What Background Check Pte Ltd does

Background Check Pte Ltd, doing business as Background Check Group, is a Singapore-headquartered provider of integrity, reputation, and compliance risk management services, operational since 2007. The firm conducts background screening, due diligence, and ongoing compliance monitoring for more than 3,000 customers including Fortune 500 companies, financial institutions, government agencies, insurance companies, and individual consumers across 200+ countries, with 100+ in-house researchers performing 25,000+ verifications per month. Its product suite centers on five proprietary platforms: backcheck.io (a self-service online marketplace with 63,000+ screening products), vendoronboard (vendor and third-party screening), grc24 (connectivity to government-maintained databases including OIG LEIE, OFAC SDN, GSA EPLS, BIS, SEC, DEA, INTERPOL, FBI), predictive10 (predictive analytics for risk assessment), and the Psychometric Suite (behavioral and personality assessment via partnerships with ERAS and PsyMetrics). Add-ons include Criminal Intelligence Check (CIC), RiskDiscovered for healthcare screening, social-media background checks across 70+ platforms, ROI calculator tooling, and a self-verification platform for individual consumers.

The business operates a hybrid go-to-market: direct enterprise sales serving Fortune 500 / FSI / government buyers alongside a self-service, pay-as-you-go online marketplace with no minimum monthly spend and volume-based discounts, plus channel partnerships such as International Screening Solutions (ISS, 192+ countries) and MindIt (Romania) for regional distribution. Revenue is generated through one-time per-check fees, recurring credit / account-based access, professional-services enterprise due diligence, and self-verification fees for individuals, with pricing anchored by government-fixed costs for criminal data and unit prices of $15–$20 for standard passport validation. The company maintains a layered compliance and certification stack (ISO 9001:2008, ISO 27001:2013, ISO 14001:2004, OHSAS 18001:2007, SOC 2 Type II, PCI DSS 2.0, HIPAA, FCRA, GDPR, and Malaysia/Singapore PDPA compliance) and was a founder of the APAC region of PBSA. It operates from headquarters in Singapore (36 Robinson Road), a South Asia operations office in Karachi, Pakistan, and an associated US corporate address in New York.

Name

Background Check Pte Ltd

Legal name

Background Check Pte Ltd

Website

https://backcheckgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Background Check Pte Ltd (Background Check Group) is a Singapore-headquartered background screening, due diligence, and compliance risk management firm founded in 2007, serving 3,000+ corporate, financial, government, and individual customers across 200+ countries via its backcheck.io marketplace and proprietary platforms including grc24 and predictive10.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Background Screening Services

NAICS

Investigation and Personal Background Check Services (561611), Investigation and Security Services (5616), Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services (56161)

SIC

Services-Detective, Guard & Armored Car Services (7381), Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Consumer Credit Reporting, Collection Agencies (7320)

akta.pro primary industry

Employee Verification & Background Check Coordination (BPAAAIAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pre-Employment Background Checks & Screening (BPAKAEAA), Criminal Background Checks (National/State/County) (BPACALAA), Employment Verification (Work History & References) (BPACALAB), Investigations & Background Screening Services (IMAIAEAK), Global / International Background Screening (BPACALAI), Continuous Monitoring & Post-Hire Screening (BPACALAJ)

Keywords

• Background screening services
• Due diligence services
• Pre-employment screening
• Compliance monitoring
• Integrity verification

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Background Screening Services: One-time and per-check fees for background screening services including criminal checks, education verification, employment verification, drug testing, and more. Customers can purchase individual checks or bundled packages through the online marketplace.
2. Subscription / Account-based Access: Customers create accounts to access the portal, with pay-as-you-go credits and volume-based discounting. No monthly fees required but discounts are available for higher-volume top-ups.
3. Enterprise Due Diligence & Compliance Services: Comprehensive compliance monitoring, integrity due diligence, and ongoing risk management services for enterprise clients including SOC 2 Type II and PCI DSS compliant solutions.
4. Self-Verification Platform: Self-service verification platform where individuals (investors, matrimonial candidates, tenants, volunteers) can self-verify credentials for a fee.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Background Check Group provides pre-employment background screening, due diligence, and compliance monitoring services to enterprises and individuals worldwide. Screening is delivered through proprietary platforms (backcheck.io, vendoro nboard, grc24, predictive10, RiskDiscovered) supported by a managed research network executing 25,000+ verifications per month across 200+ countries. Offerings span criminal, employment, education, credit, address, reference, civil litigation, and regulatory checks, alongside ongoing compliance and self-verification products.

Product overview

Background Check Group operates as a unified risk management and background screening platform offering multiple integrated products and services. The core product suite includes backcheck.io (web-based verification portal), vendoronboard (vendor management), grc24 (government database connectivity), and predictive10 (risk analytics). These are complemented by specialized modules including Criminal Intelligence Check (CIC), HR Social Intranet, The Psychometric Suite, Elite Personality Profiles, and ROI Calculator. The platform provides comprehensive screening services across employment, business, education, criminal, and compliance verification, serving clients in over 200 countries with real-time reporting and automated workflows through an e-commerce-based marketplace model.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• backcheck.io: Online background screening platform for conducting verification checks
• vendoronboard
• grc24
• predictive10
• RiskDiscovered
• Elite Personality Profiles
• The Psychometric Suite

Products and services

• Background Screening Services End-to-end pre-employment and contractor background verification covering employment history, education, criminal records, credit, address, civil litigation, reference checks and regulatory compliance, delivered to Fortune 500 enterprises and large multinationals across 200+ countries.
• Due Diligence Services Investigative due diligence on individuals and corporates for KYC, third-party onboarding, M&A and counterparty-risk decisions, executed through the firm's managed in-country research network.
• Compliance Monitoring Continuous screening and monitoring of employees, vendors and third parties for adverse media, sanctions, regulatory and other risk events via the RiskDiscovered analytics platform.
• Self Verification Platform Consumer-facing self-initiated background verification service supporting matrimonial, tenant and domestic helper/nanny screening use cases.
• backcheck.io Marketplace and Self-Service Portal Online platform that lets enterprise buyers and individuals order, track and manage background screening checks and access a marketplace of screening products.
• vendoro nboard Vendor onboarding, due diligence and lifecycle management platform for third parties and suppliers, integrating background screening, compliance data and ongoing monitoring.
• grc24 Governance, risk and compliance data product that aggregates 1 million+ sources to support screening, due diligence and compliance programs.
• predictive10 Predictive analytics and risk-scoring product that uses screening data and grc24 sources to assess candidate, employee, vendor and counterparty integrity risk.
• Psychometric Suite Psychometric assessment suite that evaluates personality traits and behavioral tendencies to support pre-employment screening and candidate profiling.
• Elite Personality Profiles Premium candidate personality profiling offering used to support hiring decisions for executive and senior roles.

Quantifiable outcome

• 23% of employment verifications had serious flags; 39% of all background checks had at least one serious flag; 44% of driving records had firm flags; 10% of criminal record checks had serious flags; 10% of education verifications had severe flags
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and regional.

• ERAScoreTechnology or IntegrationERAS has developed robust psychometrics tools for talent assessment and behavioral profiling. Background Check Group facilitates liaisoning for business clients to access ERAS talent assessment tools for in-house HR pool assessment and hiring desk evaluation.
• ESQ Cert LtdcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerESQ Cert Ltd provides quality certifications including ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004, ISO 27001:2013, and OHSAS 18001:2007. Background Check Group holds these certifications through this partnership.
• International Screening Solutions (ISS)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorISS is a worldwide background screening corporation focusing on International Background Screening Services (IBSS) in 192+ countries. Background Check Group partners with ISS to offer custom products adapted to local Asian markets.
• PsyMetricscoreTechnology or IntegrationPsyMetrics develops talent and behavioral personality assessments used by 10,000+ organizations globally, with content incorporated by leading testing and talent acquisition companies. Partnership provides access to PsyMetrics tools for the local Asian marketplace.
• MindItregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMindIt is Romania's first and leading screening service company specializing in educational and professional background checking. Serves as Background Check Group's regional partner in Romania.
• Guidance Software (EnCase)coreTechnology or IntegrationFounded in 1997, Guidance Software is the global leader in e-discovery and digital investigations with EnCase software. Their staff are EnCE certified examiners and Discovery Practitioners providing digital forensics services.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Checkr: AI-native background screening platform serving enterprises and the gig economy with fast, API-driven checks—competes with BCG on turnaround time and ATS integration depth rather than country-by-country primary source coverage.
• HireRight: One of the largest global employment background screening providers serving enterprise customers across 200+ countries with criminal, employment, education, and drug screening—directly comparable to BCG in product scope and buyer profile.
• Accurate Background: Global employment background check provider serving mid-market and enterprise customers with similar screening product suite and compliance-monitoring offerings.
• First Advantage: Global background screening and identity solutions provider serving large employers with comparable screening categories and enterprise sales motion; comparable in customer profile and international coverage ambitions.
• Sterling: Major global background screening and identity verification provider serving enterprise and SMB buyers, with comparable product breadth (criminal, employment, education, compliance monitoring) and a similar enterprise-led GTM motion.

Emerging players

• Veremark: Background screening provider with strong APAC and EMEA presence, comparable international reach to BCG and direct overlap on employment verification and criminal checks for enterprise customers.
• Certn: AI-native background screening platform focused on rapid employment and criminal checks for SMBs and mid-market—overlaps with BCG's marketplace offering but competes on speed and developer-friendly APIs rather than country coverage.

Broad incumbents

• Refinitiv (LSEG): Global data and analytics provider offering business background checks, compliance screening, and KYC data—competes with BCG on business screening, financial due diligence, and global compliance products.
• Kroll: Global risk consulting firm offering due diligence, background screening, and compliance services as part of a broader portfolio—competes with BCG's high-end integrity due diligence and compliance monitoring offerings.

Regional players

• MindIt: Romania-based regional screening specialist and partner of Background Check Group—directly comparable in education and professional background checking for the Romanian and Eastern European markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/backcheckgroup
• Facebookfacebook.com/1522354821360337
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/back-check-group

Compliance11 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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