Identity verification in Israel
Israel is one of the most technically mature KYC/AML jurisdictions in the world and, simultaneously, one of the most peculiar. Onboarding an Israeli customer is governed by the Prohibition on Money Laundering Law, 5760-2000 (PMLL), a sector-specific set of ministerial orders, and four parallel supervisors — the Bank of Israel (BoI) Banking Supervision Department, the Israel Securities Authority (I
Documents supported
(Government IDs from 220+ countries)
Average verification time
Countries covered
(Government-issued IDs validated)
Market overview
Israel has a population of roughly 9.8 million, GDP per capita above USD 55,000, and a financial sector whose sophistication is wildly disproportionate to its population: - Banking is concentrated. Five banking groups — Bank Hapoalim, Bank Leumi, Mizrahi Tefahot, Discount, and First International — control the overwhelming majority of retail deposits. All are supervised by the Banking Supervision Department of the Bank of Israel. - Fintech depth, globally disproportionate. Tel Aviv is one of the densest fintech clusters on the planet. Payoneer, eToro, Rapyd, Pagaya, Lemonade, Melio, Tipalti, and Riskified all originate here, and Israel is the home country of AU10TIX (founded by former Shin Bet personnel) — one of the global KYC incumbents. - Crypto-heavy on paper, bank-hostile in practice.
Supported documents
Didit templates cover national IDs, passports, residence permits and regional documents — plus 14,000+ documents globally for cross-border flows.
Regulators
capital, fit-and-proper, operational resilience, segregation of client assets
the National Lottery, operating since 1951 under a permit from the Minister of Finance
Population and Immigration Authority (Ministry of Interior)
regulated
Civil registry of all residents and citizens. Name, ID number (Teudat Zehut), date of birth, address lookup. Government-to-government access; restricted API for authorized entities.
Population and Immigration Authority
regulated
Unique 9-digit national identification number assigned at birth or immigration. Algorithmic check-digit validation. Mandatory for all residents 16+. Used across all government and financial interactio
National Biometric Database Authority (Biometric Database Law 2009)
restricted
Centralized biometric repository containing facial images and fingerprints. Live biometric scan matched against stored templates. Access restricted to authorized officials (police, Shin Bet, Mossad, i
Population and Immigration Authority
regulated
Chip-embedded identity card with biometric data, mandatory for new issuances since June 2017. NFC-readable for e-government services. Digital integration with Gov.il services via SMS confirmation.
Ministry of Justice
open
Business register. Online search available.
Government & regulated databases
Compliance framework
AML framework
Supervised by CMISA licensing conditions
The PMLL is Israel's backbone AML statute. Passed by the Knesset in 2000 (the full, unofficial English text is hosted by the Israel Legal Advocacy Project and the UN's VERTIC database), it does three things that matter for any onboarding flow:
Data protection
Supervised by National DPA
- Biometric identifiers used to identify or authenticate a person are classified post-Amendment-13 as "information of special sensitivity" (ISS), attracting the highest duties under the law. - Cross-border transfer is permitted under the Privacy Protection Regulations (Transfer of Information to Dat
Penalties for non-compliance
Israel is an active AML enforcer, even if — relative to the EU — its public fine register is smaller and less frequently updated.
Use cases
Neobanks, EMIs, payment institutions, lenders, brokerages.
Fintech onboarding in Israel is governed sector-by-sector by PMLL orders and supervisor directives. For a bank or credit-card company:
Exchanges, custodians, wallets, on/off-ramps.
Crypto-asset service providers in Israel operate as Providers of Services in a Financial Asset licensed by CMISA under the 2016 Financial Services Law, and as obliged entities under the PMLL FSP order:
Sports betting, online casinos, age-gated platforms.
There is effectively no commercial iGaming KYC market in Israel. The only legal operators are Mifal HaPais (state lottery, offline only) and the Israel Sports Betting Board (statutory monopoly, with limited online sports betting). Both operate bespoke, closed KYC flows under the direct oversight of
Gig platforms, delivery, creator economy, e-commerce.
Israeli marketplaces are not governed by a local equivalent of the EU Digital Services Act trader-traceability regime. In practice, marketplace KYC in Israel relies on:
Biometric liveness
Any remote identification flow in Israel must satisfy two overlapping rulebooks: - The ISA 2025 Directive for Payment Companies Regarding the Implementation of AML Obligations Using Online Identification Technology — sets the supervisory expectation for document authentication, face-match, liveness detection, and audit-log retention for payment companies, and is increasingly treated by the rest of the Israeli market as the de-facto standard for remote KYC. - Directive 411 of the Supervisor of Ba
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. Israel 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 Israel, 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 Israel.
Most regulated sectors in Israel 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 Israel’s crypto regulatory framework, including EU Travel Rule compliance where applicable.
Yes. Didit provides document-based age verification and identity confirmation suitable for Israel’s iGaming regulatory requirements.
500 free verifications per month. No contracts, no minimums. $0.30 per verification after the free tier.
