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Persona’s verified identity platform unifies data collection, verification, fraud prevention, age assurance, and compliance into a configurable platform. Organizations can use Persona at every stage of the identity life cycle, and the platform’s flexibility allows teams to quickly adapt as new technologies, regulations, and use cases emerge.
Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, Persona is available in 200+ countries and territories, and in over 40 languages. It powers privacy-first workflows across industries, including fintechs, AI companies, marketplaces, delivery services, education, and government agencies.
Persona Biometrics News
Bitcoin platform Fold looks to Persona for smoother onboarding, improved conversion
Fold Holdings has upgraded its identity verification for its bitcoin financial platform. Fold opted for Persona as its new provider…
| Jun 24, 2026 | Persona sees ‘fraud slop’ pale next to simple presentation attacks in 2026 H1 reportPersona has found simple presentation attacks to be the dominant form of selfie fraud. The identity company’s first-half 2026 report… |
| Jun 16, 2026 | Roblox shows off Persona age estimation as it launches age-based accountsRoblox is on a mission to prove that its facial age estimation system works as intended. The mega-popular gaming platform,… |
| Jun 16, 2026 | Update on identity, age verification for Claude prompts user pushbackAnthropic, developer of the popular chatbot Claude, has updated its privacy policy with a notice that it could ask users… |
| May 22, 2026 | Persona awarded FedRAMP Moderate Authorization statusPersona has achieved Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Moderate Authorization, enabling U.S. Federal agencies to deploy its biometric… |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Persona integrates with ConnectID for age checks through Australian payments networkPersona has announced an integration with ConnectID, the Australian digital identity exchange created by the country’s payments industry, Australian Payments… |
| Apr 17, 2026 | Anthropic adds limited biometric ID verification from Persona to ClaudeAnthropic is introducing identity verification on its AI chatbot platform Claude for a “small number of cases.” For its verification… |
| Mar 13, 2026 | Biometric IDV helps secure enterprise identity workflowEnterprises are facing rising threats from deepfakes and synthetic identities, from attackers posing as employees to fake job seekers. Companies… |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Discord apologizes for Persona snafu, delays global age verification rolloutIn a new blog post, Discord CTO Stanislav Vishnevskiy says he’s bummed out how people interpreted language on its website… |
| Feb 23, 2026 | Persona pushes back against fears its age assurance tech isn’t secureThe increased prevalence of age checks to access certain online services has brought increased scrutiny to the age assurance sector,… |
| Feb 11, 2026 | Discord offers clarification on age assurance as users search for alternativesDiscord needs to clear the air about its age assurance update. Having triggered a wave of consternation among its users… |
| Feb 10, 2026 | Discord to make teen settings default, Australia wants a word with RobloxDiscord is rolling out “teen-by-default” settings for all users globally. A release from the messaging platform says “all new and… |
| Jan 28, 2026 | FTC workshop shows age assurance sector positioned to support legislative trend in USThe Federal Trade Commission this week played host to various experts and stakeholders in the age assurance ecosystem, at a… |
| Jan 28, 2026 | Persona, Incode, Veratad join k-ID’s OpenAge initiative for reusable age checksThe OpenAge Initiative, the reusable age check system launched in November 2025 under the leadership of Singapore-based compliance firm k-ID,… |
| Jan 21, 2026 | For ChatGPT, OpenAI rolls out age inference system similar to YouTube’sOne of the more unheralded battles being decided in the development of the age assurance industry is how, exactly, to… |
| Jan 20, 2026 | Age verification expands in gaming: Minecraft selects Yoti, Discord tests PersonaMinecraft players in the UK with adult accounts will have to complete age checks starting in February to continue using… |
| Jan 14, 2026 | Veratad, Trinsic partnership expands IDMax reusable digital ID networkA partnership between biometrics and identity provider Veratad Technologies and identity network aggregator Trinsic will drive a “significant expansion” of… |
| Jan 8, 2026 | Roblox rolls out facial age estimation for chat access globallyRoblox has rolled out an age assurance requirement to access chat features globally, after piloting the feature in several countries… |
| Dec 16, 2025 | Persona and Paravision power Substack’s biometric age estimationPeople visiting Substack from within the UK and Australia may find some content blocked or blurred out until they perform… |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Reddit users’ questions expose major shortcoming in age assurance effort“Am I the only one that’s confused about how they’re going to confirm if you’re a certain age?” So asks… |
Persona White Papers
Persona’s 2026 H1 selfie fraud report
Persona analyzed over 27 million fraudulent selfies to understand how fraudsters are attacking selfie verification flows. They found that the…
