What it is
A 2-minute hosted flow through Stripe Identity:
- Take a photo of your government ID (driver's license, passport)
- Take a selfie — Stripe matches your face to the ID photo
- Stripe runs anti-spoof + ID document checks
Why bother
Verified pros earn the ID Verified badge — green shield, visible on your profile and in every search result. From our internal data:
- Verified pros book ~30% more in their first month
- Customers cite identity verification as the #2 reason they pick a pro (behind reviews)
How to start
/pro/profile → top card "Identity Verification" → tap Verify Now. You'll be redirected to Stripe and back here when done.
The badge appears within 1-5 minutes of Stripe completing the check.
Privacy
We store only:
- The Stripe Identity session ID (not your ID image)
- "Verified at" timestamp + status
- Government ID images live in Stripe, not on our servers. Mendly never sees them.