KYC AVC UK: VerifyMyAge

The VerifyMyAge platform is an official partner of the international trade platform eBay where both official sellers, and individuals sell goods. Development on a basis computer vision will allow to make process of verification of age fast and safe both for the seller, and for the buyer.

2020: Integration into Smart IDReader

The sensing technology of the documents Smart IDReader of the Russian developer of artificial intelligence of Smart Engines is integrated into the British multi-profile platform of rendering services in verification of age of the user in electronic trading of VerifyMyAge. On June 15, 2020 the Smart Engines company reported about it.

In many countries retailers bear responsibility for sales of goods with age limit to the buyers who did not reach full age age. Such requirement extends not only to sales in stationary outlets, but also when implementing goods through online stores using a courier delivery or through issue points, and at online sale on network marketplaces. Age restrictions concern sale of alcoholic and tobacco products, printed, video and other materials for adults. In cases of the order of such goods, the seller needs to make sure that the buyer full age while the buyer needs to confirm the age. The same way confirmation of age is required also on a number of platforms of online games.

The VerifyMyAge service provides service for sellers, trading on the Internet in goods to which restrictions of the minimum age of the buyer, to the organizations implementing the goods on platforms of Internet trade extend. Service of check of age is embedded in mobile application of the seller by means of which purchase is made and also can be used in mobile applications of marketplaces. For June 15, 2020 check of age is available to the clients selling the goods on platforms of eBay, Shopify.

To undergo verification of age by means of Smart IDReader sensing technology, the buyer needs to photograph the passport, the ID card or the car driver license in mobile application, and a system will automatically recognize date of birth that will allow to set age of the user and also will check the document for existence of signs of counterfeit. At the same time the application does not transfer the image of documents to third-party services and does not store user data. All process of confirmation of age takes several seconds.

Service of check of age using Smart IDReader for June, 2020 is available in Great Britain, Canada, the USA, Germany, Sweden and the Republic of South Africa.

VerifyMyAge allows the buyer to confirm the age in several ways from which check by means of Smart IDReader the fastest, exact and the least resource-intensive. Unlike other offered check methods, confirmation of age according to the document allows to confirm age for all age categories (18+, 21+, 25+) and is universal. Automation of process of confirmation of age increases loyalty of the seller and conversion as does not distract the buyer from process of the order — the CEO of Smart Engines PhD in Technological Sciences Vladimir Arlazarov.

Our mission consists in that 100% of true end buyers unmistakably and reliably could carry out authentication of the personality. Our command includes the people who are directly engaged in e-commerce and therefore we as nobody else in this market understand with what potential damage the absence confirmation of age of the buyer for the seller can threaten — Ryan Shaw, the CEO of VerifyMyAge comments