GCheck has added a mobile credential wallet to Verified Entry, extending its biometric identity checks beyond hiring to onboarding, job sites and the start of a shift. The wallet is available to clients using the service and is being demonstrated at HR Tech 2026 in Las Vegas.
Verified Entry checks a candidate’s identity before a background check begins. The new credential lets employers reconfirm that the person arriving for work corresponds to the verified name and photograph, including at sites where a worker has not received a physical badge. GCheck describes identity muling as paying a person to pass verification so someone else can do the work.
Candidates first give consent, then complete a selfie and liveness check and scan the front and back of a government-issued ID. GCheck says the process also checks barcodes, holograms and image quality to help establish that the candidate is presenting a physical document.
A person who passes receives a cryptographically signed credential in a mobile wallet on their phone. It displays their verified name and photo and can be presented repeatedly across assignments, sites and shifts.
At arrival, a supervisor scans the credential’s QR code with a phone camera. The scan opens a live validation page showing whether the credential is genuine, current and issued by GCheck, without requiring the supervisor to install an app or create an account. The employer’s confirmation step uses the verified photo to check the worker present.
Each credential has an expiration date set at issuance and can also be revoked. A scan of an expired or revoked credential fails validation. The credential attests only to identity verification; background check results remain within GCheck’s reporting process and are not exposed through the wallet.
The intended users include temporary staff moving between client sites, travel nurses and per-diem clinicians, subcontractor crews, and third-party contractors entering hospitals, schools or data centers. Workers can carry the same identity credential to a new supervisor rather than repeat the initial verification process.
“It also gives workers something they own and can present, rather than proving themselves over again to every new supervisor,” said Houman Akhavan, GCheck’s founder and CEO.
Sources: GCheck
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By the ID Tech Editorial Team
