Background checks on businesses and on individuals may be considered as a part of risk assessment and it that matter, it is a critical for decision making policy. Therefore, background check is a basic step in potential business decisions and opportunities.

Confirmation of the business solvency, license verification, litigations, property ownership, tax records, and reputation, are among the most frequent target in background check of any business.

Background check on individuals may include but not limited to address and identity verification, professional and private reputation, life style, social ties and habits, criminal convictions, property ownership, and solvency. It is also considered a basic stage in pre-employment screening in corporate settings, while in private world may reveal things from the past that may greatly influence the future of personal decisions of service user. Some examples of background check for private customers are substance abuse, infidelity, real occupation, etc.