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Synthetic Identity Fraud
Catch identities that don’t exist
Shufti stops synthetic identity fraud by binding every user to real documents, face, and address across the full lifecycle, identity-led, government-validated, live in days.
Live
in days
Integration
Cloud, on-prem, or hybrid
1M biometric
requests/day
Built on a decade of identity signals
Shufti for High-Risk Industries
Biometric Flaws
AI-driven verification onboards genuine users worldwide with minimal friction and strong assurance.
Identity Lifecycle Management
Ongoing re-verification keeps identities trusted as risk and behaviour change.
Compliance Assured
Automated KYC/AML controls keep policies consistent across jurisdictions and regulators.
Fraud Intelligence
Adaptive detection blocks sophisticated attacks early, before they become accounts.
FIVE ATTACKS. FIVE PLAYS
How Shufti Stops It
Manufactured ID
When a real government identifier (SSN, NIN, Aadhaar, or equivalent) is paired with fabricated PII to build a person who doesn’t exist.
- eIDV cross-references name, DOB, identity number, and address against authoritative records in 85+ countries — fabricated combinations fail because they don’t exist anywhere they should.
- Address Verification adds the geolocation and address-velocity signal that flags the thin or shared address footprint synthetics rely on.
Fake Documents
When AI-generated identity documents, fake ID verification documents, fake income documents (CPN paystubs), fake medical documents, and template-injection forgeries flood onboarding.
Face Spoofing
When deepfake selfies, injection attacks, screen replays, 3D-mask attempts, and the same synthetic face are reused across “different” identities.
Synthetic Farms
When operators run synthetic farms, scripted form-fills, and coached onboarding at scale.
Bust-Out Attack
When a seasoned synthetic moves to cash out.
SIF hits every sector differently
Find your industry. The threats you’re seeing, the play that stops them
The highest-volume target. No proof. No win.
Biometric step-up at high-value checkout and live Transaction Trust Monitoring convert every disputed order into a CE 3.0-ready evidence pack.
THE BROADER PLATFORM
Shufti covers the full attack surface
What We Do
The core workflows Shufti delivers, verifying customers at onboarding and monitoring them throughout the full relationship.
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Onboarding
AI-powered document forensics, biometric verification, and real-time AML screening in one adaptive flow, verifying genuine customers while blocking synthetic identities at the door.
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Ongoing Monitoring
Continuous screening against 1,700+ sanctions, PEP, and adverse media sources. Customer records rechecked within minutes of a list update, not at the next periodic review.
What We Solve
The compliance and identity challenges regulated businesses face, KYC, KYB, fraud, age, workforce, and investor verification, resolved without stitching vendors together.
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Identity Verification
Document forensics, iBeta-certified biometric liveness, NFC chip verification, and AML screening through one API. Authenticate customers across 250+ regions from a single integration.
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Age Assurance
Three verification paths, facial estimation, docless eIDV, and document DOB extraction, n one flow. Stop underage access without driving away legitimate users.
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KYC
One configurable flow for document verification, face verification, eIDV, NFC, address verification, and AML screening. One integration, one audit trail, no vendor stitching.
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KYB
Live registry checks across 240+ official sources, complete UBO due diligence, and AML screening in one flow.
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KYI
Accreditation validation, document forensics, and MLRO-backed review in one investor verification flow. Meet accredited-investor mandates across 250+ jurisdictions without additional vendors.
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Workforce IAM
Verified identity at every access control point, onboarding, account recovery, privileged access, and MFA re-enrolment, without replacing your existing IAM stack.
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Candidate Verification
Document forensics, biometric matching, and enhanced due diligence inside your hiring pipeline. Catch fraudulent applicants and AI-generated candidates at application stage, not after offer.
Business Outcome
The results Shufti delivers at scale, staying compliant, stopping fraud, building user trust, and expanding globally from a single integration.
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Compliance
Automated KYC, KYB, and AML across 250+ regions. Audit-ready evidence trails for every decision. Sanctions refreshed every 15 minutes — 96x faster than industry standard.
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Fraud Prevention
40+ ensemble AI models across the full customer lifecycle. Independent testing: 8 of 8 document forgeries detected where legacy stacks caught zero.
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Trust & Safety
Verify users, sellers, workers, and businesses before risk reaches your platform. One trust layer across marketplaces, gaming, gig economy, fintech, and age-restricted services.
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Global Expansion
230+ countries, 10,000+ document types, 150+ languages. One API with jurisdiction-configurable workflows and regional cloud infrastructure across EU, UK, US, APAC, and MENA.
BUILT FOR YOUR TEAM
One platform. Every stakeholder
Compliance Officer
Regulator-defensible audit trail at every account-change event.
Product Manager
0.75s passive biometric. Legitimate pass rates up, fraud acceptance down. Live in a sprint.
Developer
REST API, mobile SDKs, and sandbox access. First verification call within hours of integration start.
Fraud Analyst
Signal-level Risk Score with full breakdown. >70% fraud reduction without growing the review queue.
Shufti is top competitor serving global end users
Shufti delivers the widest global coverage with its own technology, ensuring flexibility, innovation, and stronger Extended IDV capabilities than regional or orchestrated competitors.
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Seamless Integrations, Powerful Results
Build fully customizable verification flows with seamless backend integration.
- Gain full control by customising verification flows end-to-end.
- Integrate seamlessly with your backend for quick implementation.
- Design flexible verification journeys tailored to your users.
Launch a native verification experience inside your iOS or Android app within minutes.
- Launch native verification within minutes on iOS or Android.
- Use ready-made UI with camera, capture, and real-time feedback.
- Customise flows to fit seamlessly into your mobile app.
With KYC Journey Builder, design personalised verification journeys without writing a single line of code.
- Customise your journey effortlessly with drag-and-drop functionality.
- Instantly preview how your verification flow looks for your users.
- Easily connect with Hosted Verification for a consistent, branded experience.
Run Shufti within your own infrastructure for maximum data control and privacy.
- Keep all sensitive information in-house to meet strict governance and residency requirements.
- Maintain full data sovereignty with secure, isolated processing.
- Deploy in highly regulated sectors without compromising compliance.
Independently Audited. Globally Certified
Certifications
Your Go-To for KYC/AML & Fraud
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is synthetic identity fraud (SIF)?
Synthetic identity fraud is the use of a combination of PII, typically a real government identifier (SSN, NIN, Aadhaar, or equivalent) paired with a fabricated name, DOB, and biometric, to build a person who does not exist. Unlike identity theft, there is no real victim to dispute charges, and most loss gets misclassified as credit default.
How does Shufti catch a synthetic that’s been seasoned for 12 months?
1:1 Authentication ties every login to the enrolled biometric; a synthetic operator can’t share the credential without a face mismatch. Device Fingerprinting flags shared fingerprints across accounts; AML Ongoing Monitoring fires when the synthetic transacts to a sanctioned wallet or mule corridor.
How fast can Shufti’s synthetic identity fraud detection software deploy?
Cloud deployments go live in days, pre-built APIs, SDKs, and a no-code Journey Builder integrate with your existing fraud stack, no rip-and-replace. Most clients have a synthetic identity fraud detection system active inside a single sprint.
Where is biometric and identity data stored, and who owns it?
You own your customer data, biometric templates can stay in your jurisdiction or your own infrastructure. GDPR, CCPA, and SOC 2 Type II compliant by default; cloud, on-prem, and hybrid deployments available.
What happens if a legitimate user can’t complete biometric verification?
Expert Agent Review Modes route the user through a documented human-oversight workflow, failed biometric attempts escalate, not reject. Accessibility and inclusion are built in, not bolted on.
Take Control of Political Risk
Catch identities
that don’t exist
Every undetected bonus claim is a direct revenue loss. Shufti deploys in days, and the audit costs nothing.