VOEDX is taking another step toward reshaping how employment and income verification works—this time by opening the door to state-backed data at scale.
The verification technology company has announced a new partnership with Verify4, integrating the latter’s consent-based verification solutions into the VOEDX Source Engine, its AI-driven marketplace for employment data. The collaboration significantly expands access to high-quality, employer-reported records while sidestepping the slow, closed-network models that still dominate much of the verification industry.
At the center of the announcement is a major data unlock: more than 50 million historical employment records from the State of Ohio, now accessible through VOEDX for credentialed users.
For background screeners, lenders, and other verification-dependent businesses, that translates into broader coverage, faster turnaround times, and more pricing flexibility—three things the verification ecosystem has historically struggled to deliver at once.
Why This Partnership Matters
Employment and income verification sits at a critical intersection of hiring, housing, and credit—but the infrastructure behind it hasn’t kept pace with digital expectations. Many verifications still rely on manual employer outreach, proprietary databases, or closed networks that limit choice and inflate costs.
VOEDX and Verify4 are positioning this partnership as an alternative: open, consent-driven, and data-rich.
By bringing Verify4 into the VOEDX Source Engine, the platform gains additional routing intelligence and verification options, while Verify4 gains broader distribution for its solutions—particularly its access to state-maintained employment data that is often underutilized due to technical and policy barriers.
“This partnership with Verify4 represents a significant step forward in our mission to transform the verification landscape,” said Anthony Petraco, Co-Founder and CEO of VOEDX, emphasizing efficiency and transparency as core goals.
Ohio Data: A Big Deal for Verifications
The ability to verify employment using state-maintained, employer-reported data is a notable differentiator. Ohio’s dataset alone includes tens of millions of historical records, offering a level of reliability that can outperform self-reported or scraped data sources.
For lenders and housing providers, that can mean faster decisions with fewer follow-ups. For background screeners, it reduces friction and manual processing. And for consumers—especially those who are credit invisible or under-documented—it creates new pathways to prove eligibility without relying on traditional credit files.
Verify4 CEO Michael Turner highlighted this impact, pointing to fairer outcomes in hiring, housing, and access to financial services when secure, user-controlled verifications are easier to obtain.
Inside the VOEDX Source Engine
VOEDX’s Source Engine functions less like a single database and more like a marketplace for employment data. Powered by AI, it routes verification requests to the most appropriate data source based on availability, cost, and quality—while allowing Consumer Reporting Agencies (CRAs) and data furnishers to monetize records on their own terms.
That model stands in contrast to legacy verification giants that operate as centralized gatekeepers. Instead of forcing users into a single network, VOEDX emphasizes choice and interoperability.
Adding Verify4 strengthens that proposition. The integration expands coverage while improving routing precision, which can reduce redundant checks and unnecessary employer outreach.
Implications for the Verification Industry
This partnership reflects a broader trend in HR and fintech infrastructure: decentralization paired with smarter orchestration.
As regulators scrutinize data accuracy and consent, and as employers demand faster hiring workflows, verification platforms are under pressure to modernize. AI-driven routing, consent-first access, and state-backed data sources are increasingly seen as competitive necessities rather than nice-to-haves.
VOEDX’s collaboration with Verify4 also highlights growing interest in leveraging public-sector data responsibly—a space that remains fragmented but ripe for innovation.
If successful, this model could reduce costs across the verification chain while improving transparency for all parties involved.
What’s Next
For now, the immediate impact is expanded access: more data, more options, and faster verifications for credentialed users across lending, screening, and employment use cases.
Longer term, the partnership signals where the verification market may be headed—away from closed ecosystems and toward AI-enabled exchanges that balance data quality, consent, and efficiency.
As verification becomes a foundational layer of the digital economy, collaborations like this one suggest the industry is finally catching up to how work, credit, and opportunity actually move.
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