Payments

PayRange launches age verification device

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March 29, 2023

PayRange Inc., a provider of a mobile payment app and hardware for automated retail, has launched an in-app age verification solution, immi, and its accompanying hardware component, BluCheck, according to a press release.

The solution, built upon the success of the company's BluKey mobile payment hardware, includes additional features that enable age and identity verification when used with the PayRange app, including purchase quantity limits, a regulatory requirement intended to prevent over consumption and social selling.

Once a BluCheck device is installed on a vending machine and activated by the operator, a consumer launches the immi age verification process from within the PayRange app to make a purchase of an age-restricted item.

The immi (pronounced "I'm Me") technology utilizes multi-factor authentication to verify identity and age.

The consumer scans the front and back of their government issued ID, from which the technology then verifies their age and authenticates the ID. The user then takes a selfie and FaceMatch AI matches the person to the photo ID.

An encrypted reusable digital ID is created allowing verified consumers to make repeat age-restricted purchases without repeating the process each time.

The BluCheck device works on any MDB standard machine and has the form factor of PayRange devices vending operators have used for years.

BlueCheck has been deployed on customers' machines and is available for sale since fall 2022 and is now being readied for wider release.