Read the article. They clearly have their own OTP setup.
But if they are asking for your passport, then they have access to it. It's not a third party asking and providing them with some checkmark or other reduced risk data.
I have read the article and OTP has nothing to do with identity verification. I'm asking because every single time I went through identity verification the app used a third party service that is supposed to be trustworthy.
But if they are asking for your passport, then they have access to it. It's not a third party asking and providing them with some checkmark or other reduced risk data.