All too often businesses fail to carry out adequate verification of identity on clients and sometimes even employees.  It is fundamentally important to be aware that there are two key steps to identity verification.

Step 1 – Physical verification

The physical check will include checking a photo ID such as a passport, cross referencing this with other documentation such as an official letter confirming the person’s name and address. 

Step 2 – Electronic verification

The electronic verification, such as that carried out by Credit Check Services, will search for identity verifications comprising name, date of birth and address.  When multiple records confirm a match there is a higher degree of certainty about the individual’s identity.

Further checks can also be conducted by using the data found form electronic verification to question the individual about their identity.  Such data may include applications for credit, alias names, undisclosed addresses, and associations.

For more information on identity verification visit Credit Check Services.