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Identity

Learn how to verify identities using Stripe Identity.

Use Stripe Identity to confirm the identity of global users to prevent fraud, streamline risk operations, and increase trust and safety. Learn about the verification use cases and business locations supported by Stripe Identity.

Stripe Identity allows you to:

  • Verify the authenticity of government-issued ID documents from more than 120 countries
  • Capture government-issued photo IDs with a conversion-optimized verification flow
  • Match government-issued photo IDs with selfies, and validate Social Security numbers (SSNs)
  • Access collected images, and extracted data from government-issued ID documents

Available for users in:

Australia
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Canada
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
United States

Get started

Sign up

Activate Identity in the Dashboard.

Verify your users’ identity documents

Begin by creating sessions and collecting identity documents.

Handle verification outcomes

Listen for verification outcomes so your integration can automatically trigger reactions.

Create re-usable configuration

Use verification flows to create re-usable configuration and manage identity verification in the Dashboard.

More verification checks

Verification checks

Learn about all the different verification checks supported by Stripe Identity.

Adding selfie checks

Add face similarity checks to prevent fraudsters from using stolen documents.

Additional verifications for Connect

Collect additional identity verification as part of Connect onboarding.

Clone a sample project

Try out the demo

Preview a demo of Stripe Identity

Pricing

Learn about pricing

Learn about pay-as-you-go and custom pricing.

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