Age Verification Software for Fast Fraud Prevention

Since selling age-restricted items or services to minors is both unethical and illegal, there are some age-restricted markets that are required to implement age verification systems by law.

For example, common age-restricted markets in the US are:

• Lottery tickets
• Online gaming
• R-rated movies
• Dating sites
• Fireworks (state-dependent)
• Aerosol paint
• Certain types of guns
• Certain types of razors

That means age verification helps companies prevent underage visitors from making unauthorized transactions and ensures compliance with international age verification regulations, such as COPPA, GDPR, or the UK Gambling Act.

No. Methods range from standard ID document checks to facial age estimation only (when the age is assessed based on the user’s face and how old they look) to database/credit-card verification (based on pre-saved data), and requirements differ by jurisdiction, so, often, providers support multiple age verification methods. Otherwise, you risk non-compliance since different markets require different workflows.

Yes. iDenfy’s age verification solution and ID & age verification plugins, such as the Shopify app, are easily configured, meaning you can change the workflow and decide when or how to trigger the check for the end-user. You can change and set different age limits via the dashboard or API, rather than using separate integrations per product line, especially useful when selling multiple age-restricted categories at once.

Check if they support a global document base and support your operating markets/countries. Also, review existing use cases to see if they have worked with age-restricted service providers before, specializing in this industry. Always ask which age verification methods they support, how fast/accurate their checks are, whether they cover the specific state or country laws you need to comply with, and how accurately they handle the verifications. A poor U/X or a lower-than-average pass rate is a red flag.

The online age verification process requires customers to prove their age before accessing a certain service or product electronically, meaning that instead of asking for a document in person, the customer has to prove their age online. Businesses that sell alcohol or provide gambling services are very cautious about their age verification processes since the use of AI has made it easier for bad actors to fake identities.