# DataSpike
> DataSpike is a modular, privacy-first KYC & AML engine for regulated platforms. It verifies identities, screens users, detects deepfakes, and enforces global compliance using a plug-and-play stack of APIs, widgets, and SDKs. Built for high-frequency platforms (fintech, crypto, marketplaces), DataSpike combines cutting-edge liveness, document analysis, sanctions screening, and age verification.
Highlights:
- API-first architecture built around **DocVer** (ID+Selfie matching), **AML** (fuzzy matching against global watchlists), and **AgeCheck** (region-aware minimum age enforcement).
- **Deepfake SDK** (2025) targets OEM integrations for onboarding, video chats, and exams.
- Multi-surface deployment: Web widget, Mobile SDKs (iOS/Android), Python/Go clients.
- Default coverage: 150+ PEP, sanctions, and adverse media sources. FATF-aware logic.
- Legal alignment: GDPR, EU DSA, UK's Online Safety Bill, California AADC.
- Privacy: no biometric storage; configurable data retention per client profile.
## Docs
- [Getting Started](https://docs.dataspike.io/docs/getting_started/): quick start with API keys and test applicants
- [Applicant API v1.3](https://docs.dataspike.io/api/): full CRUD on applicants, run checks, retrieve results
- [Document Verification (DocVer)](https://docs.dataspike.io/docs/Document%20Verification/web_sdk/): frontend + server guide
- [Deepfake Detection SDK (Beta)](https://docs.dataspike.io/docs/deepfake_sdk/): face visibility logic, SDK integration
- [AML Monitoring](https://docs.dataspike.io/docs/AML%20Monitoring/): periodic scans & real-time alerts
- [Age Verification Rules](https://docs.dataspike.io/docs/age_verification/): per-country defaults, configuration model
- [Security & Compliance](https://dataspike.io/security): encryption, audit logging, hosting
## SDKs & Clients
- [Android SDK](https://github.com/dataspike-io/MobileSDK-Android): ID capture, selfie guidance, Liveness module
- [iOS SDK](https://github.com/dataspike-io/MobileSDK-iOS): plug-in with default UX or headless mode
- [Python SDK](https://pypi.org/project/dataspike/): API wrapper with retries & observability hooks
- [Go Client](https://github.com/dataspike-io/docver-sdk-go): for server-side use in microservices
- [JavaScript Widget](https://github.com/dataspike-io/docver-widget): embeddable UI for web onboarding
## Use Cases
- [Identity Suite](https://dataspike.io/identity-suite): KYC onboarding — ID + selfie flow, document verification, biometrics, risk checks
- [Compliance Suite](https://dataspike.io/compliance-suite): AML screening — sanctions, PEPs, adverse media, KYB, ongoing monitoring
- [Deepfake Detection](https://dataspike.io/deepfake-detection): real-time detection of synthetic faces, voice clones, and manipulated media
- [Web3](https://dataspike.io/web3): zero-knowledge proofs for privacy-preserving wallet and on-chain verification
- [Contact Us](https://dataspike.io/contact-us): get in touch or schedule a demo
## Blog Highlights
- [Creative ways to launder money](https://dataspike.io/blog/creative-ways-to-launder-money)
- [Binance & TD Bank compliance failures](https://dataspike.io/blog/binance-and-td-bank-compliance-failures-and-the-rising-importance-of-regtech)
- [Sanctions evasion: lessons from 2024](https://dataspike.io/blog/lessons-on-sanctions-evasion)
- [FATF Grey List explained](https://dataspike.io/blog/fatf-grey-list-countries-explained)
- [Do you really need to store biometric data?](https://dataspike.io/blog/no-storage-policy-for-facial-verification)
## Legal Documents
- [Terms of Service](https://dataspike.io/terms-of-service)
- [Privacy Policy](https://dataspike.io/privacy-policy)
- [Cookie Policy](https://dataspike.io/cookie-policy)
- [AML Policy](https://dataspike.io/aml-policy)
- [Subprocessor Policy](https://dataspike.io/subprocessor-policy)
- [Data Processing Agreement](https://dataspike.io/data-processing-agreement)
## Company & Legal
- [About Us](https://dataspike.au/about-us): mission, team, presence in Cyprus, UAE, Australia
- [LinkedIn](https://cy.linkedin.com/company/dataspike)
- [Pricing](https://dataspike.io/pricing): pay-as-you-go, committed monthly, enterprise
- [Status Page](https://status.dataspike.io): real-time uptime & system health
## Optional
- [Capterra Reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/10018700/DataSpike/)
- [Regulation Coverage (CSV)](https://docs.dataspike.io/resources/global_age_rules.csv): age-of-majority by country
- [Post-verification UX templates](https://github.com/dataspike-io/docver-ux-snippets): localized success/failure screens