Marketplaces & e-commerce
Know the people behind every seller account
Marketplaces grow when buyers trust the sellers. Yimi helps you verify the individuals who open and run seller and merchant accounts, before they list products or receive payouts.
Example Marketplace would like to verify your identity for seller onboarding.
Business console
Seller onboarding · SIM-4418
- Consent recorded
- Document image quality
- Identity data match
Audit record
- 09:40Verification requested · seller onboarding
The challenge
Anonymous seller accounts leave buyers, and your platform, exposed when something goes wrong with an order.
- Seller sign-up is self-service, so the person behind an account may never have been checked.
- Sellers removed for breaking your rules can try to return under a new account.
- Changes to payout details are a sensitive moment that deserves a fresh check.
Who you onboard
The people marketplaces & e-commerce businesses need to verify
Individual sellers
People selling new or second-hand goods through your platform.
Merchant owners and directors
The individuals who represent a registered business on your marketplace.
Account administrators
Staff authorised to change listings, prices or payout details for a store.
Example workflow
How it works with Yimi
A typical onboarding journey for this industry, configured with Yimi.
- 1
Verify at seller onboarding
A verification is created when a seller applies, with the purpose of seller onboarding.
- 2
Seller consent
The seller agrees to the check from their phone before their store is approved.
- 3
Document capture
Guided capture of the seller's identity document, without uploads to email or chat.
- 4
Identity data match
Provider-backed matching of the seller's identity details.
- 5
Re-verify before payout changes
A new verification before bank details change keeps payouts with the verified person.
Business outcomes
What it means for your business
- Trust and safety teams review one record per seller instead of piecing together emails.
- Each seller account is linked to a verified individual and an outcome your team can review.
- Verification fits into the seller sign-up you already run, without a separate tool.
Capabilities
Capabilities for this workflow
Verifying a seller's identity does not confirm the authenticity of the goods they sell; your marketplace policies still apply.
- Purpose-bound verification requests
- Seller consent on mobile
- Outcome and audit record
- Identity document capture
- Identity data matching
- Business registry checks
Explore Yimi for marketplaces & e-commerce
Request a demo to see Yimi configured for your onboarding journey, volumes and markets.