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Is a Background Check Permitted Under FADP in Switzerland?

The revised version of Switzerland's FADP, which came into full effect on September 1, 2023, introduced significantly stricter rules around the processing of personal data. For organisations conducting background screening, this means that pre-employment checks, in-employment verifications, and integrity assessments of external staff must now meet a higher standard of legal justification, proportionality, and transparency.

FINMA Requirements for Employee Screening in Banks: What Swiss Financial Institutions Need to Know

Hiring in the financial sector has never been straightforward. But when your institution is supervised by FINMA, the stakes are even higher. Regulatory scrutiny is intense, compliance requirements are detailed, and the consequences of getting it wrong — whether a bad hire, a missed disclosure, or a gap in your screening process — can be severe. This is why more and more banks are turning to professional background screening as a core part of their risk management strategy.

BSI C5:2026 HR-Controls: What Cloud Providers Need to Do Now

The BSI C5:2026 standard, published in April 2026, has fundamentally raised the bar for HR security in cloud environments. For organisations operating across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland — and beyond — meeting the new personnel controls is no longer optional. It is a hard audit criterion.

What Does NIS2 Say About Personnel Security — and Why Your Answer Starts with Background Screening

NIS2 is reshaping how organisations across Europe and beyond approach cybersecurity. But buried inside its technical and organisational requirements is a demand that many companies are still underestimating: people are your biggest risk.

KYB Provider Switzerland: Why Businesses Are Rethinking How They Verify Business Partners

The question is straightforward but the answer is rarely simple: KYB Provider Switzerland — who are they, what do they actually do, and how do you choose the right one? For companies operating in Switzerland and across Europe, business partner verification has moved from a compliance checkbox to a genuine risk management priority. And in a market full of generic screening tools, Validato has quietly become the reference point.

Verifying Foreign Diplomas: Why Global Credential Screening Requires Expert Knowledge

A question that surfaces with increasing frequency in HR departments, compliance teams, and risk management circles across Switzerland and the DACH region is this: How do I verify foreign diplomas? It sounds straightforward enough. But behind it lies a complex, high-stakes process that organizations get wrong far more often than they realize — and the consequences of that can be severe.

How to Verify the Integrity of Suppliers and Business Partners — and Why It Matters More Than Ever

In an era defined by global supply chains, cross-border partnerships, and growing regulatory pressure, the question of third-party trust has never been more urgent. Businesses across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland are confronted daily with risks they often do not see coming — risks embedded in the organisations they choose to work with. The question most procurement and compliance officers eventually ask themselves is: How do I verify the integrity of suppliers and business partners? The answer, increasingly, is: with a structured, data-driven approach to Human Risk Management — the kind Validato has been building for years.

UBO Verification in Switzerland: What It Is and Who Does It

In Swiss financial and compliance circles, few questions are asked more frequently than this one: What is a UBO check and who does it in Switzerland? The answer matters not only for legal teams and compliance officers but for every organisation operating in a regulated environment. Understanding UBO verification — what it entails, who is subject to it, and who carries it out — is no longer optional. It is a foundational element of responsible business practice.

The Wind Is Changing — Is Your Workforce Ready?

Every year on June 15th, Global Wind Day celebrates the power of wind energy and its role in building a cleaner, more sustainable world. At Validato, we see a compelling parallel: just as the wind energy sector is expanding faster than ever, so too is the workforce that powers it — and with that expansion comes a critical responsibility to verify, screen, and protect the people behind it.

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