specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: IDnow
providerId: idnow
created: '2026-06-25'
modified: '2026-06-25'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Identity Verification
- KYC
- Identity Proofing
- AML
- eSign
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of IDnow spend. IDnow bills identity-verification usage under a
  sales-led contract rather than published self-service rates. Costs are
  typically driven by completed identifications per product (AutoIdent,
  VideoIdent), with eID and eSign as additional contracted services. Because
  no public per-transaction pricing is available, the cost figures here are
  not reconciled and should be confirmed with IDnow.
notes: >-
  Per-identification and per-signature rates are contract-specific and not
  published; verify against the IDnow agreement during reconciliation.
sources:
- https://www.idnow.io/
- https://www.idnow.io/developers/
- https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
publisherName: IDnow
serviceCategory: Identity and Compliance
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Contract-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: EUR
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: IDnow Identity Verification
  ServiceCategory: Identity and Compliance
  ProviderName: IDnow
  PublisherName: IDnow
  InvoiceIssuerName: IDnow
  BillingCurrency: EUR
  ChargeCategory: Usage
  PricingCategory: Contract-Based
meters:
- name: autoident_identifications
  description: Completed automated (AutoIdent) identifications, billed per identification per contract.
  unit: identifications
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - company
  - product
- name: videoident_identifications
  description: Completed human-assisted (VideoIdent) identifications, billed per identification per contract.
  unit: identifications
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - company
  - product
- name: esign_signatures
  description: Electronic signatures (AES/QES) issued via eSign, billed per signature per contract.
  unit: signatures
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - company
  - product
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Reconcile completed identifications per product against IDnow invoices and contract terms.
- name: Allocation
  description: Tag transactions per workload/team to map identification spend to internal cost centers.
- name: Optimization
  description: Route eligible flows to AutoIdent where automated verification is sufficient to reduce per-ident cost vs. human VideoIdent.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign owners per onboarding flow; review identification volume and spend monthly against budget.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com