You shouldn't have to prove who you are twice.

Verified once. Trusted everywhere.

LayerCred issues portable credentials users control. Verify once, share with consent, and let it expire. No permanent records.

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The problem

Every new platform. Every new apartment.
You start from zero.

Students prove their identity over and over. uploading IDs, sharing personal documents, waiting for manual reviews. Platforms collect data they don't need and keep it longer than they should. It doesn't have to work this way.

What makes LayerCred different

User-owned

The credential belongs to the user, not your platform. They decide when and where to share it.

Expires automatically

Every credential has an expiration date. No stale data sits in your system. Users can revoke anytime.

Consent-first

Every share requires explicit approval. Your platform requests, the user consents. No silent data flows.

How it works

One button. One result. Zero PII.

Your platform adds a verification button. We handle the rest.

For platforms

Give your users a reason to trust your platform.

Students want to feel safe. You want fewer disputes. LayerCred handles the verification
so you can focus on your product.

01

Eliminate manual review

Automated student verification replaces email and ID checks. Reduce review time from days to seconds.

02

Add a real trust signal

A verified student badge on profiles and listings that your users and their counterparts can actually trust.

03

Collect less data

You receive a yes/no result and an expiry date. No PII, no source documents, no liability.

04

Ship in weeks, not months

One button, one endpoint, one webhook. Go live within a month. Measure impact over 90 days.

Why this matters now

The federal government agrees: student verification is broken.

In April 2026, the U.S. Department of Education launched emergency fraud detection for federal student aid after ghost students and AI bots drained over $1 billion from taxpayers. If a .edu email isn't enough for the federal government, why would it be enough for your platform?

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Security & Privacy

We don't store what we don't need.

Consent required for every share. Credentials auto-expire. Your platform receives a yes/no result, not source documents or PII. Users can revoke access at any time. No cross-platform tracking.

Questions worth answering

The hard questions.

Is this a social credit score?
No. LayerCred issues specific, factual credentials. for example, "this person is an enrolled student." We don't rate, rank, or score people. A credential is a verified fact with an expiration date, nothing more.
Do you track users across apps?
No. The user controls every share. When a platform requests a credential, the user explicitly consents. We don't share data between platforms without user approval. There is no cross-platform tracking.
What data do you store?
Minimal. We verify a claim and store the verification result, not the underlying source data. Verification results are time-limited and users control sharing. We aim to minimize data retention at every step.
Does the credential expire?
Yes. Every credential has an expiration date. After expiry, the credential is no longer valid and must be re-verified. No stale data sits in your system.
Can users revoke access?
Yes. Users can revoke any credential at any time. Revocation invalidates the credential immediately across all platforms it was shared with.

Ready to see it work?

15-minute call. We'll show you the flow and see if a pilot makes sense for your platform.

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