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Instant Account Verification (IAV)

Overview

Instant Account Verificationconfirms bank account ownership and status in real time via APIs or secure user-consent flows (e.g., OAuth to bank portals). IAV retrieves account metadata (name, number, status) and sometimes balances/transaction history to establish ownership and affordability. It accelerates onboarding, payouts, and underwriting while reducing manual microdeposits and their delays.

For compliance, log consent, minimize retrieved data, and secure storage. Name matching should support normalization and thresholds to handle initials or ordering differences. When IAV isn’t available, fallbacks like penny drop or microdeposits apply. IAV is widely used by lenders, brokerages, payroll, and fintechs to lower fraud and improve user experience.

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Related Terms

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FAQ

How does IAV work?

With user consent, a provider connects to the bank, retrieves verified account data, and returns ownership/name signals for decisioning.

Why choose IAV over microdeposits?

It’s faster and provides richer data (status, balance). Microdeposits are slower but useful where APIs aren’t supported.

Any privacy concerns?

Collect only necessary fields, encrypt at rest/in transit, and honor revocation; audit access for regulators.