Jumio vs Veriff (2026)
For a bank or fintech choosing an identity verification vendor, the trade is between independently tested liveness and a broader identity network with Jumio, or self serve prices and accuracy figures a buyer can test with Veriff. Jumio checks more than 5,000 government ID types and matches selfies with liveness against spoofing and deepfakes. It screens against sanctions, PEP and adverse media lists, scores risk with an Identity Graph of tens of millions of known identities, and lets returning users authenticate with a reusable selfie. Its liveness detection passed ISO 30107 part 3 Level 2 testing in October 2025, an outside test Veriff cannot point to. Veriff reads more than 12,500 document types across 230 countries in 48 languages and weighs more than a thousand signals per session. It returns a verdict in about six seconds, with an accuracy of about 99.6 percent and 95 percent of genuine users passing on the first attempt, by its own figures. Veriff prices from 80 cents a verification, holds SOC 2 Type II and three ISO certifications, and is certified under the UK digital identity trust framework. Jumio quotes every deal.
- Liveness needs outside proof. Jumio's liveness detection reached ISO 30107 part 3 Level 2 compliance in October 2025.
- Screening belongs with verification. Jumio adds sanctions, PEP and adverse media screening and an Identity Graph that scores risk across transactions.
- Returning users should sign in with a selfie. Reusable selfie based authentication covers customers after onboarding.
- You operate under several national rule sets. Jumio maps its products to FINMA, FINTRAC, PSD2 and Malaysia's eKYC guidance and manages European electronic identity accreditation in close to twenty countries.
- You want to price it before a call. Essential costs 80 cents a verification with a $49 monthly minimum, Plus $1.39 and Premium $1.89, with a 15 day free trial.
- A person should review hard cases. Plus and Premium add review by human specialists, and end users can ask for human intervention in an automated decision.
- Your customers come from everywhere. Veriff reads more than 12,500 document types across 230 countries in 48 languages.
- UK rules apply. Veriff is certified under the UK Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework, a government scheme with a public register.
This comparison is published by AI FinTech Index, an independent research platform that publishes independent ratings of AI vendors for financial services. Jumio and Veriff are each graded against the same capability taxonomy, from each vendor's own public materials and the regulatory record, under the AI FinTech Index verification standard. No vendor pays for placement, and no vendor has reviewed this page. How this evidence is graded
Plain facts
| Jumio | Veriff | |
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| Primary category | AML, KYC & Financial Crime | AML, KYC & Financial Crime |
| Founded | 2010 | Not published |
| Headquarters | Sunnyvale, United States | Not published |
| Website | www.jumio.com | www.veriff.com |
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The short version of each
Jumio
Jumio sells identity verification, biometric authentication, risk signals and AML screening to banks, fintechs, lenders and payment companies. It checks more than 5,000 government ID types for tampering and forgery and matches selfies to documents with liveness detection against spoofing and deepfakes. It screens customers against sanctions, PEP and adverse media lists, and the Jumio Identity Graph of tens of millions of identities scores risk across transactions. Returning users can authenticate with a reusable selfie. Its liveness detection reached ISO 30107 part 3 Level 2 compliance in October 2025, and government digital credentials are accepted across more than sixty countries and territories. Compliance pages map its products to FINMA, FINTRAC, PSD2 and Malaysia's eKYC guidance. It has processed more than one billion transactions, and pricing is per transaction by quote.
Source: AI FinTech Index, 2026
Veriff
Veriff verifies identities for banks, fintechs, lenders, trading platforms and crypto businesses, reading more than 12,500 document types across 230 countries in 48 languages. It matches faces, checks liveness and weighs more than a thousand signals per session, including device and network behavior, returning a verdict in about six seconds. Essential runs automated decisions, while Plus and Premium add review by human specialists. Self serve plans start at 80 cents a verification with a $49 monthly minimum, and a 15 day trial covers up to 50 sessions. Veriff holds SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001, 27017 and 27018, and is certified under the UK Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework. Customers include Monzo, Bolt, Deel and Webull, and business verification arrives through the Vespia integration.
Source: AI FinTech Index, 2026
Common questions
Is Jumio or Veriff better for a bank?
Jumio suits a bank that wants verification, screening and an identity network from one vendor with independently tested liveness, by the AI FinTech Index's reading. Veriff suits a bank or fintech that wants self serve per verification prices, accuracy figures it can test against its own funnel and UK trust framework certification. Both cover banking, lending and payments.
How much do Jumio and Veriff cost?
Veriff sells self serve plans. Essential is 80 cents per verification with a $49 monthly minimum, Plus $1.39 and Premium $1.89, screening 64 cents per session, and volumes above 5,000 verifications a month are quoted. Jumio prices per transaction by quote, with no unit price or volume tiers on offer. Graded by AI FinTech Index against the same capability axes from each vendor's own published materials, verified October 17, 2026. No vendor pays for placement.
How accurate are Jumio and Veriff?
Veriff puts its accuracy at about 99.6 percent, with 95 percent of genuine users passing on the first attempt, though no method comes with the figure. Jumio gives no overall accuracy figure but holds an ISO 30107 part 3 Level 2 result for its liveness detection, an external test of one component. Graded by AI FinTech Index against the same capability axes from each vendor's own published materials, verified October 17, 2026. No vendor pays for placement.
How long do Jumio and Veriff keep biometric data?
Jumio commits to destroying biometric data within three years of submission, or sooner on the customer's instruction. Veriff keeps data only as long as the customer agreement requires, sells extended retention as a paid add on, and runs daily encrypted backups on AWS with 90 day default retention. Graded by AI FinTech Index against the same capability axes from each vendor's own published materials, verified October 17, 2026. No vendor pays for placement.
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Neither breaks its face match error rates down by skin tone, age or sex, and neither gives a rejected applicant a route to a second review. Both use end user images and signals to improve their services across customers. Both companies are independent.