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 verifying the identity of the counterparty before they get to signing. It's useful wherever you need certainty about who is actually signing — 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. You set how the counterparty must prove their identity — in Workspace settings you create a verification group: e.g. "identity document + selfie" or "bank identity".
2. You start the verification — either on a document (the counterparty cannot get to signing until they are verified), or separately from a contact.
3. The counterparty goes through verification — they receive an email with a link and, on their phone or computer, complete the checks according to the chosen group.
4. You review the result — in the app you see the extracted data, photos of the document and the selfie, and the results of the individual checks; you approve or reject the verification.
5. The counterparty signs — only after approval does Signi let them proceed to signing (unless you are verifying on a contact, in which case no signing takes place).

For every verification, Signi creates a verification sheet — a sealed record of the process that you can produce at any time.

Validity of verification and reuse

An approved verification is valid for the period set on the group (e.g. one year). As long as it's valid, Signi reuses it for further documents — the counterparty does not go through the checks with 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 what the counterparty must 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
• Price and availability

Are you integrating Signi into your own system? Verification can also be controlled via the API — see Signi verification — overview in the API documentation.