apply.
Once you've acquired your unit(s), you may purchase any number of tokens, which will be loaded to your account. These tokens are shared amongst all your devices and deducted on a per transaction bases.
Each token is valued at R0,25 (25c per token incl. VAT) and can be spend as follows:
1. Validate ID: 1 Tokens
2. Check ID: 4 Tokens
3. Profile ID: 21 Tokens
4. Match Biometrics: 40 Tokens
5. Photo ID: 32 Tokens
6. Proof of Life: 10 Tokens
7. Contactibility: 17 Tokens
8. *Verify Bank Account: 22 Tokens
9. *3 Months Bank Statements: X Tokens
10. *PEP & POI Report: X Tokens
11. *Full Fica Report: X Tokens
12. *Passport Search: 14 Tokens
13. *Trust Search: 46 Tokens
14. CIPC Report: 69 Tokens
15. *Deeds Report: X Tokens
16. *SARS Report: X Tokens
17. *Natis Report: 179 Tokens
18. *Vehicle VIN Report: 400 Tokens
19. *Custom Report: X Tokens
Please note that all services marked with * are still in development phase and will be released soon.
In terms of the Financial Intelligence Centre of SouthAfrica, accountable institutions are responsible for implementing robust policies, procedures, and controls to manage money laundering and terrorist financing risks. These institutions include:
1. Banks, Credit Providers and Micro Lenders.
2. Securities Firms and Insurance Companies.
3. Dealers in Cash, Precious Metals, and Gemstones.
4. Attorneys, Accountants, and Auditors.
5. Casinos and Other Gambling Businesses.
6. Money or Value Transfer Services.
7. Real Estate Agents and Property Developers.
These institutions are therefore required to identify and verify the identity of their clients before or during the time they do business with them by conducting thorough KYC processes.
Once you received and activated your terminal, your account will be preloaded with 200 tokens for you to use on any of the available transactions.
Should you run out of tokens, you can request to buy more either using the Admin function on the terminal, or via the
eKYC webportal. The following token bundles are available:
R100.00 will give you 400 tokens.
R200.00 will give you 800 plus 40 FREE tokens.
R500.00 will give you 2000 plus 200 FREE tokens.
R1000.00 will give you 4000 plus 600 FREE tokens.
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