What the check is?
Provides a summary of a person’s credit history in a specific country, including bankruptcies, judgements, defaults and adverse listings.
What the value is?
Provides visibility of financial reliability for candidates who have lived or worked overseas.
What does it check?
International credit bureau records including defaults, judgements and bankruptcies.
Why do you do it?
Assesses financial responsibility for roles involving financial decision-making, access to funds or sensitive data.
How often does it need to be checked?
Usually at hire; high-risk or regulated roles may recheck every 1–3 years.
Is this industry specific? If yes, what industries?
Financial services; government and defence; legal and regulatory bodies; senior leadership roles.
Risk of not doing it?
You may miss financial red flags outside AU or NZ, increasing risk.