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Originally Posted by Klen
Well, paxum is not based in AU or US unfortunately. In my country it's even mandatory to have personal ID, you cant just have driver ID.
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A driver's license in your country is a valid form of identification (unless somebody asks for an ID number) since it contains a photo and is issued by the same authority as a personal ID. Yet it cannot be used in nearby countries even though a personal ID could.
Regional state-issued driver's license in the USA and Australia (and some other countries) is typically the only means of identifying a person. In the USA, an SSN card could be an alternative (this could be an issue elsewhere since it doesn't contain all the elements needed). You cannot use your social insurance number (SIN) card as an ID in Canada.
Usually, a document has to meet the following requirements to be considered an ID in most countries:
- to be valid,
- to include your name,
- to include date of birth,
- to include a photo,
- to include a signature,
- to be issued by a federal, provincial, territorial or state government authority or the equivalent abroad.
That usually means a passport, a personal ID and/or a driver's license.
If any of those elements is not met, that ID is usually not considered a valid way to identify a person.
In Dominica, Canada and Romania, all 3 documents could be used interchangeably for identifying within the country. For international identification, it's a standard norm that a passport is required (excluding within the EU, where a personal ID is acceptable).
Whatever their KYC policy is, that only means that Paxum should update their pages if they don't allow a specific document to be used (like anything other than a passport) or if they need more documents. Usually, the best thing is to provide them with a bill under your name, which is used as proof of address.
But Klen, you are right on point - those are usually two different documents that are not interchangeable in some countries. And yes, Paxum should update its KYC policy if there are any changes. Unless Paxum does not want any clients, they should take a different approach and be proactive by educating their support and their users.