Match Group expands background checking service to two more dating apps

• Garbo is a nonprofit background check platform that shows public records

Match Group (NASDAQ: MTCH) is expanding its partnership with background check service Garbo to two more of its dating apps.

The company first partnered with the background checking service in March to roll out the safety feature for Tinder members via Tinder's Safety Center. Each Garbo search cost $2.50 each plus a 75-cent processing fee per transaction.

Match will now expand the same service to the Match app and Stir app.

Match is popular among serious daters while Stir is for single parents. Garbo is a nonprofit background check platform that shows public records including arrests, convictions, and sex offender registry information.

Users would now have access to screen potential dates through the apps. Paid Match and Stir users will receive four free searches, while free subscribers will get two background searches. 

Source - Match Group 

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