User submits their ID or a selfie
Your user uploads a government-issued ID or takes a real-time selfie while onboarding.
Compliant Online Age Assurance
Frictionless age verification built for modern digital safety laws
Meet global digital safety mandates with a risk-based approach to age assurance. Signzy combines privacy-preserving facial estimation with robust ID checks, allowing platforms to block underage users instantly while keeping genuine sign-ups smooth and compliant.
Keep up with age assurance laws in every region you serve
Compliance is not a one-time checkbox. As you expand into new markets, the regulatory landscape shifts. Signzy keeps your age verification aligned with the rules in every region you serve, without requiring separate vendor relationships in each market.
UK - Online Safety Act
The UK Online Safety Act has made age assurance a core requirement for online services that may expose children to harmful content. Signzy's age verification service is designed to meet these obligations out of the box, with privacy-first data handling built into every check.
Age estimation, ID verification, and liveness checks in one API
Whether you are running a gaming platform in the US, a spirits brand in the UK, or a streaming service expanding across Brazil and Mexico, Signzy's age estimation API plugs directly into your stack and handles the compliance layer.
AI-powered facial age estimation
Signzy's facial age estimation model analyses a real-time selfie and returns an over-or-under threshold result in under a second. Liveness detection flags photo attacks, deepfakes, and mask-based spoofs before they reach your platform.
Government ID verification with 14,000 supported documents
For higher-risk flows or regulatory mandates that require document-level proof, Signzy extracts the date of birth from government-issued IDs, passports, and driver's licences across 190+ countries. Face match confirms the document belongs to the person presenting it.
Database and non-doc verification for instant onboarding
Not every flow requires a document upload. Signzy can verify age against authoritative data sources using name, date of birth, and address, keeping friction minimal for users in markets with strong data infrastructure.
Authoritative and identity-linked age assurance based on risk level
As the US, UK, and Europe tighten rules around age restriction, age declaration alone will no longer cut it. Signzy helps you get age verification and estimation right, the first time.
Signzy estimates/verifies their age in seconds
Signzy extracts date of birth from the ID, runs liveness and deepfake checks, and cross-references against trusted global data sources to estimate/verify age of the user.
You get a real-time pass or fail
A clear age verdict lands in your system in real time. You can automate the decision, trigger a fallback flow, or flag for review. You stay in full control of the logic.
“I am over 18” is no longer enough.
Regulators now expect real age assurance, and a checkbox won't keep minors out. Signzy helps you rise to the new global regulatory standards.
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Verified Parental Consent
Built-in fraud and spoof protection
Real-time results with low false positives
Customisable age thresholds & workflows
Compliant with global age verification laws
No private data storage
Relevant Industries
From gaming to groceries, age verification that fits your flow.
Online age verification is not one-size-fits-all. The requirements for a gaming platform look nothing like those for a wine delivery service. Signzy adapts to your industry's specific rules.
Gaming and online gambling
In the US, UK, and much of LATAM, gaming and gambling platforms are legally required to verify player age before allowing access. Signzy checks age at signup and flags returning accounts that attempt to bypass previous restrictions. Stay licensed. Stay profitable.
E-commerce and age-restricted deliveries
Selling alcohol, tobacco, vaping products, or adult content online? Online verification needs to happen at checkout, not as an afterthought. Signzy integrates with your e-commerce stack and runs the check at the right moment in the flow, whether that is at account creation or at the point of purchase.
Social media and streaming platforms
The UK Online Safety Act and the EU Digital Services Act now require platforms to take active steps to protect under-18 users from age-inappropriate content. Signzy lets you scan user accounts at scale, verify age during onboarding, and introduce stronger checks for accounts that show risk signals.
Banking and fintech
Minors opening financial products without parental consent is a compliance and liability risk. Signzy's age verification layer gives your onboarding flow the checks it needs to satisfy KYC requirements while keeping the experience smooth for adult applicants.
Events and entertainment
Whether it is ticketing for age-restricted events or access management at venues, Signzy's API verifies age in real time so your teams can focus on the experience rather than the paperwork.
Food, drink, and lifestyle
Alcohol delivery, tobacco subscriptions, and cannabis platforms all need reliable age gates. Signzy closes the gap between your age confirmation checkbox and actual proof of age.
Signzy processes millions of verifications
From banks to fintechs, Signzy processes millions of verification checks every day with consistent regulatory compliance, and enterprise-grade reliability.
Built for growth. Proven at scale.
Signzy processes millions of verifications
From banks to fintechs, Signzy processes millions of verification checks every day with consistent regulatory compliance, and enterprise-grade reliability.
98.8 %
API accuracy rate for age verification
1B +
Users Verified by Signzy
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Avg. verification time
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Kinds words by clients
We empower global financial institutions to build compliant, scalable digital infrastructure with confidence.
Steve Sauve
CPO, ASAPP Financial Technology
United StatesBanking & finance
Working with Signzy has been a game-changer. Their team isn't just responsive, they're deeply invested in helping us solve real onboarding and compliance challenges. The flexibility of their product, the speed of execution, and their commitment to partnership, have set a new bar for us.
Make sure it's a real adult, every time.
Fake IDs, recycled photos, and deepfakes can sail straight through age verification on their own. Layering in stronger identity and fraud checks is how you turn a quick age gate into proof you can actually stand behind when regulators come knocking.
Deepfake Detection
Catch AI-generated faces, synthetic media, and manipulated documents before they slip past your age gate.
Liveness Checks
Confirm a real, present person with active and passive liveness that blocks photos, masks, and replay attacks.
Face Match
Match the selfie to the photo on the ID to prove the document actually belongs to the person presenting it.
ID Verification
Validate government-issued IDs and extract date of birth across 190+ countries for document-backed proof of age.
Built for teams that need to move fast.
Connect Signzy's age verification into any product or platform in 3-4 weeks. Get full control over the user experience and verification flow.
FAQ
What is age verification software?
Age verification software is a tool that confirms whether a user meets a minimum age requirement before allowing access to a product, service, or piece of content. It works by analysing government-issued IDs, running facial age estimation, or cross-referencing against trusted data sources, and returning a real-time pass or fail result to the platform.
How does Signzy's age verification API work?
The user provides a government-issued ID, takes a selfie, or both. Signzy's system extracts and validates the date of birth, checks for spoofing or document tampering, and returns a verified age result in real time. The API integrates into your product via REST endpoints, a mobile or web SDK, or a hosted no-code flow.
Which regulations does Signzy’s age verification support?
Signzy’s age verification and age assurance solution is designed to support compliance with major child safety, online safety, data protection, and age-restricted access regulations across global markets, including:
- United States: COPPA, FTC COPPA Rule requirements, California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act, California Digital Age Assurance Act, Florida HB 3 Online Protections for Minors, Louisiana Act 440, Texas HB 1181, and other emerging state-level age verification and minor safety laws.
- United Kingdom: UK Online Safety Act, Ofcom age assurance guidance, ICO Children’s Code, UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, and age verification requirements for regulated sectors such as online gambling.
- European Union: GDPR, Digital Services Act, EU age verification and digital identity initiatives, Audiovisual Media Services Directive, and member-state age assurance requirements for online platforms, adult content, gaming, gambling, and other age-restricted services.
- Europe-specific frameworks: France’s SREN law and Arcom age verification framework, Germany’s JMStV and KJM youth media protection requirements, and other national child online safety rules across EU member states.
- Latin America: Brazil’s LGPD, Mexico’s Federal Law on Protection of Personal Data Held by Private Parties, Colombia’s Law 1581, and evolving privacy and child protection requirements across Argentina, Chile, and other LATAM markets.
- APAC and global markets: Australia’s Online Safety Act and Social Media Minimum Age law, India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act and DPDP Rules, Singapore PDPA guidance for children’s personal data, Canada’s PIPEDA and OPC age assurance guidance, China’s PIPL, South Africa’s POPIA, and the UAE Child Digital Safety Decree-Law.
Signzy helps businesses configure age checks, parental consent flows, age estimation, document-based verification, liveness checks, and step-up verification based on jurisdiction, risk level, and industry requirements. If you operate in a specific market, our compliance team can walk you through the exact age assurance workflow required for your use case.
Does Signzy store user data after age verification?
Signzy uses minimal data collection and supports post-check data deletion where your compliance requirements demand it. Every check is designed with privacy by default, so you are not accumulating data that creates downstream liability.
How long does it take to integrate Signzy's age verification?
Most teams are live within 2 to 4 weeks. Signzy provides full API documentation, dedicated integration support, and pre-built SDKs for web and mobile to keep the process fast.
Which industries need age verification?
Any industry selling or providing access to age-restricted products or content. This includes online gaming and gambling, alcohol and tobacco e-commerce, adult content platforms, social media and streaming services, cannabis delivery, financial products, and ticketed events.
What countries are supported by Signzy?
Signzy's verification network covers 180+ countries and supports thousands of document types. A single API integration covers your entire global user base, including users in the US, UK, EU, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, and beyond.
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