AU Identity verification

Authnex

Budget-friendly KYC and KYB verification that runs inside your Zenoo flows.

At a glance

Overview

Authnex overview

Authnex offers identity verification for basic KYC and KYB use cases, with document OCR and a straightforward API. It is positioned as a low-cost option, which suits early-stage teams and cost-sensitive projects. Inside a Zenoo flow it can be paired with stronger data and screening providers so you get the price point without carrying the accuracy gaps alone.

Company
Authnex
Category
Identity verification
Strongest in
Low-cost basic KYC
Best fit
Cost-sensitive, low-volume US KYC

Where it is strongest

Key strengths

What Authnex does well.

01

Competitive pricing

Priced at roughly $0.30 to $1.00 per verification, community reports cite this as around 40% cheaper than several established competitors.

02

Simple API

Community reports cite a simple API for basic KYC, with one developer getting KYB working over a weekend.

03

Fast document OCR

Community reports cite document OCR completing in under 10 seconds for passport captures.

Who it suits

Best for

Where Authnex fits, and what to plan for.

Honest notes on the trade-offs, each with a way to cover the gap inside a Zenoo flow.

Best for
  • Cost-conscious early-stage teams running low-volume, mostly US-focused KYC checks
Considerations
  • KYB accuracy on US entities. Some reports suggest false rejections on US LLC checks due to data source and EIN lookup gaps. In Zenoo, pair Authnex with a dedicated KYB provider like Middesk so failed checks fall through to a stronger source.
  • Coverage outside the US. Some reports suggest weaker results for international businesses. Route non-US traffic to a provider with deeper regional coverage using Zenoo fallback rules.
  • Support and rate limits. Some reports suggest slower support and unpublished rate limits. Zenoo handles retries and fallback routing, so a single provider hiccup does not stall the whole flow.
You

Open the customer's case

What your team sees

The Authnex result, beside everything else.

The result sits with screening and review on one case, so nobody checks a second tool to see the whole customer.

LA
Lorraine AshcombeSample case · Personal
In review
AuthnexVerified
Name and date of birthAgrees
PEP screeningSuggested
Name matches a list entry, but the date of birth differs. Suggest you clear as a false positive.Zenoo suggests, your team decides
Zenoo

Hands it to your team

You

Tomorrow, your case

Bring us a case that went wrong.

We will run it through Zenoo while you watch: the evidence, the decision, and the record your MLRO would want to defend.

30 minutes. Your data. No slides.