> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.vouchmark.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Introduction

> Vouchmark verifies Nigerian businesses end-to-end and keeps watching them after onboarding.

Vouchmark is the trust layer for Nigerian B2B commerce. We pull together CAC, FIRS, JTB, bank, and open-source signals so you can answer one question fast: *can I trust this company?*

You use Vouchmark in two ways:

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  <Card title="Verify a company" icon="badge-check" href="/concepts/verification-lifecycle">
    Walk a counterparty through CAC, tax, bank, and shareholder checks and compute a single, defensible Vouchmark Score.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Monitor a vendor" icon="radar" href="/concepts/smart-sentinel">
    Subscribe a verified company to Smart Sentinel. We re-check public registries and watch the news so you don't have to.
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## What you get

* **Authoritative verifications** — CAC for company existence, FIRS/JTB for tax registration, bank account name matching, and shareholder ID.
* **A single number, the Vouchmark Score** — a 0–100 measure of how thoroughly a business has been verified.
* **A verifiable Trust Badge** — a public, JWT-signed badge you can embed on the verified company's website. Anyone can check it.
* **Continuous monitoring** — Smart Sentinel re-runs verifications and watches sanctions lists, court filings, and the news. You get alerts on real changes, not noise.
* **Embeddable KYB widget** — drop a verification flow into your product with our [SDKs](/sdks/overview) (HTML, React, React Native, Flutter).
* **Vouch AI** — an AI assistant that understands your verification data, monitoring events, and compliance status.
* **Compliance calendar** — automatic tracking of Nigerian regulatory deadlines with reminders.
* **A REST API** — every flow available in the dashboard is callable from your backend.

## When to use what

| You want to…                             | Use                                                                    |
| ---------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Onboard a new vendor or customer         | The [verification flow](/concepts/verification-lifecycle)              |
| Embed KYB in your product                | The [Onboarding Widget](/concepts/onboarding) + [SDKs](/sdks/overview) |
| Score a counterparty objectively         | The [Vouchmark Score](/concepts/vouchmark-score)                       |
| Display verified status publicly         | The [Trust Badge](/concepts/trust-badge)                               |
| Stay informed after onboarding           | [Smart Sentinel](/concepts/smart-sentinel)                             |
| Track regulatory deadlines               | The [Compliance Calendar](/concepts/compliance-calendar)               |
| Ask questions about your data            | [Vouch AI](/concepts/vouch-ai)                                         |
| Challenge an incorrect finding           | [Disputes](/concepts/disputes)                                         |
| Build verification into your own product | The [API Reference](/api-reference/introduction)                       |

## Where to go next

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  <Card title="Quickstart" icon="rocket" href="/quickstart">
    Sign up, verify your first company, and read the score — in five minutes.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Authentication" icon="key" href="/authentication">
    Sign in with cookie-based sessions and call the API from your backend.
  </Card>

  <Card title="SDKs" icon="code" href="/sdks/overview">
    Embed the KYB widget in your product.
  </Card>

  <Card title="API Reference" icon="book" href="/api-reference/introduction">
    Every endpoint, with examples.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Pricing" icon="coins" href="/pricing">
    Pay-as-you-go costs for every service.
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  <Card title="Webhooks" icon="webhook" href="/webhooks">
    Receive events at your endpoint.
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