Glossary
Passfort terms
- Application flag
The application flag indicates what's currently happening to the product application or what needs to be done for the product application to progress to the next status.
- Application status
The application status indicates what phase the product application has reached in the onboarding and monitoring process.
- Beneficial owner
One or more individuals who own or control a corporate entity.
- Check
The automated processes that can be used to complete or assist in passing tasks.
A significant shareholder identified in the path between the onboarded company and its ultimate owner.
- Conversion rate
The percentage of product applications created that have been approved.
- Data provider
The third-party service used to run checks, for example, Experian, Companies House, or Onfido.
- Distance
The number of entities between the associate and the onboarded company.
- Global ultimate owner (GUO)
The entity with ultimate ownership of the onboarded company.
- Legal entity identifier (LEI)
A legal entity identifier is a 20-character, alpha-numeric code that is used to identify legal entities participating in financial transactions, supported by the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF).
- Onboarding
The process of determining whether a profile is approved to use your products.
- Politically exposed persons (PEPs)
A politically exposed person is someone who is at a higher risk of bribery or corruption because they may hold a public or high-profile position. This term may also apply to someone affiliated with a high-profile person. Regulated industries must identify PEPs when onboarding.
- Product application
The process of onboarding profiles to products. A profile may be going through multiple product applications at the same time.
- Profile
The applicants and customers currently going through your onboarding processes. One profile is created per applicant or customer.
There are two profile types: individual profiles, which are used for people, and company profiles, which are used for companies.
- Risk level
A label assigned to a product application based on its total risk score. The risk level can be high, medium, or low.
An individual or entity that owns shares in the onboarded company.
- Task
The due diligence measures that must be taken to onboard a profile successfully. Tasks are displayed on the profile’s product application.
- Taxpayer identification number (TIN)
A unique identifier assigned to an individual or entity used to identify an individual or entity in order to administer tax laws of a particular jurisdiction.
- User
The people who have access to your Passfort account. These are typically the people you work with.