Industries / Public sector

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Tax authorities, customs services, registries and agencies hold facts that can open doors for honest businesses and close them on fraud. Answer exchange lets those facts be useful while the records stay under public control.

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Use cases

Outcomes for the public sector.

Outcome 01

Help honest businesses prove themselves

Today: A business with years of filings still has to gather stamped copies to convince a lender, and many give up.
With OpenCheque: The authority publishes a narrow answer. With the taxpayer’s consent, a lender asks the question and receives a count, never a return.

Compliance becomes an asset for the taxpayer
No bulk data leaves the authority
Service costs recovered through metered answers

Public sectorAnswers only

Lender | BankTax Authority

“How many returns are attributed to Company C?”

5 returns: 2 personal, 3 business

Consent initiated by Lender | Bank

Illustrative example.

Outcome 02

Make trade finance and cargo cover easier to obtain

Today: Importers struggle to evidence their trading history to banks and insurers in a form that can be trusted.
With OpenCheque: Customs answers a single question about shipments attributed to the company.

Legitimate trade is easier to finance and insure
Declarations stay inside customs
Every request is logged with its purpose

Public sectorAnswers only

Bank | Lender | InsuranceCustoms

“How many shipments are attributed to Company X?”

47 shipments in the last 12 months

Illustrative example.

Outcome 03

Pay grants and benefits to the right people

Today: Misdirected and fraudulent disbursements are hard to recover once paid.
With OpenCheque: Before disbursing, the agency confirms with the bank that the account belongs to the named beneficiary.

Ghost beneficiaries are caught before payment
Faster disbursement to genuine recipients
A clear audit trail for every check

Public sectorAnswers only

AgencyBank

“Does this account belong to the named beneficiary?”

Match

Illustrative example.

Outcome 04

Verify across agencies without pooling data

Today: Cross-agency checks usually mean building a shared database, with all the legal and security burden that brings.
With OpenCheque: Each agency answers the other’s narrow questions from its own systems and keeps legal control of its records.

Conflicts of interest surface early
No shared database to build or defend
Who asked, why and under what authority is always recorded

Public sectorAnswers only

Procurement AgencyCompany Registry

“Is this person a current director of Company X?”

Yes

Illustrative example.

Use cases and answers are illustrative. Every offering is agreed with the provider and depends on the applicable law, contracts and permissions.

Your role

Two ways to take part.

As a subscriber

Ask for the answers you need.

Grant, benefit and procurement checks
Supplier and beneficiary verification
Cross-agency verification

As a provider

Publish the answers you can give.

Filing and registration status
Counts of returns or shipments
Directorship and licence status

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Telecoms

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Insurance

Price risk and settle claims on verified facts.

Public sector

Tell us the outcome you need.

We will show you the question that gets you there, who could answer it, and how it would run on the exchange with your systems as they are today.

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