The dating app, which has been targeted by scammers, has previously trialled the system in Australia
Tinder is introducing enhanced identity checks for UK users, involving a passport or driving licence being checked against a video selfie.
Anyone who signs up to the voluntary scheme will get an icon on their profile, verifying their age and likeness are authentic.The charity Victim Support said the move was welcome but added platforms like Tinder needed to "go further". "Ensuring ID verification is mandatory across all dating apps, rather than optional, would be more robust," charity spokesman Wayne Stevens told the BBC.The fraud - also known as catfishing - involves a person entering a relationship while pretending to be someone else.
Their goal can be to deceive someone into a romantic relationship, often with the aim of scamming money from them.Tinder says the system it is introducing should give users more confidence that the people they meet on the app are who they say they are. It will see users who verify a photo receiving a blue camera icon badge, and those who prove their ID is authentic getting a blue ID icon badge. Anyone who completes both steps will be given a blue checkmark.The firm says those who chose to be verified in these countries were far more likely to get a match - with a 67% increase in matches compared with unverified users.