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DocuSign Identify

Verify signer identity for your important agreements

Verify signer identity beyond the standard practice of clicking an emailed link.

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Know who you’re doing business with

DocuSign Identify makes e-signature verification, identity proofing and authentication a seamless part of eSignature—so you can protect your important agreements, and your customer experience.

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  • Support compliance

    Help meet requirements with Know Your Customer (KYC), Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and regional regulations, such as EU eIDAS. Verification status is recorded in every Certificate of Completion.

  • Manage identification seamlessly

    Embed identity proofing and authentication into one connected DocuSign eSignature experience.

  • Operate globally

    Access the industry’s largest network of identity verification and Trust Service Providers. Choose from DocuSign native solutions or API-supported integrations.

Why a connected signing and identity verification experience matters

  • #1
    reason customers abandon transactions: lack of visible security*
  • 84%
    of businesses say certainty about customer ID reduces risk**
  • $7B
    in fines and sanctions in 2020 and 2021 issued to financial services firms for AML failings.***

Spotlight on DocuSign ID Verification

ID Verification for EU Qualified is part of DocuSign ID Verification Premier, our tier of solutions that meet the highest levels of trust, security and compliance.

ID Verification for EU Qualified leverages artificial intelligence to offer the highest levels of security and compliance. Achieve an EU- and UK-compliant qualified electronic signature in minutes, not hours. Mobile-friendly and available worldwide.

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New features for ID Verification

  • Expanded ID and eID methods

    In the US, signers can answer personal questions to prove their identity. DocuSign also offers new bank-based ID in the UK and eID in France. See the full list of countries eligible for ID Verification.

  • New: ID Verification for EU Qualified

    Get the highest levels of security and compliance with ID Verification for EU Qualified. With AI-enabled enhanced signer identification built directly into the eSignature workflow, signers can complete a Qualified Electronic Signature (QES) in minutes.

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  • ID Evidence

    As an option, you can retain and extract ID information into your own systems of record, or download as a PDF, helping to support audit and compliance requirements.

Types of identification solutions

DocuSign Identify includes a variety of authentication and identity verification options to meet all of your business needs.

  • DocuSign Identify screenshot requesting details on the type of ID a user is using to prove their identity.

    Document ID and eID Verification

    Verify signer identity worldwide with DocuSign ID Verification, which checks identity based on government-issued photo IDs, or bank-based and electronic IDs.

  • Screenshot showing questions that are part of KBA within DocuSign Identify.

    Knowledge-Based Authentication

    Let signers verify their identity by correctly answering personal questions about themselves. Available as part of ID Verification.

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    Support for AES and QES

    Achieve Advanced Electronic Signatures (AES) with ID Verification or a Qualified Electronic Signature with ID Verification for EU Qualified, across the EU and the UK.

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    Flexible Admin Controls

    Choose from pre-set configuration or customize, such as type of ID methods and country of issuance accepted, ID data retained, and name matching precision.

  • Screenshot showing authentication details including the workflow, timestamp and result.

    Proof of Verification

    Write verification status and ID data into your system of record using APIs. Authentication details appear in every eSignature Certificate of Completion.

  • Screenshot showing SMS or call-based authentication with DocuSign Identify.

    SMS Authentication

    Enable easy two-factor authentication with a one-time code available to users in 180+ countries. Use it as a stand-alone solution or add to your identity verification process.

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ID Verification helps with compliance on KYC and makes M&T Bank’s life easier.

Sandra Bell
VP, Enterprise Transformation Office, M&T Bank
Read the Customer Story

Leading companies use DocuSign Identify to…

  • Engaged MD logo

    Improve the patient experience

    EngagedMD saved 1-2 hours per patient by enabling patients to sign consent forms at home.

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  • Washington State Employees Credit Union logo

    Deliver seamless banking experiences

    Washington State Employees Credit Union embraced digital processes to improve the member experience.

    Read the Customer Story

DocuSign Identify use cases

• Account opening and onboarding

• Lending, leasing and financing

• Insurance applications

• Good practice guidelines agreements

• Auto test drive and sales agreements

• Patient consent management

• Employee onboarding

• Cross-border transactions

• Agreements requiring Scot’s Law (UK)

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Resources

Learn more about DocuSign Identify

  • Future of Online Identity and Authentication Software

    Learn more about the future direction of ID verification software solutions in this blog

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  • New: ID Verification for EU Qualified

    Learn how to enhance your security and achieve EU- and UK-compliant QES in minutes with our new ID Verification for EU Qualified offering.

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  • Accelerating Digital Transformation: Spotlight on Financial Services

    Learn how financial services are accelerating their identity verification processes

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Protect your high-value agreements with DocuSign Identify

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  • from 2018 Experian report

  • from 2018 Experian report

  • from Kroll Global Enforcement of Anti-Money Laundering Regulation report