Security & compliance
Your identity and documents, handled to financial-industry standards.
Forming a company and opening accounts means sharing a passport and proof of address. Here is exactly how we verify, store and protect them.
How verification works.
A secure link
You receive a personal link from your client area. Nothing is sent by email attachment or messaging app.
Your document
You photograph your passport or identity card with your phone. The image is checked for authenticity and tampering.
A short face check
A few seconds of video confirm that you are the holder of the document and physically present.
Screening
Your name is screened against international sanctions and watchlists, as banks and payment providers require.
Result
Most checks complete within minutes. If something needs a second look, your filing specialist tells you what to provide.
Done once
A verified identity is reused across your company formation and your applications, so you are not asked for the same documents again and again.
A specialised verification provider.
Identity checks are carried out through Sumsub, an identity verification and compliance platform used by regulated financial businesses worldwide. Your documents go directly into its secure environment rather than into an inbox.
How your documents are protected.
Encrypted
Documents are transmitted over encrypted connections and kept in secured storage.
Need-to-know access
Only the people working on your file can open your documents, and access is recorded.
Kept only as long as required
Documents are retained for the period the law requires for compliance records, then deleted.
Never sold
We do not sell your data and do not use it for advertising.
Shared only for your file
Documents go only to the registry, bank or payment provider you are applying to.
Your rights
You can ask for access, correction or deletion, subject to legal retention duties.
What we will never ask you for.
Online banking passwords
You remain the only person with access to your accounts.
One-time codes
No one at Atiko will ask for a code sent to your phone or email.
Card PINs or full card numbers
We never need them to form a company or prepare an application.
Identity verification is performed by an independent provider under its own terms and privacy notice. Face verification involves biometric data, processed with your consent and only to confirm your identity. Sumsub is a trademark of its owner; Atiko is not affiliated with it beyond being a customer. See our Privacy Policy for full details.
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