Middesk
Middesk verifies US businesses against Secretary of State, IRS, and watchlist sources, and runs inside Zenoo flows for automated KYB onboarding.
At a glance
Overview
Middesk overview
Middesk is a US business verification platform with connections to all 50 state Secretaries of State, the IRS, and government watchlist sources. It automates entity verification, TIN matching, and ongoing monitoring for teams onboarding US businesses. It suits US-focused fintechs and lenders that need fast, automated KYB decisions.
- Company
- Middesk, Inc.
- Category
- KYB company data
- Strongest in
- US Secretary of State, IRS, and watchlist verification
- Best fit
- US fintechs onboarding business customers at volume
Where it is strongest
Key strengths
What Middesk does well.
Deep US government coverage
Direct connections to all 50 state Secretaries of State, the IRS, and federal sources give strong coverage of US entity records.
Fast integration for US flows
Community reports describe quick integrations, with some engineers citing production US verification flows running within hours.
Ongoing monitoring built in
Real-time monitoring of business status and compliance filings keeps KYB records current after onboarding, not just at sign-up.
Risk signals for shell companies
Vendor materials describe risk models aimed at detecting shell companies and other compliance red flags during onboarding.
Who it suits
Best for
Where Middesk fits, and what to plan for.
Honest notes on the trade-offs, each with a way to cover the gap inside a Zenoo flow.
- US-focused fintechs and lenders onboarding business customers at volume
- Teams that need automated Secretary of State and TIN verification
- Compliance teams that want continuous monitoring of US entities, not point-in-time checks
- Cost adds up at volume. Community reports cite per-check pricing with monthly minimums that some startups found significant at scale. In a Zenoo flow you can waterfall cheaper sources first and reserve Middesk for the checks that need its depth.
- US-only focus. Coverage is built around US government sources. Teams onboarding international entities route them to a global registry provider such as Kyckr in the same Zenoo flow.
- Support experiences vary. Some community reports mention slower support responsiveness after implementation. Running Middesk through Zenoo gives you a single support relationship and automatic fallback if a check fails.
Open the customer's case
What your team sees
The Middesk result, beside everything else.
The result sits with screening and review on one case, so nobody checks a second tool to see the whole customer.
What you can build
- Verify a US business against Secretary of State and IRS records during onboarding
- Monitor onboarded US entities for status changes and lapsed filings
About Middesk
FAQs
Middesk questions.
Does Middesk cover businesses outside the US?
Its strength is US government sources. The standard pattern is to route US entities to Middesk and international entities to a global registry provider, which Zenoo handles automatically by jurisdiction.
How do teams manage Middesk costs at scale?
Community reports flag per-check costs as meaningful at volume. Most teams use Zenoo's waterfall routing to try lower-cost data sources first and only escalate to Middesk where its depth is needed.
Hands it to your team
Verification is the first step. Compliance Hub handles the rest.
Once a customer is verified, screening and review happen in Compliance Hub. A possible PEP match lands in your team inbox with the evidence and the full history beside it. Zenoo suggests, your team decides.
Pairs well with
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