16 August 2018, GIE Labs faced increasing attempts by third parties to copy certificates and create look-alike websites. To protect customers, reduce duplicacy, and improve verification speed, we’ve introduced a new, more secure QR code on our gemstone certificates—along with website-side checks (including location awareness) that help prevent fraud.

New QR Code — Key Benefits

1. Eliminates manual search errors—scan goes directly to official certificate data.
2. Much faster and more reliable than the old code format.
3. Saves customer time when verifying authenticity and reliability.
4. Scannable by standard QR scanners and surfaces relevant details instantly.
5. Helps prevent cheating by resolving to the genuine GIE Labs record after scanning.

Note: Simply scan the new QR on your GIE card with any QR scanner to open the certificate details (see image example).