Tired of sending deposits to strangers?

VeraHold helps both sides of a private transaction verify that the agreed amount is authorized before either person sends money or commits their time.

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 We all know someone who's been burned by a deposit scam.

Someone finds a great deal on a local marketplace, reaches out to the seller, and gets a message asking for a deposit to hold it. It's an understandable ask. Sellers field plenty of messages from people who say they'll show up and never do. Unfortunately, it's also one of the most common ways deposit scams happen: send the deposit, and sometimes the seller simply stops responding.

The seller isn't always the problem, either. Plenty of legitimate sellers turn away real, paying buyers because there's no way to tell them apart from someone who was never going to show up in the first place.

Now there's a way to reduce that risk on both sides.

A deposit shouldn't feel like a lottery ticket.

When you buy a lottery ticket, you know the odds going in, you might win big, win a little, or lose exactly what you paid. That's fine for a lottery ticket. It shouldn't be how a $25, $100, or larger deposit on a deal feels.

VeraHold can't guarantee a deal will happen, and it can't guarantee the other person is who they say they are. No app honestly can. What VeraHold can do is help ensure you never have to send your agreed-upon amount before meeting in person.

Here's how

Instead of sending a deposit, one party places an Authorization Hold, a temporary authorization on a payment method for the agreed amount, similar to how a hotel holds funds on your card at check-in. No money moves. The payer keeps full control of their funds the entire time.

It works both ways, too. No one wants to clear their schedule, turn down other interest, or wait around hoping someone shows up. But someone with no real intention of following through isn't going to authorize a hold on their own money for a deal they never planned to complete. The Authorization Hold isn't just proof the funds are there. It's also a strong signal the other person is willing to follow through.

Meet in person, then complete the transaction the way you normally would, completely outside of VeraHold.

HOW IT WORKS

1.    Create an Offer with the agreed amount and duration.

2.    The other party accepts the offer.

3.    The payer authorizes the agreed amount through an Authorization Hold.

4.    Meet in person to complete the transaction.

5.    Check in and confirm completion through the app.

Complete your purchase or service exactly as you normally would.

FOR BUYERS

Show that funds are available without sending money in advance.

Keep full control of your money throughout the process.

Move forward with greater confidence before completing a transaction.

FOR SELLERS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS

Receive confirmation that funds were authorized before you commit your time or turn away other interest.

Reduce no-shows and last-minute cancellations.

Know the other party completed VeraHold's verification process before you meet.

SIMPLE. AFFORDABLE. TRUSTED

VeraHold handles the complicated part, so you don't have to: verifying funds, managing the authorization process, and keeping a clear record of every agreement. But using it doesn't feel like any of that. Create an Offer, Accept, Authorize, Meet. That's the whole process.

It also costs far less than the risk it protects against. A small service fee is a lot easier to accept than losing an entire deposit to someone who was never going to show up in the first place.

And it's not running on some unproven system. Every Authorization Hold is processed through Stripe, the same payment infrastructure trusted by millions of businesses worldwide. VeraHold never takes possession of your money at any point.

Built for real transactions: marketplace purchases, private vehicle sales, rentals, contractor deposits, personal services, and more.

Built Around You.

VeraHold was built to help protect deposits—not to collect your personal information.

We collect only the information needed to operate VeraHold and provide the service you choose to use. We do not sell your personal information.

We believe your information belongs to you.

No third-party advertising.

No pop-up ads interrupting what you're doing.

No banner ads cluttering your screen.

No background location tracking.

If VeraHold introduces features in the future, those features will be optional and you'll choose whether to use them.

What you share and what you do should be your choice.

A SMALL STEP, A BIG DIFFERENCE

VeraHold is a simple thing. Creating an Authorization Hold takes just a few taps, and we built it that way on purpose.

But simple doesn't mean small in effect. You may go through plenty of deals that require a deposit, or just require taking someone's word for it, and have every one of them go exactly as planned. It only takes one that doesn't to cost more than all the smooth ones combined.

VeraHold is the small, simple step that's there for the one time it matters most.

VERAHOLD IS HERE WHEN YOU'RE READY

Download VeraHold and know the agreed amount is authorized before your next in-person transaction.

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Verify. Meet. Complete.