Overview

What is Falu Identity and what verification checks does it support?

Falu Identity offers a simple way to verify the identities of users from Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, with support for other African countries in progress.

Using Falu Identity, you can:

  • Capture IDs through a seamless verification flow.
  • Verify the authenticity of various ID documents, including ID cards, passports, and driving licenses.
  • Match photo IDs with selfies and videos.

Identity verification checks on Falu can be conducted through two means: the Dashboard and the Falu Identity API.

Only fully activated accounts can perform identity verification checks. Therefore, you can only execute checks in Live mode when using the Dashboard.

Identity verification checks using either the Dashboard or API have the following general workflow:

  1. A verification session is initiated.
  2. Documents and supporting images/videos are uploaded as required.
  3. A check is conducted, and an appropriate report is generated.

Falu Identity presently supports four types of verification checks: document, document and selfie, document and video, and ID number.

Presently, the primary supported documents are government-issued identity cards. Checks with passports and driving licenses are currently under beta testing.