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Philippines Credit Bureau Check

Overview

The Philippines Credit Bureau Verification API enables real-time verification of personal and identity information against credit bureau data. This API assists financial institutions in ensuring the accuracy of customer data against official credit records in the Philippines, enhancing credit risk analysis and fraud prevention measures.

Usecase

This API is essential for financial institutions, credit providers, and any entity involved in credit disbursement or financial assessments in the Philippines. It helps in:

  • Enhancing credit decision processes: By verifying personal details against credit bureau records.
  • Minimizing fraud: By ensuring the information provided by customers matches that held by the credit bureaus.
  • Compliance adherence: Assisting in adherence to local financial regulations and anti-money laundering (AML) standards.

API Details

Request Body

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Request Body Parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

Mandatory/Optional

firstName

String

First name of the individual

Yes

lastName

String

Last name of the individual

Yes

middleName

String

Middle name of the individual

No

dateOfBirth

Date

Date of birth (format: YYYY-MM-DD)

Yes

addressLine1 to 5

String

Components of the residential address

No

identityInformation

Object

Container for identity details

Yes

nationalIdNumber

String

National identification number

Yes

nationalIdType

String

Type of national ID (SSS, TIN, GSIS)

Optional (Mandatory if NID is not blank)

consent

Boolean

Consent from the individual to perform verification

Yes

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Response Body Parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

verificationResult

Object

Detailed results of the individual data fields verified against the credit bureau data.

firstName

Boolean

Result of the first name verification; true if it matches the credit bureau records, false otherwise.

middleName

Boolean

Result of the middle name verification; true if it matches, false otherwise.

lastName

Boolean

Result of the last name verification; true if it matches, false otherwise.

dateOfBirth

Boolean

Result of the date of birth verification; true if it matches, false otherwise.

addressLine1

Boolean

Verification result for the first line of the address; true if it matches, false otherwise.

addressLine2

Boolean

Verification result for the second line of the address; true if it matches, false otherwise.

addressLine3

Boolean

Verification result for the third line of the address; true if it matches, false otherwise.

addressLine4

Boolean

Verification result for the fourth line of the address; true if it matches, false otherwise.

addressLine5

Boolean

Verification result for the fifth line of the address; true if it matches, false otherwise.

nationalIdNumber

Boolean

Result of the national ID number verification; true if it matches the credit bureau data, false otherwise.

nameMatchScore

String

Numerical score representing the match quality of the name with the credit bureau records.

addressMatchScore

String

Numerical score representing the match quality of the address with the credit bureau records.

verificationStatus

String

Overall status of the verification, typically "Verified" or "Not Verified".

reason

String

Description of why certain fields did not verify, listing all fields that were not verified.

Error Code and Response Mapping

400 (Bad Request)
401(Unauthorized)
403 (Forbidden)
500 (Internal Server Error)
409(Upstream Down
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Field

Type

Description

name

string

Text displayed on the screen explaining error type.

reason

string

Reason for the error.

status

number

HTTP status code.

message

string

Error message indicating an upstream error.

type

string

Error type.

statusCode

number

Status code representing the error scenario.

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