To improve your conversion rates, the PV service aims to make it as easy as possible for parents to verify their identity and grant permission for their child to use your app. Depending on the child’s location (which you pass to the KWS API), the PV service supports a variety of methods that the parent can use to verify their identity quickly and easily.
NOTE: You can choose which verification methods to offer parents (dependent on their child’s location) when you configure your PV service settings.
KWS supports the following verification methods:
Payment card (worldwide except Russia and Belarus)
Parents in all regions except Russia and Belarus can verify their identity using a payment (credit or debit) card. The payment card details are verified by Stripe.
- For parents in the U.S., a charge of $0.50 is made against the card and then refunded to the parent.
- For parents outside the U.S., a small charge in the local currency is authorized but not actually taken from their card. For example, an amount of £0.30 is authorized for parents in the U.K.
For these charges, KWS uses the currency of the parent’s current location, which is determined by GeoIP.
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NOTE: In your Test environment, you can test payment card verification using dummy card numbers.
ID scan (worldwide except U.S. and South Korea)
Parents in all regions except the U.S. and South Korea can verify their identity by scanning the back and front of their ID card or document. This method supports hundreds of types of ID from different jurisdictions; for example, passports, driving licenses, and national ID cards. For a list of the permissible forms of ID, contact us.
The scanned ID is verified by Veratad.
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NOTE: In your Test environment, you can test ID scan verification.
Face scan (worldwide except U.S. and South Korea)
Parents in all regions except the U.S. and South Korea can verify their identity using face scan. KWS prompts the parent to hold their device in front of their face. Via the device’s camera, a machine-learning algorithm estimates the parent’s age.
Face scan verification is provided by Yoti.
SSN (U.S.)
Parents in the U.S. can verify their identity by entering the last 4 digits of their Social Security Number (SSN). A SSN is a nine-digit identification number issued to U.S. citizens and residents for taxation and other purposes.
The parent enters their first name, last name, date of birth, address, and the last 4 digits of their SSN. These details are verified by Veratad.
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NOTE: In your Test environment, you can test SSN verification using known 4-digit values.
CPF (Brazil)
Parents in Brazil can verify their identity using their CPF. The CPF (Cadastro de Pessoas Físicas or Natural Persons Register) is a number that the Brazilian revenue agency assigns to Brazilians and resident aliens who are subject to taxes in Brazil.
The parent enters their CPF number and date of birth. These details are verified by Serpro.
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CURP (Mexico)
Parents in Mexico can verify their identity using their CURP. The CURP (Clave Única de Registro de Población or Unique Population Registry Code/Personal ID Code Number) is a unique identity code for citizens and residents of Mexico. Each CURP code is a unique alphanumeric 18-character string.
The parent enters their CURP, first name, and last name. These details are verified by Nubarium.
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