§ FOR — FINTECH & PAYMENTS
Pull VAT verification straight into the KYB stack. One API call.
KYB onboarding for B2B accounts needs more than Companies House. VAT status is a real-time signal Companies House does not give you.
For: KYB, compliance, risk
★ COUNTERSURE ★GBFINTECH2026-04-16VERIFIED
§ 02 — THE FLOW
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Business signs up for the account
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Countersure API returns VAT status with verification ID
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Status persists in compliance store
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Re-checked at threshold events
§ RISK NOTE
Regulators now expect risk-based KYB refresh. Static checks at onboarding alone are not enough.
“Our risk team wanted ongoing supplier monitoring. Countersure delivered what HMRC will not build.”
— Fintech & Payments, anonymised