Home / Banking & fintech / IDnow
IDnow GmbH (Munich, DE)IDnow
A German identity platform for banks and fintechs: document and biometric verification, AML screening and real-time detection of deepfakes, synthetic identities and account takeover.

- Provider based in the EU
- Data in the EU according to the provider
- Publishes certification/GDPR safeguards
Last checked: 6 November 2026 · How we check
Is this your tool? Fill in missing detailsWhat it does
Document verification (3,800+ documents)Comparable in banks & fintech
Signicaton request
PascalFree €0 (50 searches/month)
Klippa (Doxis AI.dp)€25 free credit
Fourthlineon request
Salvon request
Veriffon request (self-serve and enterp…IDnow compared
AI fraud detection (deepfakes, synthetic identities; models not public). Runs on its own servers in Germany (noris network, Nuremberg); 100% European hosting across several EU data centres (according to the provider). ISO 27001:2022 for all four group entities, ISAE 3402 Type 2 (VideoIdent), TISAX Level 3, eIDAS trust service provider; data processing agreement (art. 28 GDPR) part of every customer contract (according to the provider). Many tools build on a large model from, for example, OpenAI or Anthropic. If in doubt, ask for the data processing agreement: it states where your data goes.
Questions about IDnow
- Which AI model does IDnow use?
- The maker of IDnow does not publish which AI model sits underneath. AI fraud detection (deepfakes, synthetic identities; models not public). Runs on its own servers in Germany (noris network, Nuremberg); 100% European hosting across several EU data centres (according to the provider). ISO 27001:2022 for all four group entities, ISAE 3402 Type 2 (VideoIdent), TISAX Level 3, eIDAS trust service provider; data processing agreement (art. 28 GDPR) part of every customer contract (according to the provider).
- How much does IDnow cost?
- on request. Check the current price on the provider's website; rates change often.
- Who is IDnow for?
- IDnow is aimed at banking & fintech. It fits work such as identifying and verifying customers during onboarding (KYC/KYB, document checks, liveness), monitoring transactions for money laundering and terrorist financing and reducing false alerts, and screening customers and payments against sanctions lists, PEPs and negative news.
- What should I watch out for with AI in banks & fintech?
- You process identity documents, biometrics and transaction data: choose providers with EU data location, ISO 27001 and a data processing agreement, and ask whether customer data is used to train the provider's models. Outsourcing critical processes falls under the DORA and EBA rules, so secure exit and audit rights in writing. Creditworthiness assessment of natural persons is a high-risk application under the EU AI Act. For transaction monitoring, the supervisor expects you to explain why an alert is or isn't triggered, a human to decide on a report to the FIU, and that you test the model for unequal treatment of customer groups.
Every Friday: what changed in AI for banking & fintech
New models, prices, oversight and tools, with sources and what it means for you. One email a week, unsubscribe with one click.