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Background screening companies 3 companies

These companies check a candidate's past employers, degrees and criminal record for the employer, and send back a report.

First Advantage logoFirst AdvantageFirst Advantage, with engineers in Bengaluru, is the largest background-screening company in the world.
HireRight logoHireRightHireRight, with engineers in Bengaluru, is First Advantage's long-standing rival. Its checks can be started from inside an employer's applicant tracking system.
Accurate Background logoAccurate BackgroundAccurate Background, with engineers in Hyderabad, runs criminal, credit and employment checks and drug tests for American employers.
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Identity and background checks in India 2 companies

In India, a new hire's identity and documents can be checked online against Aadhaar, PAN and DigiLocker. These companies sell those checks to employers.

OnGrid logoOnGridOnGrid, from Gurugram, sells identity checks that other software can call, and a background-check platform built on Aadhaar, PAN and DigiLocker.
IDfy logoIDfyIDfy, with engineers in Mumbai and Bengaluru, sells identity checks to banks first, and background checks to employers.Mumbai · BengaluruHiring nowSee alsoKYC, identity verification and fraud prevention
How it all worksHR technologyFrom job ad to six-month survey, each on different software.
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What's changing

The check that takes a minute.

Checks that once took weeks of phone calls and letters can now be done in minutes against government and employer records online. Screening companies compete on speed, and on checking more often after the person joins.

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Companies: ingrid's company map. Hiring signals: postings feed of 5 Nov 2026.