You can combat fraudulent applications by requiring applicants complete a Stripe-powered identity verification process.

Non-test verifications will be charged 2 Slate credits per verification.

🏗️ This feature is in the process of being rolled out. Check back for updates.

How it works

You can configure Slate to send applicants a link to initiate identity verification at any point in their application.

Applicants agree to Stripe’s terms and are directed to continue on a smartphone if they aren’t on a device with a camera. This process does not require the creation of a Stripe account.

To verify their identity, applicants must:

• Take pictures of their identification document (driver license, photo ID, or passport)

• Provide part of their government ID number, like the last four digits of a Social Security Number

• Take a selfie

Stripe compares the card’s information (ID number, expiration, and so on) against government and 3rd-party databases. It also confirms the physical object’s legitimacy, and can verify hundreds of different document types from around the world.

The selfie portion compares the subject to the photo on the ID and can detect digital layering techniques.

📖 Learn more about Stripe Identity.

Verification results are displayed immediately on the applicant’s profile tab.

Step 1: Copy the verification link

We need to get the link that takes applicants to the identity verification page in their application.

This link uses the following format:

https://YOUR-UNIVERSITY.edu/apply/verify?account=YOUR_SLATE_CREDIT_ACCOUNT_GUID

To find this link:

1. Go to any person record.

2. Select Profile.

3. Select Verifications.

4. Configure the following settings:

   • Mode: To test this feature, select Test, otherwise select Live.

   • Account: Default Account

   • Link: Copy this link.

Impersonating a verification

From here, you’ll also find an Impersonate link. You can test the verification process for that particular record here.

🔔 Performing a verification in Live mode will incur a charge of two Slate credits.

Step 2: Deliver the link to the applicant  you want to verify

With the link to the verification page in hand, we’ll provide it to an applicant whose identity we want to verify.

You can place the link

• In a Deliver mailing

• In the applicant status portal

• In a form

• In a text message

🏗️ A future version of this tool will let you associate this link with a checklist item.

Step 3: The applicant verifies their identity

However you decide to communicate the link to the applicant, when they follow the link, they’ll arrive at your application login page.

Once they’ve logged in, they arrive at the verification page.

When they select Start Verification, they’re brought to the Stripe-powered identity verification tool. They do not need to create a Stripe account.

Viewing results

When the verification is complete, results appear on the applicant’s profile tab. Here, you’ll find whether the verification was a success.

These results are scoped to the person: applicants who re-apply will retain their verification status.