Ultimate Beneficial Owner Verification
UBO Verification That Reveals Who Controls the Business
Identify the natural persons behind direct and indirect ownership, verify each required owner, screen financial-crime risk, and retain the evidence in one company-level record.
Build UBO Review On A Wider Business Verification Foundation
Actively Processed
KYB Checks
the Verifiable Database
Core UBO verification capabilities
From Company Record To Verified Controller
Ownership Intelligence
Registry Verification
Confirm legal name, status, registration details, directors and available ownership data against authoritative sources.
Ownership Structure Mapping
Trace direct and indirect shareholders across multiple legal-entity layers to identify natural-person owners.
Configurable UBO Rules
Apply jurisdiction or policy-specific ownership thresholds and retain non-shareholding control indicators for review.
UBO Verification
Multi-Person Invitations
Invite each required UBO, director, representative or signatory into a linked verification journey.
Identity Verification
Verify the individual with document, biometric, liveness, NFC or address checks according to assurance needs.
Company-to-Person Linking
Return each person-level outcome to the correct company, ownership path and case decision.
Risk And Screening
Entity and UBO Screening
Screen the business and relevant individuals for sanctions, PEP exposure and adverse media.
Risk-Based Routing
Move straightforward businesses through baseline checks and escalate complex or higher-risk structures.
Ongoing Monitoring
Re-check entity status, ownership information and person-level risk after onboarding.
Evidence And Control
Document Cross-Checks
Extract and compare data from incorporation documents, shareholder registers, licences and supporting records.
Case Management
Review registry results, discrepancies, UBO outcomes and screening alerts from one company-level workspace.
Audit Trail
Retain source evidence, ownership logic, verification outcomes and decision history for review and reporting.
Single API, Seamless Integration
Build fully customisable verification flows with seamless backend integration.
- Gain full control by customising verification flows end-to-end.
- Integrate seamlessly with your backend for quick implementation.
- Design flexible verification journeys tailored to your users.
Launch a native verification experience in your mobile app within minutes.
- Launch native verification within minutes on iOS or Android.
- Use ready-made UI with camera, capture, and real-time feedback.
- Customise flows to fit seamlessly into your mobile app.
With KYC Journey Builder, create personalised verification journeys without writing a single line of code.
- Customise your journey effortlessly with drag-and-drop functionality.
- Instantly see how your verification flow looks for your users.
- Easily connect with Hosted Verification for a consistent, branded experience.
Run Shufti within your own identical-capability infrastructure for maximum data control and privacy.
- Keep all sensitive information in-house to meet strict governance and data residency requirements.
- Keep sensitive information fully private and secure in-house.
- Deploy in highly regulated sectors without compromising compliance.
Industry Use Cases
UBO Verification For Higher-Risk Business Relationships
Know The People Behind Every Corporate Account
Verify the legal entity, map direct and indirect ownership, confirm each required UBO, and screen the business and its controllers before account opening.
Don’t just take our word for it, hear from our customers
The Confidence Our Clients Share
The future of digital identity is defined by trust, interoperability, and regulatory alignment, so our partnership with Shufti reinforces DevCode Identity’s commitment to supporting our global customers with the most secure, best-in-class, compliant identity verification solutions available today.
Combining our Conversion Driven Compliance Orchestration Platform with Shufti’s global KYC and IDV capabilities allows our customers not only to navigate complex regulatory demands but also to maintain a seamless customer onboarding experience with the highest achievable conversion rates.
We’re proud to continue our partnership with Shufti as we expand into new jurisdictions.
Shufti’s verification technology not only strengthens our compliance framework but also ensures our players enjoy a smooth, secure onboarding experience.
We aim to offer our clients and their traders the very best tools with which to do their jobs, we’re excited to be able to work with Shufti.
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The relationship with Shufti was born out of frustration with an existing provider, so we started our discussion with Shufti.
The response time was excellent, from the start of speaking to sales to getting up and running with the demo.
Everything you need to know
Frequently Asked Questions
What is UBO verification?
UBO verification identifies the natural persons who ultimately own or control a legal entity, validates the ownership or control basis, verifies the relevant people, and records the evidence used for the decision.
How is UBO verification different from KYB and KYC?
KYB verifies the company. KYC verifies an individual. UBO verification connects both: it establishes which people own or control the company and then applies the appropriate identity and risk checks to them.
How are beneficial owners identified?
Available registry records and supporting business documents are used to map direct and indirect ownership. The structure is followed through corporate shareholders until natural persons meeting the configured ownership or control rule are identified.
Can the ownership threshold change by jurisdiction?
Yes. Thresholds and control tests should be configured according to the relevant jurisdiction, regulation, and customer risk policy rather than assumed to be identical worldwide.
What happens when registry ownership data is incomplete?
The workflow can request supporting evidence such as shareholder registers, incorporation documents, or other corporate records. Extracted information can then be compared with available registry data and routed to review when discrepancies remain.
Can UBOs be screened for sanctions, PEPs, and adverse media?
Yes. Each identified person can be screened against the configured financial-crime data, with potential matches retained for analyst review alongside the company evidence.
Can ownership and risk changes be monitored after onboarding?
Periodic re-screening and re-verification can be configured. The available ownership-change signals and refresh frequency depend on jurisdiction, source, and the monitoring arrangement selected.
How does the workflow support audit readiness?
The company record can retain registry results, documents, ownership calculations, linked identity outcomes, screening results, discrepancies, and reviewer actions in one evidence chain.
Verify The Business, Know Who Stands Behind It
Bring company verification, ownership mapping, UBO identity checks, AML screening and review evidence into one controlled workflow.


