Identity verification provider Onfido has launched its enhanced Document Capture Tool, making it easier for online gamers and bettors to verify their identities to satisfy know-your-customer requirements.

Onfido boosts ID solution

The new addition to Onfido’s Identity Verification suite, which allows online gambling platforms to verify players identities by comparing identification documents to a selfie, ensures image quality at the point of capture, and cuts the costs of KYC by up to 21 per cent.

Onfido’s proprietary Document Capture Tool enhances the company’s existing solution by making image capture easier and more efficient. Potential players take a selfie and hold their identification document up to their smartphone camera or webcam for capture. Both images are then submitted to Onfido via API for verification.

The new verification layer helps ensure image quality at the point of capture, preventing invalid documents such as library cards being submitted, and reducing the cost of manual document review.