What Signi verification is and what it's for

Signi verification is remote identification of a contact or signing counterparty. It's useful anywhere you need certainty about who is actually signing a document, or for verifying the identity of a saved contact — when meeting obligations under AML law, 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 themselves — in the workspace Settings you create a verification group: e.g. "identity document + selfie" or "bank identity".
2. You set up the verification — either on a document (the counterparty won't reach the signature until they pass verification), 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'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 — as soon as they finish the checks, they can sign straight away; they don't wait for your approval (unless you're verifying 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.

Validity of verification and reuse

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

Verification statuses

Articles in this section

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

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

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