{"id":214682,"date":"2022-01-26T14:57:05","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T12:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=112270"},"modified":"2022-01-26T14:57:05","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T12:57:05","slug":"gumtree-launches-verified-accounts-with-xds-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/gumtree-launches-verified-accounts-with-xds-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Gumtree launches verified accounts with XDS solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

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South Africa\u2019s largest classifieds site, Gumtree.co.za, has partnered with credit information bureau XDS solutions (part of the EOH Information Services Group) to launch Profile Verification on their platform.<\/p>\n

This innovation will allow both buyers and sellers to verify their SA ID number with XDS. Facial recognition software used during the process will ensure that stolen ID documents cannot be used.<\/p>\n

Claire Cobbledick, GM of Gumtree South Africa, states that this is one of many steps the platform is taking to make the process of buying and selling online safer for all. \u201cPart of the appeal of social media and classifieds platforms has been a low barrier to entry \u2013 anyone with an email address can create an account and start trading. However, it is easy for unscrupulous criminals to take advantage of this and operate online. We believe that the future of classifieds lies in providing tools and mechanisms that still make it simple and easy to trade \u2013 but also safer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Profile Verification has initially rolled out to sellers but will soon become an optional extra for all Gumtree users. \u201cNo data will be collected, stored or displayed on Gumtree,\u201d says Cobbledick. \u201cVerified users will receive a badge on their profile to indicate that they have verified their identity, adding an extra layer of trust to their online presence.\u201d<\/p>\n

The entire process can be completed in under two minutes. While it does not verify the goods or service level of the individual, it does eliminate ID fraud that often plagues social media and classifieds sites. \u201cYou can be assured that the person you can interacting with online is who they say they are.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cobbledick says the site will be rolling out additional features in 2022. In 2020, the site partnered with MFC, a division of Nedbank, to provide verification and finance for private vehicle sales.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are numerous innovations in the pipeline related to safety and entrepreneurship,\u201d she states. \u201cIn these tough economic times, classifieds has a bigger role than ever to play and we\u2019re committed to meeting the needs of our current and future customers.\u201d<\/p>\n

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South Africa\u2019s largest classifieds site, Gumtree.co.za, has partnered with credit information bureau XDS solutions (part of the EOH Information Services Group) to launch Profile Verification on their platform. This innovation will allow both buyers and sellers to verify their SA ID number with XDS. Facial recognition software used during the process will ensure that stolen […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":214683,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4584,9021],"tags":[3257],"class_list":{"0":"post-214682","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-africa-news-2","8":"category-mypr","9":"tag-mypr","10":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/gumtree-launches-verified-accounts-with-xds-solutions.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214682","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=214682"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214682\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/214683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=214682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=214682"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=214682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}