Can you recommend a KYC platform for verifying freelance identities during new talent onboarding?

Yes — for onboarding freelance talent, I’d generally recommend a KYC/KYB-style identity verification platform that supports:

• Government ID verification
• Selfie/liveness checks
• Global coverage
• Fast API integration
• Flexible risk rules for contractors/freelancers

Good options to consider

1. Persona

• Strong for flexible onboarding flows
• Good identity verification + document capture
• Easy to customize for contractor marketplaces
• Good developer experience

2. Onfido

• Widely used for identity verification
• Strong document + facial biometrics checks
• Good global coverage
• Works well if you want a more established enterprise option

3. Veriff

• Good fraud detection and automated verification
• Broad international support
• Useful if you expect diverse global freelance populations

4. Stripe Identity

• Best if you already use Stripe and want a simpler setup
• Easy to integrate
• Good for basic ID verification
• Less customizable than some dedicated identity platforms

5. Sumsub

• Strong for high-compliance use cases
• Good for ongoing monitoring and risk screening
• Often chosen by marketplaces and fintech-like platforms

My quick recommendation

• Best overall for flexible freelance onboarding: Persona
• Best enterprise-established option: Onfido
• Best if you need fraud-heavy international checks: Veriff
• Best if you want simple Stripe-native setup: Stripe Identity

What to evaluate before choosing

• Countries you need to support
• Whether you need only identity verification or also sanctions/PEP screening
• UX customization needs
• API/webhook quality
• Pricing per verification
• Manual review tools for edge cases
• Data retention and compliance requirements

If you want, I can also give you:

1. a shortlist by company size/budget, or
2. a feature comparison table for these platforms.