Yakeen by Elm: national identity and data verification infrastructure
Yakeen is a government-backed electronic verification service operated by Elm that enables financial institutions, government entities, and regulated organizations to verify individual identity and personal data in real time. By securely connecting to official records held by the National Information Center and Saudi Post, Yakeen helps reduce fraud, improve data accuracy, and ensure compliance across customer onboarding and verification workflows.
Real-time identity verification from authoritative government sources
Yakeen provides compliant access to verified personal data within defined privacy boundaries, supporting sectors such as banking, insurance, healthcare, aviation, and public services. The service integrates directly with organizational systems and supports both real-time and batch verification use cases. Key capabilities include:
- Real-time identity and personal data verification via API
- Secure linkage to National Information Center and Saudi Post records
- Support for KYC, onboarding, and eligibility checks
- Fraud reduction through authoritative data validation
- Configurable access based on permitted data scopes
- Online, batch, and IPO-specific verification workflows
- Subscription packages tailored to different operational needs
- Trusted by banks, insurers, and government entities
- Official, continuously updated government data sources
- Privacy-controlled access by design
- Scalable verification for high-volume environments