!!! Overview
[{$pagename}] is a [Verifier] [Service Provider] used by businesses to ensure that users or customers provide information that is associated with the [Digital Identity] of a [Natural Person].
[{$pagename}] may verify the authenticity of physical [Identity Documents] such as a driver's license or passport, called documentary verification, or may verify identity information against authoritative sources such as a credit bureau or government data, called non-documentary verification.
[{$pagename}] may use Dynamic [Knowledge-Based Authentication] which has a [Identity Assurance Level].
[{$pagename}] may be used both online and in person to verify identity. These services are used by some [Social Websites], [Internet] forums, dating sites and wikis to stop sockpuppetry, underage signups, spamming and illegal activities like harassment, scams, and [Money laundering].
[{$pagename}] is required to establish [bank] accounts and other [financial] accounts in many [jurisdictions].
In [Financial Institutions], verifying identity is often required by [regulation] known as [Know Your Customer] or [Customer Identification Program]. In the [United States], one of the many bodies regulating these procedures is the [Financial Crimes Enforcement Network].
[{$pagename}] often use Dynamic [{$pagename}] is employed in several different industries to verify the identities of customers as a means of fraud [prevention] and [compliance] adherence.
[{$pagename}]s are often used because verification is not based on an existing relationship with a [end-User], it gives businesses a way to have higher [Identity Assurance Level] on the [Digital Identity] during [Credential Enrollment] or in a [Password Recovery] condition.
[{$pagename}] are [Identity Brokers] and have [Privacy Considerations].
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