# Identity checks

URL: /systems/legal-and-corporate/floor/identity · Id: `floorRow:identity`

> Identity checks verify the natural person behind a Company, its beneficial owners, and representatives wherever KYC or a notary requires the person themselves.

Identity checks verify the natural person behind a [Company](/business/nouns/company), its beneficial owners, and representatives wherever KYC or a notary requires the person themselves.

| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Wakes | A payment account, bank, notary, or upstream requires a natural person’s own identity. |
| Process | [Billing](/workflows/processes/billing) |
| Signs | [Founder](/agents/founding/founder), [Founding Team](/agents/founding) |
| Sources | customer due diligence rule, 31 CFR 1010.230; state notary laws |