Identity verification in Macau
Macau is a city of roughly 700,000 residents but the single largest gambling market in the world by gross gaming revenue — MOP247.4 billion (~USD30.8 billion) in 2025, the highest annual total since pre-pandemic 2019. Almost every KYC conversation in the Special Administrative Region eventually lands on the casino cage, the six concessionaires, and the post-Suncity junket framework. For any iGamin
Documents supported
(Government IDs from 220+ countries)
Average verification time
Countries covered
(Government-issued IDs validated)
Market overview
Macau is a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China with a resident population of approximately 700,000 and the highest casino gross gaming revenue of any jurisdiction on earth. In 2024 the six licensed concessionaires together won roughly USD28.3 billion; in 2025 that figure rose to MOP247.4 billion (~USD30.84 billion), a 9.1% year-over-year increase and the strongest annual result since 2019. Gaming accounts for the majority of public revenue and directly or indirectly touches most of the territory's formal economy, which is why every cross-cutting KYC/AML conversation in Macau is really a conversation about the casino floor. Four structural facts make Macau a KYC market that vendors must understand on its own terms rather than through a mainland China or Hong Kong
Supported documents
Didit templates cover national IDs, passports, residence permits and regional documents — plus 14,000+ documents globally for cross-border flows.
Regulators
registo de operação de valor elevado
DSI
regulated
Manages BIR (Bilhete de Identidade de Residente) — smart resident ID card with chip. BIRN (ID number) assigned to all residents.
Government of Macau SAR
regulated
Unified government services platform. Digital identity for accessing government services.
Government & regulated databases
Compliance framework
AML framework
Supervised by ROVE
Macau's AML/CFT architecture is built on a small number of primary statutes, a handful of administrative regulations, and sector-specific supervisory instructions issued by the AMCM, the DICJ, and the DSEDT (economy bureau).
Data protection
Supervised by National DPA
For each of these, the Didit pitch is identical: USD0.30 per full KYC including document verification, ISO 30107-3 PAD Level 2 biometric liveness, and AML screening against 1,000+ watchlists; 14,000+ documents across 220+ countries; Portuguese, Chinese, and English UX; 48+ supported languages; 500 f
Use cases
Neobanks, EMIs, payment institutions, lenders, brokerages.
AMCM-supervised entities operate under Law 2/2006, Administrative Regulation 7/2006, and the AMCM AML/CFT Guideline (Banking Sector), 2019 revision. A standard onboarding looks like:
Exchanges, custodians, wallets, on/off-ramps.
The gaming sector is the single most important KYC vertical in Macau, both in transaction volume and in supervisory intensity. DICJ Instruction No. 1/2019 and the post-Law 7/2022 framework impose the following operational flow on each of the six concessionaires and their licensed gaming promoters:
Sports betting, online casinos, age-gated platforms.
Under DSEDT Notice No. 1/2019 and Administrative Regulation 7/2006, the retail and non-financial sector — jewellers, luxury-goods dealers, pawn shops, auction houses, real-estate agents, accountants, lawyers and notaries (as designated non-financial businesses and professions), and company-service p
Gig platforms, delivery, creator economy, e-commerce.
Macau's Personal Data Protection Act (Law 8/2005) is the primary data protection statute and, together with the supervisory activity of the GPDP, governs how KYC data can be collected, processed, stored, and transferred out of the territory. The statute was heavily influenced by the EU 1995 Directiv
Biometric liveness
Macau, China was evaluated by the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) in a mutual evaluation on-site visit conducted 20 November – 2 December 2016, with the report adopted on 1 December 2017. The evaluation assessed Macau's compliance with the FATF 40 Recommendations and the effectiveness of its AML/CFT system against the 11 FATF Immediate Outcomes. The headline results:
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. Macau 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 Macau, 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 Macau.
Most regulated sectors in Macau 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 Macau’s crypto regulatory framework, including EU Travel Rule compliance where applicable.
Yes. Didit provides document-based age verification and identity confirmation suitable for Macau’s iGaming regulatory requirements.
500 free verifications per month. No contracts, no minimums. $0.30 per verification after the free tier.
