Higher education
Trusted by academic and research institutions
Collect information for academic records faster
Automatically collect government IDs, photos, and supplementary documents during enrollment or student aid application processing.

Verify that users are who they say they are
Run collected data through a series of automated verification checks and risk report screenings to spot any anomalies.

Automatically approve or deny requests
Leverage automated decisioning logic to approve verified identities and deny or flag risky applications for further manual screening.

Use cases
Maintain trust across the academic life cycle
Student aid applicationsToggle description visibility
Verify applicant identities during student aid applications to help you confidently allocate funds to legitimate students.
Persona can help:
Dynamically adjusts verification friction based on each student’s risk level
Automate and store identity checks to save staff time and effort
Keep verification methods compliant with IAL-2 federal requirements
Account recoveryToggle description visibility
Verify alumni, faculty, and students’ identities before restoring access to their accounts to prevent account takeovers.
Persona can help:
Restore access quickly while keeping the experience seamless for legitimate users
Reduce IT workload and manual checks with automated verification
Block fraudulent access with smarter, scalable checks
Unusual behavior detectionToggle description visibility
Set up alerts for when unusual login behavior is detected (e.g. unfamiliar network or device signals) to help flag potentially suspicious activity.
Persona can help:
Spot risky activity instantly to prevent account takeovers
Protect sensitive student and staff accounts at scale
Maintain trust across your entire academic ecosystem