December 2025

In the most beautiful month of the year, we've made our SDKs fresher and crisper by releasing new versions and delivering exciting visual updates. Our Business Verification continues to expand, bringing along some great gifts — updated coverage in South Korea, document pre-upload for the UK and Germany, and enhanced processing times for the Philippines and Indonesia. Sumsub is more than ready to welcome new clients with a new AI tool in the Dashboard that recommends products suitable for your business needs!

Find more updates below, and stay tuned.

December 1 -> December 5

SDK

Mobile SDK update

1.40.1 version has been released. Changelog:

New languages in Mobile SDK

Two new languages are now available in the Mobile SDK:

  • Estonian
  • Danish

Web SDK interface improvements

A few visual improvements have been delivered:

  • Loading and processing status layout with clearer descriptions
  • Enhanced resubmission screen with more detailed instructions
  • New camera access placeholder including updated animations
Integrate with SDK ->

Business Verification

Pre-upload of corporate documents in UK and Germany

We can now pull certain documents from registries with which we have local integrations — UK Companies House and DE Handelsregister.

Documents available for pre-upload:

  • Articles & Memorandum of Association
  • Shareholder registry
  • Certificate of Incorporation
  • Recent excerpt from a state company register

South Korea coverage

A new sources have been added to cover more companies in South Korea — corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, and sole proprietorships. In total, there are 8M entities and 50M individuals.

Updated government sources

  • Supreme Court of Korea (Commercial Registry)
  • National Tax Service (NTS)

Data points

  • Company registration data
  • Contact details, e.g. website
  • Directors & Shareholders

Fuzzy company search in Singapore

Company search for Singapore now supports partial name input and allows for typos.

Philippines and Indonesia real-time handling

Thanks to the updated parsing of documents, the processing time has decreased from 2 days to 1 minute.

Verify businesses ->

Travel Rule

New protocol: Sygna Bridge Protocol (Sygna Protocol)

We have added one more Travel Rule protocol to our list — Sygna Protocol. This protocol connects our VASPs to VASPs in Japan, as well as to any VASPs required to comply with Japan's Travel Rule requirements.

Find more information about Sygna protocol in documentation ->

User Verification

Applicant platform detection

We now consistently define the applicant’s platform based on the last platform from which documents were uploaded.

Example:

  • Applicant is created via API — the platform is set to API.
  • Applicant submits documents and information via Mobile SDK — the platform updates to Mobile SDK.
  • System reviews the applicant and sends them to resubmission —the platform remains Mobile SDK.
Explore User Verification ->

Dashboard

Product recommender

The home page of the Dashboard now features a new AI tool that recommends specific Sumsub products based on the company name, jurisdiction, and industry.

Learn how to get started with verification in Sumsub Dashboard ->

December 8 -> December 12

User Verification

Support for new digital documents

From now on, we support digital documents for Qatar, Kuwait and the UAE.

Qatar:

  • ID Card
  • Driver's license

Kuwait:

  • Passport
  • ID Card
  • Driver's license

UAE:

  • Residence permit

For more instructions on how to enable this setting, see this article.

Nigeria Non-Doc solution update

Sumsub now supports Nigeria Non-Doc Identity Verification (Phone). This solution allows clients to use National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) infrastructure (NINAuth) to verify users using phone number linked to their digital identity.

Learn more about Non-Doc Identity Verification ->

New consent agreement

We have introduced a new pop up consent agreement. Now, it is available for all clients, including those who have Reusable KYC flow.

Applicant summary report update

Now, the applicant summary report (PDF) includes information on whether the document’s MRZ (Machine-Readable Zone) has been verified.

The MRZ check reads the machine-readable zone, validates its data, and compares the extracted data with the information parsed from the document’s visual fields. The result of this verification is displayed as a simple status icon in the report:

  • GREEN – MRZ successfully verified, no issues found.
  • RED – MRZ data inconsistency detected.
  • BLUE – MRZ check not yet complete.
  • If no MRZ field is detected on the document, the indicator will not be shown in the report.

Dashboard

Document photos relocation

The Photos module on the Applicant page has been reimagined:

  • It is now placed directly below the Proof of Identity block, making it more accessible and easier to use.
  • In the sidebar navigation block, it is now called Documents.
  • New tags have been added to better reflect the current level step, available images, and their statuses.

Identity verification rules on applicant page

From now on, you can see key identity document requirements directly on the applicant page, for each country:

  • What document types are accepted.
  • How many sides are required.
  • Rules for document expiration and extension.

List of trial services

We have introduced a new tab on the Plan details page – Trials. On this tab, you will be able to see:

  • Services
  • Status
  • Trial dates
  • Actual number of trial checks you have already used

The table will display both active and past trials.

Case Management

Case auto-assignment

You can now automatically assign cases directly in Case Management 2.0. To start using it:

  • Enable Load-based case assignment in your. Blueprint queue settings.
  • Ask your team members to switch their status to Online on the Overview page. Only Online users will receive new cases.
  • Once you are Offline, cases would wait for the distribution once the assignee returns to the Online status.

We have also updated the Blueprint design so now it shows which settings belong to queues and which to the case page view.

Get started with Case Management ->

December 15 -> December 19

Database Validation

Expanded coverage for International TIN Verification

We are expanding the country coverage of our International TIN Verification product to meet the CARF (Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework) requirements. Newly added jurisdictions are:

  • United Kingdom
  • Norway
  • Iceland
  • Faroe Islands
  • Liechtenstein
  • San Marino
  • Jersey
  • Gibraltar
Learn more about Database Validation ->

Travel Rule

New webhook callback: applicantKytTxnCreated

This webhook will be triggered whenever a new transaction is created by your key, including mirrored transactions originating from other VASPs.

New transaction property

We have added a new field to the transaction response data: travelRuleInfo.needApplicantOwnershipConfirmation(boolean).

When this value is true, it indicates that the transaction requires your VASP to confirm ownership of the applicant’s PII data.

Get started with Travel Rule ->

Dashboard

Source keys statistics

You can now view graphs in the Statistics section, broken down by source keys (if applicable).

Review product performance data ->

Self-service

New Advanced IP Check solution

New product is available for Self-service: Advanced IP Check.

To enable the feature, go to the Available products page and navigate to Consent agreements.

Use Sumsub Self-service automated solution ->

December 22 -> December 26

AML Screening

LLM-assisted support for AML screening match analysis

We've started rolling out LLM-assisted support for AML screening match analysis to help compliance teams review alerts faster while maintaining accuracy and control. This enhancement adds clear, human-readable contextual notes to each match, explaining relevance and decision logic. LLM generated notes can be found directly within the AML case.

This feature has not yet been applied to Sanctions matches but will be included in future iterations. If your organization’s policy prohibits the use of LLMs or AI, you can opt out by contacting your CSM or Support team as soon as possible — you can always change your mind later.

Explore AML Screening ->