pub fn is_valid(id: &str) -> bool {
    // check the length
    if id.len() < 2 {
        return false;
    }

    let mut index: u32 = 0;
    let mut sum: u32 = 0;

    for c in id.chars().rev() {
        if c.is_whitespace() {
            continue;
        }

        let mut v: u32;

        if let Some(d) = c.to_digit(10) {
            v = d;
        } else {
            return false;
        }

        if index % 2 != 0 {
            v *= 2;

            if v > 9 {
                v -= 9;
            }
        }

        index += 1;
        sum += v;
    }

    if index < 2 {
        return false;
    }

    (sum % 10) == 0
}

pub fn is_valid(id: &str) -> bool {
    // check the length
    if id.len() < 2 {
        return false;
    }

    let mut index: u32 = 0;
    let mut sum: u32 = 0;

    for c in id.chars().rev() {
        if c.is_whitespace() {
            continue;
        }

        let mut v: u32;

        match c.to_digit(10) {
            Some(d) => v = d,
            None => return false,
        }

        if index % 2 != 0 {
            v *= 2;

            if v > 9 {
                v -= 9;
            }

        }

        index += 1;
        sum += v;
    }

    if index < 2 {
        return false;
    }

    (sum % 10) == 0
}

--- 
+++ 
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@
 
         let mut v: u32;
 
-        match c.to_digit(10) {
-            Some(d) => v = d,
-            None => return false,
+        if let Some(d) = c.to_digit(10) {
+            v = d;
+        } else {
+            return false;
         }
 
         if index % 2 != 0 {
@@ -25,7 +26,6 @@
             if v > 9 {
                 v -= 9;
             }
-
         }
 
         index += 1;
Use if let to replace match

Seems if let is idiomatic
