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Marketplaces and platforms
Check sellers and merchants when they join and keep checking them.
Marketplaces and platforms onboard many small sellers and merchants with very little information about each. Some are front businesses, some are listed parties, and payment partners expect the platform to know who it lets in. The goal is a light check at sign-up, a deeper one where signals stack up, and quiet monitoring for the whole seller base.
InackGuard · New check · New seller · business · sample subjects
SAMPLE SUBJECT
Orchid Marine Supply
Global sanctions listsNo match
Website and domainRegistered 3 weeks ago
Company registerActive
Owners screened1 possible
Young domain and a possible match on an owner. Ask for identity before the first payout.
SAMPLE SUBJECT
Bluefin Parts Co
Global sanctions listsNo match
Website and domainMatches the filing
Company registerActive
Owners screenedNo match
Verified seller. Business, website and owners agree; watched in the background from now on.
SAMPLE SUBJECT
Sable Tools Ltd
Global sanctions listsMatch
Website and domainParked
Company registerNot found
Owners screenedNo match
Listed entity with a parked website. Blocked at registration; the evidence is frozen for your records.
Watched after sign-up
One alert per real change
1Verify the business and its website
2Screen the owners
3Monitor the seller base
4Escalate confirmed matches
The challenge
Where it goes wrong, in the order it happens.
STAGE 1
Thin data on each seller
A name, a website and a bank account are often all you have.
STAGE 2
Front and fraudulent businesses
Bad actors register new companies and websites to get onto platforms.
STAGE 3
Payment-partner requirements
Acquirers and payment providers expect seller screening and records.
What is expected of you
General expectations; your regulator and policy set the details.
- Seller and merchant verificationConfirm the business exists and is who it says it is.
- Screening of sellers and their ownersCheck the business and the people behind it against lists.
- Record keepingKeep evidence of what was checked for each seller.
Reports that fit
Each one shows its price before it runs and names every source.
Business onboarding checkRegistry, every list, website and domain, and adverse media in one report.Open ›Website and domain checkRegistration age, expiry, DNS, certificate and name consistency.Open ›Ownership chainWho owns the company, step by step, with every named owner screened.Open ›Sanctions scanOne name against the major government sanctions lists, in seconds.Open ›
What good looks like
Business, website and owners are checked together at sign-up
Higher-risk sellers get a deeper check automatically
The whole seller base is watched for list changes
A record per seller is ready for a payment partner
Questions
Can we check a seller's website?+
Yes. The website and domain check looks at registration age, certificates and name consistency.
Can we screen thousands of sellers?+
Yes, by file, API or a portfolio re-screen.
What about the people behind the seller?+
The ownership chain report screens every named owner.
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