2. Verification processes seem to have been updated since last week. When selling via SEPA (Euro), you're now being asked to verify if the name matches the transaction sender. There's also an additional box to tick if you verified ID as a seller (which I anyway always do for first timers).
I don't think that this is something new. I've been getting this message since at least from 2 years back whenever I'm the one that is offering a trade. All this does is contributes to the "verified by" statistics.
It's new for me using SEPA only, only seen this window pop up in the last week (I've been trading for 2 years too). I have now just two active ads for sell offers, one for euro (SEPA) and one for another currency. Regardless of whether I choose to verify, when you release escrow now for buyers taking up your offer via SEPA, that option comes up asking you to select if name matches.
I did not get any of those notifications from my panels, I just logged in to find out. Maybe it's because you are in a different region with different currency. I have taken 2 trades only (I don't use Localbitcoins much at all I stick to the ease of Luno because it's straightforward) and in my local currency so maybe those things don't apply?
Its for the one who doing trade from their created advertisement on their own.Only 2 trades means you responded to someone's ad who may not have such restrictions.
As above, it's only for SEPA, less to do with geographical restrictions. I didn't paste the whole screenshot, which actually starts with a line saying it's the new requirements for SEPA transfers only. Doesn't matter if you're the one creating the ad or you're responding to an ad, as long as you're the Seller, you've to verify SEPA transfers.