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nopzor on March 30, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Stackit: Cloud and Colocation

how are they going to know that the name matches the credit card?

hansel_der on March 30, 2022 | [–]

idk, how do you compare strings?

maccard on March 31, 2022 | [–]

Assuming you're being genuine here, OCR on the passport photo plus a string comparison on the card details provided. This is why the criteria for ID scans is so strict, and also why these verifications can take "up to 24 hours".

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