Tinder expanding ID verification to US, UK, Brazil and Mexico [Video]

Tinder announced on Tuesday that it will expand its identity verification program to users in the U.S., U.K., Brazil and Mexico. 

The company says the change is aimed at helping confirm the authenticity of its users. 

The new feature will be available in the U.S. and Mexico by the summer and in the U.K. and Brazil by the spring. 

How will the new feature work? 

According to Tinder, the new process will require a video selfie and a valid form of identification like a passport or driver’s license. 

The app will check to see whether to face in the video selfie matches the one in the photo IDs. 

Tinder implemented this process in Australia and New Zealand last fall. The app says in those regions the company saw a 67% increase in matches than those not verified.

“We believe ID Verification is an important tool users can adopt to help prove they are the person in their photos …