Use Cases

Marketplace Platforms

Every vendor, seller, or provider on your platform represents your brand. The wrong one can put your users, your revenue, and your platform’s reputation at risk.

Two-panel comparison showing a seller that passed standard onboarding checks versus what a deeper screen found — fraud complaint history, active civil litigation, an online reputation pattern, and a sanctions hit on a connected entity.

When Onboarding Volume Outpaces Your Vetting Process

At launch, vetting a new vendor might mean a quick search and a phone call. At scale, your platform is onboarding hundreds a month and manual third-party screening becomes the bottleneck. When onboarding pressure builds, thorough credentialing is often the first thing to give.

The consequences go beyond a single bad transaction. A provider with undisclosed litigation, a sanctioned entity, or a seller with a fraud history can create liability, regulatory exposure, and user churn. For marketplace trust and safety teams, the question isn’t whether to screen but how to do it at speed without sacrificing depth.

What Your Onboarding Check Could Be Missing

Even a solid onboarding process has blind spots. Identity and registration checks confirm who a business is, but they weren't built to surface everything that can put your platform at risk. Here are the most common gaps we see in marketplace screening.

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Identity Confirmed, Risk Unchecked

A KYB check verifies a business is registered and its TIN matches. It doesn't surface civil judgments, criminal records, or sanctions tied to the business or its principals.
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Point-in-Time Gaps

Onboarding checks capture a single snapshot. A vendor who cleared at sign-up could file for bankruptcy or land on a watchlist months later with no alert to your platform.
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Self-Reported Qualifications Without Verification

Many platforms rely on vendors to self-attest qualifications, insurance, or licensing. Without independent verification, that information is only as reliable as the vendor.
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Limited Coverage for Individual Principals

Many KYB tools screen the business entity but not the people behind it. An operator with a fraud history or regulatory action can pass a business-level check without a flag.
A marketplace client ran a standard entity check on a senior living facility that came back clean. When the investigation extended to the owner, it uncovered pending fraud charges tied to a separate facility in another state.

"Our company worked with Business Screen to develop a custom technology solution to providing screening reports for the vendors we engage. They were flexible and always willing to accommodate our custom requests. The result was a process that has added immeasurable value to our business with its comprehensive reports and timely completion of screening tasks."

— Dan B.

Screening a Seller Before They Go Live on Your Platform

Whether it’s an Anti-Money Laundering (AML) background check on a flagged seller or a full investigation into a strategic partner, our licensed investigators go directly to courts, registries, and regulatory bodies rather than relying solely on aggregated data. Findings are written in plain English and supported by source documents your team can act on.

Corporate Record Verification

Confirms a vendor's legal registration, formation date, registered agent, and entity status before they go live. Catches lapsed or revoked registrations.

TIN Verification

Validates that a vendor's TIN matches their claimed business entity, catching mismatches that could indicate misrepresentation or a shell registration.

Global Sanctions & Watchlists

Checks vendors against global sanctions, denied party, and PEP databases across 255 countries. Meets AML and watchlist screening requirements at onboarding.

Adverse Media Search

Surfaces negative press, regulatory actions, and consumer complaints tied to a vendor or their principals before they're approved on your platform.

Business Credit Report

Payment history, credit score, and trade line data for vendors handling significant transaction volume or credit exposure on your marketplace.

Professional License & Insurance Verification

For platforms onboarding licensed providers, verifies credentials are active, current, and free of disciplinary actions with the issuing authority.

International Services

Extends screening into foreign jurisdictions for sellers or providers with international operations. Covers corporate records, criminal and civil history, and sanctions.

How Marketplace Teams Match Screening Depth to Vendor Risk

Not every vendor on your platform carries the same level of risk, and not every situation calls for the same depth of investigation. These are the scenarios marketplace teams most commonly bring to us, along with the investigation tier we’d typically recommend.

Screening Hundreds of New Vendors Per Month

Vendors screened against sanctions, adverse media, and business registration databases during onboarding, giving your team a baseline risk profile on every new seller before they go live.
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A Vendor Flags on Sanctions or Criminal Databases

An automated screen surfaces a potential match. Investigator verification confirms whether the flag belongs to your vendor and provides source documentation for your team to review and act on.
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Onboarding Licensed Professionals Onto Your Platform

A healthcare, legal, or home services platform onboarding providers with professional licenses. Status, violations, and disciplinary history verified directly with the issuing authority.
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A Strategic Partner or International Seller with High Exposure

A marquee partner or international seller where the exposure justifies scrutiny across domestic and international jurisdictions, including a 20-year lookback covering multiple name variations.
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A Vendor Cleared at Onboarding Develops New Risk

Vendors who passed initial screening can be re-checked at configurable intervals to catch new sanctions designations, litigation filings, or financial distress that surface after onboarding.
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Shifting Screening Costs and Data Entry to the Vendor

Vendors complete their own screening through a branded intake form and pay for the investigation directly. This removes per-check costs and manual data entry from your team's onboarding workflow.
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Three Ways to Investigate

Tailored solutions for customers, suppliers, partners, and deals, with the flexibility to add depth as needed.

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Instant ​Due Diligence Searches

Fast, affordable searches designed for high-volume needs and quick turnarounds.

Key Features
Identify Criminal Activity
Low cost per report
Ideal for routine or high-volume vetting

Advanced ​Due Diligence

A blend of automation and expert research for deeper insight and live updates.

Key Features
Human-sourced verification & insights
Access to hard-to-find records
Live updates for ongoing accuracy
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Deep Dive ​Due Diligence Searches

Our most comprehensive investigation, covering multiple jurisdictions, names, and affiliations.

Key Features
In-depth research into people, companies, and affiliations
Multiple data sources across jurisdictions
Best for high-risk or high-stakes decisions

Embed Screening Into Your Onboarding Workflow

Message Your Investigator

When a vendor flags, talk to the investigator reviewing the case directly through the platform at no extra cost.

Cloud-Based Platform & API Integration

Embed screening into your onboarding workflow via API. Submit orders and receive results via Webhook at scale.

Share Order Link

Send a branded form to vendors so they submit their own information for screening. No platform login required.

Continuous Monitoring

Automated re-checks on your vendor roster. Alerts when a seller's sanctions, media, or litigation record changes.
BusinessScreen continuous monitoring dashboard showing automated re-screen history and an active alert for a watched subject.

Protect the Trust Your Platform Is Built On

Trust and safety teams, compliance officers, and platform operators use Business Screen to vet sellers, providers, and partners before they go live. Initial screening results return in under 2 minutes, with in-depth investigations delivering in 2 to 3 business days when a vendor warrants a closer look.