Remote medical testing platform Certific is using verification capabilities from fellow Estonian company Veriff.

The partnership should enhance and streamline Certific’s remote medical diagnostics capabilities and support the company’s global expansion. Veriff can verify more than 10,200 different identity documents from more than 190 countries and in over 45 languages.

Veriff’s streamlined, AI-powered identity verification technology will provide Certific customers with a simpler and faster identity verification process, mitigating fraud risks and building trust within remote medical testing.

The partnership follows Certific’s announcement that it has raised €7.4m of investment, led by European investment platform Plural, to advance remote medical diagnostics, support product expansion and entry into new markets.

As the use of telehealth and other digital health services continues to rise across the globe, there is a growing need for patients to validate their identities digitally. This ensures patients are linked to the correct medical history, their privacy is protected, and medical providers can avoid instances of malpractice and fraud.

Cases of medical identity theft reported to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rose from approximately 6800 in 2017 to nearly 43,000 in 2021, a trend that is being replicated globally.

“The Covid-19 crisis forced companies to go digital overnight to remain competitive,” said Kaarel Kotkas, CEO of Veriff. “As a result, the demand for secure, remote identity verification has continued to grow globally across industries, including health services. Veriff’s solution, combined with Certific’s remote medical testing platform, enables users to more securely and effectively access their personal medical records and telehealth services through advanced biometric identity verification technology, helping to significantly reduce security risk in digital health processes.”

Liis Narusk, CEO of Certific, added: “Demand for remote medical services is rising and Veriff’s technology will enable us to expand globally and securely, reducing the risk of identity fraud and malpractice on a grand scale. It will make the identity verification process quicker and more convenient for our customers and protect the data and integrity of the platform.”

Founded in 2020 by Taavet Hinrikus, Liis Narusk and Jack Kreindler, Certific provides scalable technology that enables remote testing, diagnostics and monitoring for multiple conditions. The firm was created to improve the cost and convenience for patients and healthcare providers alike.

To ensure quality and compliance, Certific works with organisations and independent, internationally recognised academic institutions to validate its processes and professional standards. By empowering patients with the knowledge and tools to self-test, Certific enables people to become co-contributors to their health, improving patient outcomes by providing technology that enables self-testing at scale, which helps detect illnesses at an earlier stage.

Veriff specialises in online identity verification, helping businesses build trust with their customers. Veriff’s intelligent decision engine analyses thousands of technological and behavioural variables in seconds, matching people to more than 10,200 government-issued IDs from over 190 countries. Founded in 2015, Veriff serves a global portfolio of organisations across financial services, crypto, gaming and mobility sectors.

Its clients include Blockchain, Bolt, Deel, Starship, Trustpilot, Uphold and Wise. Veriff’s latest $100m investment round brings its total funding to $200m and its valuation to $1.5bn. Investors include Tiger Capital, Alkeon, IVP, Accel, Mosaic Ventures and Y Combinator. With offices in the USA, UK, Spain and Estonia, Veriff employs more than 550 people from 60 nationalities.