Dating
Enable authentic connections between real people
Incode verifies identity and age at sign-up, privacy-first, so bots, fake profiles, and AI personas never make it to a match. Every identity clears independent layers of defense.
Identity verification built for online dating
AI-powered identity verification and age assurance for dating apps, built privacy-first.
What dating platforms are up against
An authenticity crisis in online dating
Trust is no longer a differentiator; it is the baseline users demand and regulators now enforce. The UK Online Safety Act mandates age verification for dating apps, with fines of up to 10% of global revenue for non-compliance, as similar requirements gain momentum in other markets.
Romance scams and catfishing
Fake profiles built on stolen photos and AI personas farm affection into fraud and sextortion, and the platform's reputation pays for it.
Bots and fake profiles
Automated accounts flood swipes and chats, poisoning the experience that keeps real members subscribing.
Minors on 18+ platforms
Dating apps are adults-only by law. Age verification is mandated in the UK and Australia, with the US, EU, and Canada close behind.
AI personas
Generative AI makes a perfect fake profile cheap: photos, chat, and a voice. Proving humanity is the new baseline.
Incode solutions
Built for dating platforms
Coverage across the full member lifecycle, from sign-up and age checks to every new device and return.
Identity Verification
Document, liveness, and face checks confirm every member is a real, unique human at sign-up, in seconds.
Learn moreAge assurance
Facial age estimation keeps minors off 18+ platforms, escalating to a document check only when needed.
Learn moreFake-profile defense
Passive liveness and Deepsight stop bots, stolen photos, and AI-generated faces before they reach a match.
Learn moreAccount takeover protection
Biometric re-proof at logins and new devices keeps a member's account, chats, and photos theirs alone.
Learn more99%
fraud reduction
40%
higher conversion rates
11x
faster onboarding
User experience
How it works
Identity verification is the foundation that makes the experience worth paying for.
Why dating platforms choose Incode
Independent layers of defense for every member
Fraud that adapts will eventually fool any single check. Incode verifies every identity across independent layers, each reading a different signal, in milliseconds. Real members pass without friction while fraud has to beat every layer at once.
Document verification
AI-powered detection of paper forgeries, screen spoofs, and digitally generated IDs. International identity documents supported.
See it in actionBiometric liveness
Liveness detection confirms a live person is present and matches the face to the document in milliseconds.
See it in actionAI-generated document detection
Deepsight for Documents catches forged, tampered, and fully synthetic IDs, fraud that template checks and barcode validation were never built to see. 8.8x more fraud caught than document checks alone.
See it in actionOn-device age estimation
Zero-knowledge age estimation runs entirely on the member's device: the face never leaves the phone, and no biometric data is transmitted.
See it in actionPersonhood for the AI era
Incode detects autonomous agents and AI personas, verifying the real human behind every interaction and every match.
See it in actionPrivacy is the architecture
We made privacy a founding conviction long before regulation or the market asked for it. Data reduction, anonymity, and automated deletion are built in by default.
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How do dating apps verify users are real people?
Identity verification at sign-up confirms a real, live, unique human behind each profile: a quick selfie check defeats bots and stolen photos, and a document check anchors the account to a real person. Verified members mean real humans talking to real humans.
Do dating apps have to verify users' ages?
Yes, in a growing list of markets. The UK Online Safety Act mandates age verification for dating apps, Australia's rules took force in March 2026, and the US, EU, and Canada have active regulatory discussions underway. Incode adapts the check market by market.
How does Incode keep minors off dating apps?
Facial age estimation confirms a member is an adult from a quick selfie, escalating to a document check only when the estimate is close to the threshold. An on-device, zero-knowledge option runs the analysis without the face ever leaving the phone.
How does Incode stop romance scams and catfishing?
Romance scams build fake relationships on stolen or AI-generated identities and turn affection into money transfers or sextortion. Verifying every member at sign-up removes the fake profiles the scam depends on, and Deepsight catches the AI-generated faces behind them.
Can a deepfake or AI persona pass verification?
No. Passive liveness detection plus Deepsight block face swaps, injected camera feeds, and AI-generated faces, backed by an independent Purdue University benchmark, and personhood checks detect autonomous agents behind accounts.
Does verification add friction to dating app sign-up?
No. 90% of members verify on the first attempt, with a decision in seconds. Verified members also engage more and convert to paid features, because a platform of real humans feels worth paying for.
Resources
Resources on dating platforms
Bring verification into the tools you already use with Incode Integrations Marketplace
Learn how the Incode Integrations Marketplace brings identity verification into tools you already use, like ServiceNow, Workday, and Shopify.
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Incode takes first place in document forgery and face liveness detection at IJCB 2026
Incode swept the IJCB 2026 PAD-ID Card tracks and won LivDet-Face 2026’s video category, independent benchmarks for forgery and liveness detection.
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Celebrating 11 years of culture, ownership, and trust at Incode
See how 11 years of ownership, honest conversation, and resilience shaped Incode's culture, and discover what's coming next for digital identity.
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