VUVU Credentials
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Verify once. Prove it anywhere.

Their ID stays with them.

VU checks a chip passport against the issuing government’s own signature, once, and puts the proof in the person’s own wallet. Your platform sees only the answer it asks for, never the passport.

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Free to start. We review every application by hand.

Asked “over 18?”, the shop learns Over 18 ✓ and nothing else
SafewireEvery verified moment in Safewire runs on VU Credentials

W3C Verifiable Credentials · OpenID for credentials · SD-JWT VC

Checking people is expensive, risky and never finished

Every platform that needs to know who someone is pays for it again, and keeps more than it should.

You pay to check the same person again

Every platform a person joins checks them from scratch, and pays for it.

You hold data you'd rather not

Passports and selfies sit on your servers long after the check is done.

Copies get through

Screenshots, photocopies and shared cards pass for the real thing.

How a person proves who they are, with VU

  1. 1

    Verify once

    They hold their passport to their phone. VU checks the chip against the issuing government's own signature, and matches a live face to the chip's photo.

  2. 2

    They keep it

    The proof goes into their own wallet, on their phone. Your platform stores no passport and no selfie.

  3. 3

    They show only what you ask

    Asked "over 18?", the shop learns yes. Not their name, not their birthday. They approve each answer on their own phone.

What VU does

Two services. One network.

Issue credentials your customers keep: passes, badges, memberships, a verified business. On top, VU Verified checks the passport itself and gives people an ID they carry. Either way, the proof lives in their wallet.

On top: VU Verified

VU checks the passport chip and the face itself.

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Way 2

We check, in your app

Our app kit reads the passport chip inside your own app. VU checks the issuing government's signature, matches a live face to the chip's photo, and tells you the result.

How it works
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Way 3

We check once, they carry it

People check once in the VU app. After that they prove they are over 18, or who they are, with a tap or a QR code wherever VU is accepted.

How it works

The foundation: credentials

Any fact you vouch for, as a credential in their wallet.

Live

Way 1

You check, we certify

You check the person or business yourself, or through your ID-check provider. VU turns the result into a credential in their wallet, keeps track of whether it is still valid, and confirms it with a scan.

How it works

Built for platforms like yours

Platforms that serve small businesses and their customers, wherever they come from.

Payments and fintech

Know your customers once, and verify your merchants

See how

Events and venues

Tickets nobody can fake, and age at the door

See how

Marketplaces and gig platforms

Verified sellers, hosts and workers, checked once

Tell us what you need

How others use VU Credentials

Safewire: proof in your pocket, not paperwork

Safewire is a payments app for small businesses and their customers. Safewire checks the facts once; VU Credentials turns them into digital proof its customers carry in their wallet.

  • Verify onceCustomers prove who they are one time. After that, their phone carries the proof.
  • Tickets nobody can fakeMerchants hand out tickets, coupons and punch cards that can't be copied or used twice.
  • Checked in secondsStaff scan a code and get a clear yes or no. The shop never keeps the customer's details.
Read Safewire’s story
Maya has her ID checked once in the Safewire app. Phone, email, identity and over-18 cards arrive in her wallet, issued by VU Credentials. At a shop she scans a code and taps Approve, and the shop learns only that she is over 18: no name, no birthday.

Why VU

Any chip passport, from anywhere

VU checks the issuing government's own signature, so it works for people national schemes leave out.

The proof travels with the person

Checked once, they carry the result. Nobody pays to check them twice.

Proofs, not data

VU keeps no face images, and no passport details once a check is decided. You can hold less too.

Open standards, no lock-in

Any business can check a VU credential, without joining anyone’s network.

Type of companyChecks the passport chipThe person keeps the proofAny business can check itIssues your own passesSmall-business pricing
ID-check servicesThe result goes to the businessMonthly minimums
Closed reusable IDsInside their own appOnly their own customersVaries
Credential platformsYou bring the check
VU CredentialsEarly accessFree to start

For developers

One API call issues a credential

Open standards end to end: OpenID for issuing, W3C credentials, and published keys anyone can check against.

  1. 1ApplyTell us about your platform. We review every application by hand.
  2. 2Define a credentialChoose its fields and how the card looks, in the dashboard.
  3. 3Issue with one callSend the result to VU. The person collects the credential in their wallet.
Read the docs
curl -X POST https://issuer.vucredentials.com/v1/offers \
  -H "X-Api-Key: $VU_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "credentialTypeSlug": "verified-business",
    "subjectId": "merchant-42",
    "claims": { "businessName": "Harbour Coffee Co.", "status": "approved" }
  }'

# { "offerUri": "openid-credential-offer://..." }

Free to start

Issue 100 credentials a month free. Identity checks are free during early access.

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