An electronic copy of identification documents is also sufficient for identification if:
- Authenticated by the financial intermediary, which:
- obtains photographs of the person and ID from investor (e.g. via email /upload)
- verifies that the photograph taken matches the photograph in ID
- receives payment from investor’s bank account (country not on FATF high-risk / increased monitoring)
- confirms investor’s residential address by means of:
- tax or any other official invoice, or power, water, telephone invoice (utility bill);
- postal delivery; or
- public register or, if trustworthy, privately managed database / directory
- Authenticated by qualified electronic signature from a provider of certification services under Certification of Electronic Signatures
- Authenticated electronically (digitally) by an authentication provider such as notary public; attorney licensed in Switzerland; another financial intermediary in Switzerland or abroad
