Neobanks

Instant Onboarding

Instant Bank Account Onboarding with CDR Verification

Traditional bank onboarding takes days with manual document verification. Fiskil enables instant onboarding by verifying identity and financial status through CDR-authenticated banking access.

Slow Onboarding Causes Customer Drop-Off

Multi-day onboarding with document uploads creates friction, causing 40-60% of customers to abandon.

  • Onboarding takes 3-5 days with manual verification

  • 40-60% customer abandonment during onboarding

  • Document upload and verification is cumbersome

  • Identity fraud slips through document-based checks

  • Competitive disadvantage vs instant-onboarding neobanks

Instant Verification Through Banking Access

Verify identity, address, income, and account ownership instantly by authenticating with existing bank.

Identity Verification

Verify identity by confirming customer has access to bank account in their name.

Address Verification

Extract verified address from bank account details.

Income Verification

Verify income instantly from transaction history for credit limit setting.

Fraud Prevention

Prevent synthetic identity fraud by requiring genuine bank authentication.

How to Implement Instant Onboarding

Replace slow document verification with instant CDR-based verification.

1

Customer Applies

Customer starts account application with basic information.

2

Bank Authentication

Customer authenticates with existing bank through CDR consent flow.

3

Instant Verification

API verifies identity, address, and income from banking data in seconds.

4

Immediate Account Opening

Customer account is opened immediately - ready to use in minutes.

Key Features

100-Point ID Check

Satisfy regulatory ID requirements through verified banking relationship.

AML Compliance

Meet AML/KYC requirements with bank-verified identity and address.

Income-Based Limits

Set appropriate account limits based on verified income data.

Fraud Risk Scoring

Assess fraud risk from banking behavior patterns.

Instant Account Funding

Customer can fund new account instantly via existing account.

Same-Day Card Activation

Virtual card available immediately for Apple Pay/Google Pay.

Real-World Examples

Digital Neobank

A neobank implements instant onboarding to compete with incumbents.

Result: Onboarding completion rate increased from 35% to 82%, acquiring 15k new customers monthly.

Challenger Bank

A challenger bank reduces onboarding from 5 days to 5 minutes.

Result: Customer acquisition cost reduced by 55% with instant onboarding conversion.

Youth Banking App

A youth bank onboards students instantly during school enrolment.

Result: Onboarded 50k students in first semester vs 5k with previous manual process.

Technical Specifications

API Endpoints

  • POST /onboarding/initiate
  • GET /onboarding/verify-identity
  • GET /accounts/{accountId}/verification-data
  • POST /onboarding/complete

Data Types

  • Account holder name

  • Verified address

  • Date of birth

  • Income verification

  • Account ownership proof

  • Fraud risk score

Authentication

OAuth 2.0 / CDR consent

Real-Time Data

Yes

Frequently Asked Questions

CDR authentication verifies the customer has access to a bank account in their name, satisfying identity verification requirements.

Traditional document-based onboarding can be offered as fallback for unbanked customers.

Yes - bank authentication is harder to fake than documents and prevents synthetic identity fraud.

Complete identity and income verification typically completes in under 60 seconds.

Yes, business owners can verify business identity and financials through business banking access.

Name, address, date of birth, income, and account ownership are all verified through banking data.

Yes, CDR-based verification meets AML/KYC and customer identification requirements.

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