Income Verification

Know what they actually earn, not what they typed.

We show detected income back to the customer inside the journey so they can confirm each source and add every account, consumer income or business revenue, until the number is the true one. No guesswork, no gross-ups.

The real number, confirmed by the customer.

We connect every account, show the customer what we found, and let them confirm it. Income for consumers, revenue for businesses, one verified figure.

Confirm in the journey

We relay detected income back to the applicant to verify, not just scrape it silently. They see what we found and say yes.

Every account counts

Add multiple current, savings and joint accounts so nothing is missed, and the figure reaches the true number.

Consumer income

Salary, benefits, pensions and irregular pay, categorised and attributed to the person who receives it.

Business revenue

Turnover and trading income for SME and self-employed applicants, read from the same connected accounts.

Source-level detail

Each income stream identified, dated and labelled, so every pound in the total can be traced to where it came from.

One true figure

Customer-confirmed, multi-account and fully categorised, so you lend against real income or revenue, not an estimate.

Why Income Verification Is Hard

Traditional income verification relies on self-declaration and manual checks, slow, fraud-prone and fragile.

Fragmented Sources

Income is scattered across sources.

Salary across multiple accounts
Self-employment & side income
Benefits & tax credits
Rental & investment income

Document Fraud

54% of fraud has doctored payslips.

Source: Open Banking

Doctored payslip PDFs
Fabricated employer details
Inflated income figures
Template-based forgeries

Point-in-Time Snapshots

Single documents miss income shocks.

Income volatility missed
Seasonal patterns ignored
No forward-looking view
Shocks detected too late

Three Ways to Verify Income

Different applicants need different methods. Use one or layer all three.

Open Banking Income Trends

Secure income from bank accounts via open banking. Track trends over 12 months for reliable profiles validated with customers.

Automatic salary and benefit identification with best-match algorithm
12-month income trending with income shock detection
Hybrid data playback journeys for customer validation
console.creditcanary.com, Income Verification
Predicted
£2,343.45
Declared
£2,343.45
Difference
£45
Income Breakdown
MerchantMatchShockTypeSource
Greggs Bakery Best Match High Risk Salary Open Banking
HMRC Child... Benefits Self Assessment
HMRC Child Benefit Benefits Document Upload
Employment Details
Full Time Employed · 2 yrs 2 months · Greggs Bakery · Sausage Roll Maker · £2,300/mo · Monthly

Payslip & Document Capture

Request payslips where open banking isn't available. Document verification protects against the 54% fraud with doctored payslips.

Source: Open Banking

Automated data extraction from uploaded payslips
Cross-reference against open banking and declared data
Fraud detection flags for tampered or fabricated documents
console.creditcanary.com, Add Income
Add Income Line
Income Type
Salary
Employer
Sainsburys Retail
Frequency
Weekly
Amount
£
Document Upload
Choose File
Income Line Added

Bureau Solutions & HMRC Direct

Use credit bureau data and HMRC income verification for highest assurance. Self-assessment data from HMRC is authoritative.

HMRC self-assessment income data for self-employed applicants
Credit bureau income indicators and employment data
Cross-source triangulation for maximum confidence
Multi-Source Confidence Score
Open BankingVerified
Self AssessmentMatched
Document UploadPending
Bureau DataCross-Referenced
Confidence LevelHigh

Detect Income Shocks Before They Become Defaults

Income shocks are a key vulnerability indicator. Credit Canary detects drops before missed payments hit.

Trend Analysis

Track income month-over-month with automated alerts for pattern changes and seasonal variations.

Declining trends Sudden drops Seasonal patterns

Payment Prediction

Predict salary dates and flag at-risk income.

Next pay date Amount prediction Late payment alerts

Vulnerability Signals

Identify vulnerability beyond income.

Returned DDs DCA flags Benefit dependency
Case Study
TSB Bank

Turning 40% of loan declines into approvals, with better data, not lower standards.

TSB partnered with Credit Canary to challenge rigid decline rules using real-time Open Banking data.

40% of declines converted
Previously rejected applicants approved with Open Banking data
4x customer response rate
Internal teams saw dramatically higher engagement
Expanding across all products
Now exploring all decline codes, broader product teams and branch network
Read the full case study

Access Income Data Your Way

White-label console, embeddable module, raw API or reports, income intelligence your way.

White-Label Console

A branded underwriting interface with search, filters and full income views.

Embeddable Module

SSO-enabled widgets you can embed directly into Salesforce, Dynamics or your own platform.

REST API + Webhooks

Full JSON via webhooks with scores.

PDF & Reports

Auto-generated income verification reports as downloadable PDFs for audit and compliance.

Income Verification That Serves the Whole Business

Income identification supports every stakeholder from automated origination to regulatory reporting.

Lending & Origination

Automate income verification at application point with algorithm-driven real-time matching.

Underwriting

Give underwriters a complete, pre-verified income picture before approval.

Compliance & Audit

Full audit trail of income sources and verification methods for FCA Consumer Duty compliance.

One product, wired into the whole platform

Buy Income Verification on its own, prove it, extend. It runs on the Origination Agent, sits in the Originate module, and grows into the next step of the journey.

Runs on
Origination Agent

The AI agent that operates this product.

Where it sits
Originate

Its place in the six-module platform.

What it needs
AIS

A read-only open banking connection to the customer's account.

Grows into
Affordability Score →

Real surplus and commitments, not a proxy.

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