What is Signi verification and what it's for

ℹ️ The new version of Signi verification will be released to production during September 2026. Until then, the screens in the app may differ slightly from this description.

Signi verification is remote identification of a contact or signing counterparty. It's useful anywhere you need to be sure who is actually signing a document, or for verifying the identity of a stored contact — when fulfilling obligations under the AML Act, for contracts concluded remotely, for financial products, or in HR when onboarding an employee.

How it works

1. Set how the counterparty should prove their identity — in Workspace Settings you create a verification group: e.g. "identity document + selfie" or "bank identity".
2. Set up the verification — either on a document (the counterparty can't sign until they pass verification), or separately from a contact.
3. The counterparty completes verification — they receive an email with a link and go through the checks on their phone or computer according to the chosen group.
4. You review the result — in the app you'll see the extracted data, photos of the document and selfie, and the results of the individual checks; you approve or reject the verification.
5. The counterparty signs — once they complete the checks, they can sign right away; they don't wait for your approval (unless you're verifying on a contact, in which case no signing takes place).

Every verification has a Signi verification sheet — a sealed record of the process that you can produce at any time.

Verification validity and reuse

An approved verification is valid for the period set on the group (e.g. 1 year). While it remains valid, Signi reuses it for further documents — the counterparty doesn't go through the checks for every signature. How many days before expiry a new verification should be requested is determined by the re-verification threshold in the workspace settings.

Verification statuses

Articles in this section

• Managing verification groups — how to set up what the counterparty should prove
• Verification components — what each check verifies
• Document with counterparty verification
• Verification from a contact
• Verification from the verified person's perspective
• Reviewing and approving a verification
• Verification sheet and data retention
• Pricing and availability

Integrating Signi into your own system? Verification can also be managed via the API — see Signi verification — overview in the API documentation.

Related terms: remote identification · distance verification · counterparty identity verification