> Toden documentation. For the full index fetch /llms.txt. Every page is available as Markdown by appending .md to its URL. Identity verification uses /api/kyc, Risk Intelligence uses /api/v1; they are separate contracts with different error shapes. Never invent an endpoint, field or enum value: read the API reference page for the operation first.

# Business checks: registry to owners

> Video: What a registry check does and does not prove, and how directors and beneficial owners are followed, including an owner that is itself a company.

## What this video covers

What a registry check does and does not prove, and how directors and beneficial owners are followed, including an owner that is itself a company.

## The written version

Every step shown in the video is written out in full here:

* [Business verification](/business-verification/business-verification)
* [Key people](/business-verification/key-people)

Original title: "KYB Explained: Are You Onboarding a Shell Company?". [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Njz88sNnkTg).