The interview we conducted with Hasan Dertli, General Manager and Co-Founder of Sodec Technologies, for the September issue of Fintechtime is now published.

Sodec Technologies, offering AI-powered solutions in KYC (Know Your Customer), identity verification, and customer onboarding as part of digital transformation, stands out with its 10 years of experience in digital transformation and data security processes. We met with Hasan Dertli to get to know Sodec’s solutions and learn about the company’s goals.

Can you tell us a bit about Sodec Technologies?

We founded Sodec Technologies in 2014 with the aim of transferring data obtained from documents or biometric sources to the digital world, processing it, verifying it securely, and making all these processes as simple as possible for our clients. As Sodec, we specialize in data collection, analysis, and verification processes, providing innovative solutions to businesses in sectors such as telecommunications, finance, and insurance.

Our services cover areas like document capture, data extraction, document and identity verification, biometric authentication, age detection, KYC (Know Your Customer), and remote customer onboarding. Additionally, we develop advanced AI technologies such as Optical Character Recognition (OCR), facial recognition and deepfake detection, identity or face liveness detection, and voice recognition.

We have developed significant solutions, particularly in combating identity and facial fraud. Our AI-based solutions effectively counter fraudulent attempts ranging from 3D masks to deepfake attacks. In terms of security, we have passed independent tests conducted by international organizations; for example, in the facial recognition tests conducted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the United States, we ranked in the top 10 with an error margin of less than one in a million. This success has positioned us prominently on the global stage. At the same time, we ensure our users can access services securely while maintaining a balance between security and user experience. Our goal is to provide modern and innovative solutions to security and verification challenges, enabling individuals and institutions to navigate the digital world confidently without compromising customer experience.

What can you tell us about your goals and priorities?

Our primary goal is to become a globally recognized and preferred leader in AI-powered verification solutions. While strengthening our leadership in Turkey, we aim to establish a strong position in the global market. Specifically, we offer solutions that support documents such as IDs, passports, driver’s licenses, and residence permits from over 200 countries. This diversity supports our goal of global expansion, and we believe our international certifications will help us succeed in this area.

In terms of technology, our priority has always been to develop our own technologies while creating solutions more advanced than those of our competitors. Every product we develop incorporates technologies that exceed international standards. With our three core values of reliability, innovation, and customer focus, we have created solutions that best meet our customers’ needs.

By 2025, we will launch our cloud-based identity verification solution serving more than 200 countries. This solution will introduce significant innovations in terms of security and flexibility, catering to a broad customer base globally.

Can you provide information about your AI-powered identity verification work?

Artificial intelligence is one of Sodec Technologies’ strongest areas. Since 2016, we have successfully conducted identity verification without video calls, relying entirely on artificial intelligence. We are the first company to achieve AI-based identity verification without video calls. We have developed solutions to counter fraud attempts ranging from 3D masks to deepfake attacks, especially in the areas of facial and identity fraud.

Through R&D studies conducted in collaboration with Istanbul Technical University, our academic papers in this field have been recognized at European and global biometric conferences.

Our automatic approval mechanism enables secure identity verification without human intervention, enhancing the user experience. With our passive liveness verification methods, we can securely conduct biometric verification within seconds without requiring any prompts from users. Unlike our competitors, we do not ask users to perform specific actions through active prompts, which is a significant advantage in terms of user experience.

We are the first and only brand to provide automated approval for secure identity verification with AI support. In every product we develop, we consider international standards and back our solutions with globally valid certifications. We ensure our solutions represent not only us but also our country proudly on the international stage.

Can you share details about your services for the banking and finance sector?

In the banking and finance sector, secure identity verification technologies are of critical importance. At Sodec Technologies, we provide identity and biometric verification systems, remote customer onboarding, KYC (Know Your Customer), remote identity verification, and payment solutions to banking and finance institutions.

For instance, at one of our finance sector clients, Sodec’s remote identity verification solution achieved an automatic verification success rate of over 90%. This means that 900,000 out of a million users were verified without human intervention annually. This solution reduces back-office costs, accelerates processes, and maintains a high level of customer experience. Additionally, with our on-site identity verification solutions, identity verification processes can be conducted in branches via self-service using tablets or kiosks.

While many identity verification solution providers struggle to prevent basic printed image or video attacks, we can even thwart attacks using deepfake and masks worth thousands of dollars. By verifying the liveness of identity documents, we prevent transactions using photocopies or digital images. Our solutions provide the most secure transactions while ensuring customers complete these transactions in under a minute, maximizing the customer experience. Based on this approach, we confidently state that we produce the most accurate and suitable solutions for businesses seeking to offer secure banking and finance services to end-users.

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