Most products and services that enable FICA verification are heavily dependent on human intervention to collate personal data from a variety of sources.
Often the primary cost is incurred because legions of clerical staff are employed to establish contact with customers based on inadequate or outdated information, and then to manage the collection of data in an orderly way. This cost can vary from R300 for a well known engaged individual, to R1500 or more for an acquired, previously unknown individual.