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Integrity Checks

What CVs and interviews don't show, integrity checks do.

Integrity checks help identify legal, financial, regulatory, reputational and adverse media indicators before an appointment or engagement is confirmed. Veris verifies directly against sanctions lists, court records, regulatory registers and media sources.

Discuss Your Requirements
1,00,000+
individuals screened since 2010
~28%
of cases reviewed had discrepancies or concerns
2
markets covered directly: Singapore & Indonesia
100%
consent-based, PDPA & PDP Law compliant
Integrity Checks | Singapore, Indonesia & APAC | Veris
Why integrity checks matter

The risk that CVs and interviews don't show

Integrity issues are one of the biggest hidden risks in hiring. Candidates may appear qualified on paper, but undisclosed conflicts of interest, reputational concerns, or association with high-risk individuals can expose your organisation to fraud, compliance failures, financial loss and reputational damage.

Veris integrity checks go beyond a basic background review. We analyse media records, criminal histories, network associations and reference insights to uncover red flags that aren't visible in a CV or an interview, so you can hire people who are trustworthy, transparent and aligned with your organisation's values.

Our screening operations are led by practitioners with more than a decade in global screening organisations, and every report passes internal quality control before release.

  • Identify legal, financial, regulatory and reputational risk indicators.
  • Uncover undisclosed conflicts of interest before appointment.
  • Screen against sanctions, watchlists and adverse media.
  • Support confident hiring, compliance and governance decisions.
  • Apply consistent standards for sensitive or high-trust roles.
Integrity & risk checks

Nine checks, scoped to the role's risk

Integrity and risk checks help identify potential legal, financial, regulatory and reputational risks associated with individuals or entities, supporting informed hiring, compliance and governance decisions for sensitive or high-trust roles.

Legal

Criminal Record Check

Identifies criminal records to assess potential legal risk.

Legal

Civil Litigation Check

Identifies involvement in civil litigation or legal disputes.

Financial

Credit Check

Assesses financial risk indicators through credit history review.

Financial

Bankruptcy & Insolvency Check

Identifies records of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings.

Governance

Directorship & Business Interest Check

Identifies business interests and potential conflicts of interest.

Regulatory

Sanctions & Watchlist Screening

Screens individuals or entities against sanctions and watchlists.

Regulatory

Regulatory & Compliance Check

Identifies regulatory actions or professional misconduct.

Reputational

Adverse Media Screening

Identifies negative media and reputational concerns.

Governance

Conflict of Interest Check

Identifies potential conflicts of interest affecting objectivity or governance.

Veris in numbers

A screening practice built on scale and consistency

40,000+ individuals screened since 2010
28% of cases surfaced discrepancies
200+ organisations trust Veris
100% consent-based screening
Consent-based & compliant

Every check runs on the candidate's consent

All integrity checks conducted by Veris are performed with the candidate's written consent, independently of the hiring decision, and progress is tracked in real time through VERISChecks.

This check sits within the wider Veris employee screening practice, alongside identity checks, credential checks and pre-employment screening.

What consent supports

  • Transparency and fairness toward the candidate
  • Discourages misrepresentation or undisclosed conflicts
  • Compliance with applicable data-protection law, including Singapore's PDPA and Indonesia's PDP Law
Frequently asked questions

What clients ask before engaging

What does an integrity check include?+
A combination of checks scoped to the role's risk profile, drawn from nine categories: criminal record, civil litigation, credit, bankruptcy & insolvency, directorship & business interest, sanctions & watchlist, regulatory & compliance, adverse media, and conflict of interest.
How is this different from a credential check?+
Credential checks verify education, employment history and professional qualifications. Integrity checks focus on legal, financial, regulatory and reputational risk indicators. Most engagements combine both, calibrated to the role.
Is candidate consent required?+
Always. Every Veris screening engagement runs on the candidate's signed consent, in line with the PDPA in Singapore and the PDP Law in Indonesia.

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