Business identity verification is the work of testing claims about a firm against evidence. The claim is “this name, this site, this place belong together.” The evidence is whatever a careful person would accept: a live domain the owner controls, a public filing, a map place, a phone that rings to the same shop.
What verification is not
It is not a review. It is not a paid badge on a directory that hides the logo until you upgrade. It is not a Wikipedia article. It is not a government license we issued. We do not issue licenses.
How the tiers work here
Bronze is an observed public snapshot of a Type A firm. Silver is domain control. Gold is $297 a year and a pack the owner attested — website first, filings and identifiers when they supply them. Private documents stay private.
A hash proves the file did not change since it was sealed. It does not prove a ministry typed the row.
Read why this exists. Check a name in the registry. Or start with a free check. Gold is $297 a year after the website is proved.