Verification & evidence
Anyone can search and buy reports. Only verified businesses can publish trade references, and every reference is backed by the commercial documents that prove it.
Verification at a glance
What we verify
Each one answers a different way a review can be manipulated. Skip one and the reference doesn't get published.
Legal name, country of residence and a government-issued ID check. Where an identity provider can hold the raw ID for us, we keep only the result.
An official registration document proves the business exists. One recent commercial document proves it is actually trading, not a dormant shell.
Owners are matched to registry records. Employees prove association with a verified email on the company's own domain or a signed letter.
Proof of association
We use a risk-based approach to keep verification strong without asking for anything unnecessary.
The fastest path.
Sufficient on its own
Low-friction for teams.
Domain email = strong evidence
Reviewed by a person.
Manual compliance review
Your application
You're filling in details and uploading documents. Nothing is visible to anyone else.
Your application is in the compliance queue. You can still search and buy reports.
A compliance reviewer is checking identity, registry data and documents.
We need something specific. You respond in-app and the clock restarts.
“Verified Business” appears in your private dashboard. You can now share trade references.
While you wait you can still search companies and buy reports. If an application is rejected or an account is suspended, you'll see the reason in your dashboard.
Accepted documents
PDF, JPG, PNG or WebP up to 15 MB. Files are scanned, stored privately and only ever opened by compliance staff.
At least one official document
One recent document, ideally within the last 6–12 months
Newly formed company or an unusual situation? Our compliance team can waive or substitute the recent-document requirement, and records why.
Evidence for every reference
Each trade reference must be backed by documents showing your business and the reviewed company actually transacted.
Accepted evidence
Admins can ask for more. Evidence is never public, never shown to report buyers and never shown to the company you reviewed.
What compliance checks
Text is also screened for anything that could identify you, such as names, emails, phone numbers, and invoice or account numbers, and redacted before publication.
Privacy by design
Verification data lives apart from ordinary app data with its own retention rules. Raw ID copies are scheduled for deletion 90 days after the decision.
Identity, incorporation and evidence documents are never shown to report buyers, reviewed companies, search users or other reviewers.
We don't use identity or verification documents for marketing, and we only collect the minimum needed to verify you.
Most complete applications are reviewed within a few business days. If we need more information you'll see a request in your dashboard and the review resumes as soon as you reply.
Create a free account, then start your business verification. Searching is always free.