The verification terms, in plain English

KYC, liveness, AML, risk controls, passkeys — all the jargon that shows up while you verify a Binance account, explained one term at a time in plain language. Type a keyword above and the table below filters as you go. Wherever rules or numbers are involved we only point you in the right direction; the specifics follow Binance's own pages.

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Term	Plain-English meaning

Note: these definitions are plain-English explanations to help you get the gist quickly, not official definitions. What each term actually means on Binance — and the rules and limits behind it — can vary by region and change over time, so follow Binance's own pages and whatever your account shows at the time (this page was compiled and checked in June 2026).

How to use this table

Hit a term you don't recognise mid-verification? Come back here and search it — the box matches both the term and its explanation, so even if the name won't come to you and all you remember is "the face-scan thing", you'll still find it. For the full walkthrough, read the companion Binance identity verification (KYC) guide; stuck on the face scan, see what to do when face verification fails; and to sort out the difference between 2FA and passkeys, see setting up 2FA and passkeys.

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