Vendor, seller, and provider screening for online marketplaces and service platforms. From onboarding screens that clear in minutes to investigator reports in 2 to 3 business days, we look for the litigation, criminal records, sanctions, and licensing issues that can sit behind a seller.
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.
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.
"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."
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.
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.
Tailored solutions for customers, suppliers, partners, and deals, with the flexibility to add depth as needed.
Investigator-verified screening — fast automated searches, with any adverse finding confirmed by a licensed investigator before it reaches you.
Investigator-sourced insight — our investigators go directly into the jurisdiction and run live searches at the source.
Everything in Advanced, expanded — multiple jurisdictions, associated entities, name variations, and a deeper lookback for the complete picture.
Trust and safety teams, compliance officers, and platform operators use Business Screen’s non-FCRA business screens to vet sellers, providers, and partners before they go live. Clean Preliminary results return in minutes, adverse results are confirmed to belong to your vendor within 2 business days, and in-depth investigations deliver in 2 to 3 business days when a vendor warrants a closer look.
