AGE ASSURANCE
Credit card age checks
Confirm a user is 18+ with a credit card check.
Territory
Global
Type
Age inference
Deployment
Age gate
Speed
Results in seconds
Age checks with a card, no ID scans needed
A £1 charge - immediately refunded - confirms the card is active and held by someone aged 18 or over.
Images deleted after verification
No selfies
No charge retained
Registry-verified
Just the mobile number they already use. Simple as that.
Benefits
Good for users, good for business
Protects minors
Support compliance
Privacy-preserving
No ID or biometrics needed
how it works
Credit card age check, step by step
Whether deploying Verifymy's market-leading email-based age checks as a single, standalone method or as part of your full age assurance suite, the solution fits seamlessly into your platform without adding unnecessary friction.
1
The user enters their card number, expiry date, CVC and billing address
2
Details are submitted directly to our payment service provider
3
A £1 charge is placed and immediately refunded, confirming the card is active
4
Name and billing address are matched to the bank's records to confirm the card is held by the user
5
A yes or no result is returned to the platform. If age can't be determined, the user is offered an alternative method
WHITE PAPER
Email-based age checks: The benchmark for frictionless age assurance
Download our latest white paper for more information on how our email address solution works.
Age checks for all industries
Social media
Tailoring experiences by age and protecting younger users from age-inappropriate and harmful content.
Adult entertainment
Preventing minors from accessing adult content, in line with evolving age verification regulations.
Online video gaming
Ensuring players meet minimum age requirements for mature-rated games and user-to-user features.
Marketplaces
Verifying buyers’ ages at checkout for age-restricted items such as alcohol, tobacco, vapes and bladed items.
TRUST & COMPLIANCE
Certified accuracy
Independently certified by the Age Check Certification Scheme to ISO/IEC 27566-1:2025.
Built on privacy-by-design principles
Every age check returns a simple result - a pass/fail against the age threshold, or a minimum estimated age. No documents, biometric data or personal details are ever shared with your platform.
Data retention
Deleted or anonymised immediately after verification
Data minimisation
Only the minimum data needed to return a result is ever collected
Data integrity
Protected with 256-bit encryption, hashed and salted.
GDPR
Fully compliant with UK and EU GDPR
How businesses use it
Regulatory compliance
Meet local and global age verification, advertising, and data privacy requirements.
Age-gating
Restrict access to age-sensitive content and products — alcohol, tobacco, adult entertainment.
Age-appropriate experiences
Tailor content, features, and interactions to age groups on social, video, and gaming platforms.
Database enrichment
Verify age thresholds (13, 16, 18+) across your existing user base to improve targeting and ROI.
Explore other age assurance methods
Credit card age checks are one of several methods Verifymy offers. Deployed as a single, standalone method or as part of your full age assurance suite, the solution fits seamlessly into your platform while keeping business disruption to a minimum.
Email address
Analyses an email address's existing digital footprint - without accessing its contents - to determine whether the user meets the applicable age threshold
Mobile phone number
Confirms a phone is in the possession of, and authorised for use by, a person aged 18 or over.
Facial age estimation
Analyses facial features captured in a short selfie video - including liveness checks that protect against 2D images, masks or bots - to determine whether the user meets the applicable age threshold.
Identity document and face match
Takes a picture of a government-issued identity document and matches it against a selfie - verifying that the document belongs to the person presenting it - to confirm whether the user meets the applicable age threshold.
Brazilian CPF check
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Talk to a regulatory expert
Understand how credit card age checks meet age assurance regulations in your markets.
Frequently asked questions
Answers to common questions about mobile credit card age checks age checks.
Will I be charged?
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How does a credit card prove age?
An age verification method using credit card authorisation to confirm age.
Do debit or prepaid cards work?
An age estimation method based on a person’s facial features captured in a short selfie video.
Are my card details stored anywhere?
An age verification method that uses government-issued IDs to determine a user's age and employs face match technology to verify ID ownership.
Will this appear on my statement?
An age verification method using credit card authorisation to confirm age.
Is this PCI DSS compliant?
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What happens if the authorisation fails?
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Is this method certified?
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