The green marker means identity
The green verification marker on a card or profile means one thing: the identity verification for that advertisement was completed with an independent verification provider and approved. Roesas does not apply that marker for any other reason, and it cannot be bought.
How identity verification works
Step 1
Agreements
Before any check begins, the advertiser records the agreements the check is carried out under. These are stored once and are not editable afterwards, so the terms a check was performed under stay part of its record.
Step 2
Identity check
The advertiser completes the check with Sumsub, an independent identity verification provider, which informs Roesas of the outcome.
Step 3
Decision
An approved result is what turns on the green marker. A submission that has not been decided yet shows nothing, and a rejected one never shows the marker.
Each advertisement requires its own identity verification. An advertisement is not approved until the verification for it has been approved.
Content review is separate
Identity is one check; what an advertisement actually says and shows is another. Every advertisement is reviewed by staff before it becomes public, and changes to a published advertisement are reviewed by staff before they go live; the approved version stays published while they wait. Passing one of these checks does not pass the other, and a paid membership does not pass either.
More
The safety page sets out what these checks do and do not cover. The about page explains what the platform is.