Identity verification in Antigua and Barbuda
Executive summary. Antigua and Barbuda is a twin-island Caribbean nation of approximately 100,000 people with an outsized financial-services footprint driven by its Citizenship by Investment (CBI) programme and offshore licensing regime. The Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act provides the AML/CFT framework, supervised by the Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Cont
Documents supported
(Government IDs from 220+ countries)
Average verification time
Countries covered
(Government-issued IDs validated)
Market overview
Antigua and Barbuda has a population of roughly 100,000 and a GDP of approximately USD 1.8 billion, driven by tourism, financial services, and construction. St. John's is the commercial centre. Three verticals drive KYC demand:
Supported documents
Didit templates cover national IDs, passports, residence permits and regional documents — plus 14,000+ documents globally for cross-border flows.
Regulators
defines obliged entities, CDD requirements, beneficial ownership, PEP screening, and STR filing
provides the legal basis for confiscation and asset recovery
KYC and AML obligations for licensed online gambling operators
governs personal data processing
national FIU, receiving STRs and coordinating AML enforcement
regulates and supervises international financial services, insurance, and digital assets
Electoral Commission
restricted
Issues national voter ID cards used as primary identity document. Limited electronic verification capability.
Registrar General's Office
restricted
Maintains civil registry records for births, deaths, and marriages.
Government & regulated databases
Compliance framework
AML framework
Supervised by Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act
- Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act — defines obliged entities, CDD requirements, beneficial ownership, PEP screening, and STR filing. - Proceeds of Crime Act — provides the legal basis for confiscation and asset recovery. - Digital Assets Business Act (2020) — licensing and AML/CFT requirements for VASPs. - Interactive Gaming and Interactive Wagering Regulations — KYC and AML obligations for licensed online gambling operators. - Data Protection Act — governs personal da
Data protection
Supervised by National DPA
Antigua and Barbuda's Data Protection Act restricts cross-border personal-data transfers but enforcement is limited. CBI due diligence data is shared with international vetting partners, creating established cross-border data flows. No data localisation mandate exists for KYC data.
Use cases
Neobanks, EMIs, payment institutions, lenders, brokerages.
1. Document capture. Scan or photograph of the national voter ID card or passport. 2. Liveness and biometric match. Selfie with liveness detection, matched against document portrait. 3. Data extraction. Full name, date of birth, document number, nationality, expiry date. 4. PEP and sanctions screeni
Exchanges, custodians, wallets, on/off-ramps.
VASPs licensed under the Digital Assets Business Act must:
Sports betting, online casinos, age-gated platforms.
Licensed interactive gaming operators must:
Gig platforms, delivery, creator economy, e-commerce.
Marketplace operators serving Antigua and Barbuda face CDD obligations primarily through payment-service integration. Requirements:
Biometric liveness
Antigua and Barbuda passports are ICAO 9303 compliant but older issuances may lack biometric chips. The voter ID card does not contain a chip. Liveness detection (ISO 30107-3 compliant) paired with document-portrait matching is the standard approach for remote identity verification. ---
CERTIFICATIONS
Our platform meets the highest international standards for information security, data privacy, and biometric accuracy.
Full EU data protection compliance
Information security management
PAD (liveness + face match)
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Didit is an exceptionally valuable partner, delivering a stable and highly adaptable solution”.
Vuk Adžić
Head of the E-Business Department at Crnogorski Telekom
Didit offered us a robust technology with a simple implementation and adaptability to different markets”.
Fernando Pinto
CEO & CoFounder at TucanPay
Thanks to Didit we have been able to reduce manual processes and improve data extraction accuracy”.
Diana Garcia
Trust & Safety Executive at Shiply
Didit’s integration slashed verification times and costs, freeing resources for other projects”.
Guillem Medina
COO at GBTC Finance
Didit removed KYC costs, enabling faster scaling with high verification standards and less fraud.”
Paul Martin
VP Marketing & Growth at Bondex
Didit’s secure, user-friendly verification boosts customer trust and optimizes our process.”
Cristofer Montenegro
Executive assistant to the CEO at Adelantos
Didit ensures a precise, secure digital onboarding without slowing negotiations or client time.”
Ernesto Betancourth
Gerente de riesgos at CrediDemo
FAQ
Yes. Antigua and Barbuda permits remote KYC onboarding under its national AML framework, including document verification, biometric liveness and video identification where required by regulation.
Didit verifies all major national IDs, passports and residence permits issued in Antigua and Barbuda, plus 14,000+ document types globally for cross-border flows.
Didit charges $0.30 per verification with 500 free checks per month. No contracts, no minimums. Competitors typically charge $1.00–$2.50+ per verification.
Yes. Didit screens against 1,000+ global watchlists including PEP databases, sanctions lists (EU, UN, OFAC, OFSI), and adverse media — covering all AML obligations in Antigua and Barbuda.
Most regulated sectors in Antigua and Barbuda require or strongly recommend biometric liveness detection for remote onboarding. Didit provides ISO 30107-3 PAD Level 2 certified liveness.
Yes. Didit supports document verification, liveness, AML screening and ongoing monitoring aligned with Antigua and Barbuda’s crypto regulatory framework, including EU Travel Rule compliance where applicable.
Yes. Didit provides document-based age verification and identity confirmation suitable for Antigua and Barbuda’s iGaming regulatory requirements.
500 free verifications per month. No contracts, no minimums. $0.30 per verification after the free tier.
