ILLUSTRATIVE WORKFLOW
How company identity fits into the workflow.
Verifying an applicant proves who the person is, but it does not automatically prove that the business they selected exists or that its tax identifier belongs to the same legal entity. Business onboarding therefore needs a clear handoff between personal identity and company identity.
The person completes the relevant identity checks before supplying the company name, country and VAT, EIN or registration number. VATFind then uses those business details to find the available company record, which the team can assess under its KYB policy.
Keeping the two results distinct makes the final decision easier to explain. Reviewers can see whether the issue concerns the individual, the company record or the claimed connection between them.
THE IDENTITY GAP
Why a name by itself is not enough.
Verifying an individual does not confirm that a claimed company exists, that the VAT number belongs to it or that the person selected the correct legal entity.
WHERE VATFIND FITS
Where company data fits
An onboarding flow can use a personal identity service such as Persona to verify the individual, then VATFind to identify the business they represent. Keeping both results in the same case gives the reviewer the person and company context needed for the next decision.
WORKFLOW OVERVIEW
Start with the company identity.
- Personal identity and company identity answer different questions in business onboarding.
- Collect the business name, country and tax or registration identifier after personal identity checks.
- Link the person and company results to one onboarding case for review.
THE COMPANY-IDENTITY ROLE
Establish the entity before the wider decision.
VAT verification bridges the person-to-business handoff by resolving the submitted tax identifier to a legal company record before the onboarding flow continues.
THE WORKFLOW
Four steps from input to evidence.
- 01
Verify the person
Complete the relevant individual identity checks in the KYC workflow.
- 02
Collect the business
Ask for the company name, country and VAT, EIN or registration number.
- 03
Resolve the company
Match the submitted business details to a source-labelled company record.
- 04
Join the decisions
Pass both outcomes into the onboarding policy while keeping KYC and KYB evidence distinct.
WITH VATFIND
Complementary KYC and KYB controls
The workflow treats personal identity verification and registry-based company verification as complementary controls.
IMPLEMENTATION LESSONS
What an enterprise team can apply.
Keep KYC and KYB evidence in separate objects linked to one onboarding case.
Verify the business entity before testing ownership, role or authority to act.
Require meaningful human review for consequential automated decisions.
BUYER DUE DILIGENCE
Questions procurement should still ask.
- How is the applicant linked to the resolved legal company?
- Which company result states pause automated onboarding?
- What evidence can a reviewer see without reopening every source?