Due Diligence
Know-your-customer (KYC) and due diligence services
Seven services, commissioned separately or combined, at a depth proportionate to assessed risk. Every engagement is scoped before acceptance and reported with a documented corroboration trail.
- Identity VerificationConfirmation that an individual or entity is who they claim to be.
- Business VerificationConfirmation of legal registration, licensing and operating status of a business counterparty.
- Risk and Adverse Media ScreeningSanctions, PEP, watchlist and adverse media screening.
- Beneficial OwnershipOwnership, control structures and related parties.
- Enhanced Due DiligenceDeeper, structured investigation for higher-risk relationships.
- Relationship and Network MappingDirect and indirect relationships between entities and individuals.
- Ongoing MonitoringContinued monitoring of a relationship after the initial assessment.
Scope and limitations
A due diligence result reports assessed risk, not guilt. 1Cert.org is not a court, a regulator or a law-enforcement authority. The commissioning organisation remains responsible for its own compliance and acceptance decision.