Paperwork App
The official Paperwork app brings UAE document workflows to your phone: IDs, passports, bank statements, cheques, KYC checks, OCR, and domain tools.
What it handles
Multi-document intake
Process Emirates IDs, passports, bank statements, cheques, KYC checks, general documents, and a domain age check from one iPhone app.
Structured results
Turn uploads and camera scans into fields your team can review instead of retyping document data manually.
Built for UAE workflows
The app is organized around documents common to UAE operations: Emirates ID, passports, bank statements, cheques, and compliance checks.
Secure handling
Documents are encrypted in transit and at rest, with retention limited to what is needed for processing.
Every tool in one app
Seven tools, each built around one document. Open one, scan or upload, and read structured fields back in seconds.
Emirates ID
Capture the front and back. Works with any UAE Emirates ID.
Returns: Name, ID number, nationality, gender, date of birth, expiry, and card number, with format, country-code, and checksum checks.
Passport NFC
Scan the MRZ zone, or type the document number, date of birth, and expiry, then hold the phone to the chip.
Returns: Identity fields read straight from the passport chip, signed by the issuing country.
Bank statements
Upload a statement as a PDF, PNG, or JPG.
Returns: Transactions, running balances, and account details as structured fields.
Cheque MICR scanner
Point the camera at the MICR line printed along the bottom of a UAE bank cheque.
Returns: Cheque number, routing code, and account number, plus the raw MICR line and a confidence score.
KYC verification
Run a document scan with a selfie, a liveness check, and a face match.
Returns: A pass or fail result that ties the person to the document they presented.
Document recognition
Capture with the camera or pick from the gallery to read any other document.
Returns: Extracted text with the detected blocks highlighted on the page.
Domain age check
Enter a domain to see when it first appeared in web archives.
Returns: A first-seen date and a calculated age, enough to flag a counterparty whose domain is only days old.
Read a cheque from its MICR line
Cheques still move serious money across the UAE, and the part a machine can read is the MICR line along the bottom edge. Point the camera at it and the app parses the line instead of asking someone to copy three numbers off the paper.
You get the cheque number, the bank routing code, and the account number back, each on its own row with a copy button, next to the raw MICR line and a recognition confidence score. Check it, then confirm.
The MICR line carries the cheque, routing, and account numbers. Amount and payee sit elsewhere on the cheque and are not read here.
Read the chip in a passport
A passport carries an NFC chip with the holder's details signed by the issuing country. The app reads it directly: scan the MRZ zone at the bottom of the passport, then hold the phone against the chip.
When the MRZ is worn or hard to scan, switch to manual and type the document number, date of birth, and expiry. Those three are the key that unlocks the chip, so the read still goes through.
It follows the international passport standard, so the read works across most countries.
Who it is for
HR teams
Onboard new hires and read Emirates IDs and passports without keying the details in by hand.
Compliance officers
Run KYC with liveness and a face match, and check how old a counterparty's domain is before signing.
Accountants
Pull transactions and balances off bank statements and lift cheque numbers from the MICR line for reconciliation.
Operations managers
Photograph any document and get structured fields back instead of a picture buried in a chat thread.
Workflow
From upload to a structured result in a few steps.
Pick a tool
Choose the document workflow from the main app screen.
Upload or scan
Use camera capture, file upload, PDF upload, or NFC where supported.
Review result
Get structured document data back in seconds and use it in your workflow.
Technical details
The app is a packaged Paperwork workflow for Mobile App. For API access, SDK embedding, or custom review screens, use the related pages below.
Data handling
Related Paperwork pages
For teams that need API access or broader document workflows.
FAQ
What is the Paperwork mobile app for?
It runs Paperwork's document tools from your phone. Pick a tool, scan or upload a document, and get structured fields back: Emirates ID, passport NFC, bank statements, cheques, KYC, general OCR, and a domain age check.
What does the cheque scanner read?
It reads the MICR line printed along the bottom of a UAE bank cheque and returns the cheque number, routing code, and account number, with the raw MICR line and a recognition confidence score. The amount and payee are not part of the MICR line, so the scanner does not read them.
How does passport NFC reading work?
Scan the MRZ zone on the passport with the camera, or type the document number, date of birth, and expiry by hand, then hold the phone against the chip. It works with passports issued by most countries. Emirates ID is read from the front and back image, not over NFC.
Which documents can it process?
Emirates ID by front and back image, passports over NFC, bank statements as PDF, PNG, or JPG, cheques over the MICR line, KYC with liveness and face match, general documents over OCR, and a domain age lookup.
Where do my documents go?
Processing runs over an encrypted connection and data is encrypted at rest. Files are kept only as long as processing needs them. The App Store listing links to the full privacy policy.
Is it on Android?
The app is live on the App Store for iPhone. Google Play and Huawei AppGallery builds are planned.
Is this the same as the mobile SDK?
No. This is a finished app for people who handle documents day to day. The mobile SDK is for teams that want the same capture and identity checks inside their own app.
Start with the app, scale through Paperwork
Install the app or talk to us about API, SDK, and workflow options.