Identity verification in Ireland
Document verification, biometric liveness and AML screening for businesses operating in Ireland — at $0.30 per verification.
Documents supported
(Government IDs from 220+ countries)
Average verification time
Countries covered
(Government-issued IDs validated)
Market overview
Ireland punches enormously above its weight in payments, banking and crypto. The International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) in Dublin hosts over 500 regulated financial institutions, and Ireland is the EU legal home of Stripe (Stripe Payments Europe Limited, authorised as an e-money institution by the CBI), Coinbase Europe, Gemini Europe, Circle Internet Financial Europe, MoonPay and Kraken's EU entity. Revolut Bank UAB's Irish branch went live in 2023 and, together with the EU passported entity, now serves more than 3 million Irish customers — more than any Irish-incorporated retail bank. Homegrown fintechs include Fire.com (EMI), Prepay Technologies, Wayflyer, CurrencyFair, Future Finance and TransferMate. The regulated-entity population that needs KYC at scale breaks down as: - Cred
Supported documents
Didit templates cover national IDs, passports, residence permits and regional documents — plus 14,000+ documents globally for cross-border flows.
Regulators
Regulation (EU
DEASP (Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection)
regulated
Government digital identity for public services. Based on PSC (Public Services Card) and PPSN. Primarily for government service access; limited commercial use.
DSP (Department of Social Protection)
regulated
Unique identifier for public services. Verification available to authorized entities. Not a universal ID but widely used.
CRO
open
Business register. Free online search available.
Government & regulated databases
Compliance framework
AML framework
Supervised by MiCAR
The Irish AML/CFT framework rests on the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010 (CJA 2010), as amended by the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Act 2018 (transposing 4AMLD) and the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Act 2021 (transposing 5AMLD, signed into law March 2021). The 2021 Act brought virtual asset service providers fully inside the perimeter, lowered the e-money CDD threshold from €
Data protection
Supervised by National DPA
Ireland is inside the EU and benefits from free data flow across the EEA. Transfers outside the EEA require an adequacy decision, Standard Contractual Clauses with a transfer impact assessment, or another Article 46 GDPR mechanism. Post-Schrems II, Irish firms and the DPC have been particularly stri
Penalties for non-compliance
- Ulster Bank Ireland DAC — €37.8M, March 2021 — tracker mortgage failings. (Not AML, but the signature CBI fine used to establish the current enforcement tempo.)
Use cases
Neobanks, EMIs, payment institutions, lenders, brokerages.
Under Chapter 3 of the CJA 2010 (Sections 33–39) and the CBI's 2021 Guidelines, a credit institution, EMI, payment institution or investment firm must:
Exchanges, custodians, wallets, on/off-ramps.
Ireland was one of the first EU jurisdictions to bring VASPs inside the AML perimeter. Section 106A of the CJA 2010, inserted by the 2021 Act, created the VASP registration regime operated by the CBI and effective from 23 April 2021. Registration has been historically slow and selective: the CBI has
Sports betting, online casinos, age-gated platforms.
Gambling in Ireland is being rebuilt from scratch. The Gambling Regulation Act 2024 (Act No. 35 of 2024) repealed the Betting Act 1931, the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1956 and most of the legacy Irish gambling statute book, and established the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI), which bec
Gig platforms, delivery, creator economy, e-commerce.
Marketplaces fall under the EU Digital Services Act (DSA) (Regulation (EU) 2022/2065), directly applicable in Ireland since February 2024. Ireland's DSA coordinator is Coimisiún na Meán. Article 30 DSA requires online marketplaces to collect and verify the identity, contact details, bank account and
Biometric liveness
Biometric data is Article 9 GDPR special-category data. Processing requires both an Article 6 lawful basis (typically legitimate interests under Article 6(1)(f) for fraud prevention or legal obligation under Article 6(1)(c) for AML) and an Article 9 exemption (typically Article 9(2)(g) for reasons of substantial public interest, supported by Irish statute). The CBI's 2021 Guidelines acknowledge biometric liveness as a legitimate remote-onboarding control. The DPC, however, is unusually forceful
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. Ireland 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 Ireland, 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 Ireland.
Most regulated sectors in Ireland 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 Ireland’s crypto regulatory framework, including EU Travel Rule compliance where applicable.
Yes. Didit provides document-based age verification and identity confirmation suitable for Ireland’s iGaming regulatory requirements.
500 free verifications per month. No contracts, no minimums. $0.30 per verification after the free tier.
