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How Securitas India kept TAT and Compliance intact for a high-volume BFSI customer

The client is a large shared services and business outsourcing operation that supports the global insurance and financial services arm of an international group. Based out of Pune, with delivery centres in Bengaluru, Mumbai, Gurugram, and Kolhapur, it handles hiring across multiple functions and cities as part of India's BFSI (Banking, Financial Services & Insurance) landscape.

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Key Results

96%

TAT achieved

99.84%

Conclusive closure

The Challenges

Scaling without slipping on TAT or Compliance

Being a large, shared services setup, the client sees sharp hiring spikes around business cycles and project ramp-ups — and most BGV partners simply aren't built to absorb that kind of surge, with cases piling up, TATs slipping, and compliance gaps creeping in right when the business can least afford them. In BFSI, a delayed verification isn't just a paperwork issue — it holds up onboarding and, by extension, revenue — so what the client needed was a partner who could keep TAT steady even as volumes climbed, without cutting corners on audit readiness, which in a regulated industry is simply not optional.

Group of people from HR department  discussing the background verification

Disconnected systems, Disconnected services

HR ran on one platform, the HRMS, while background checks lived on a completely separate BGV portal — the two didn't talk to each other, which meant someone was always re-keying data by hand, updates lagged, and versions of the truth didn't always match up, a real problem when auditors come asking. On top of that, the client's earlier BGV partners leaned heavily on chatbots and ticketing systems, with no one person really owning the relationship, and in an industry like BFSI, where an escalation can carry real compliance weight, not having a clear escalation path — or a human to actually talk to — became a recurring pain point.

Securitas India Background Verification case study

The Solution: A BGV model built around the client, not around a template

Securitas India didn't approach this as a standard BGV engagement — it built a delivery model shaped around the client's specific pressure points: volume, integration, ownership, and outcomes. Every part of the solution, from workflow design to the escalation matrix, was designed to close the gaps the client had struggled with for years.

  • Built to flex with volume, without losing audit rigour

    Securitas India put in place a BGV delivery model designed specifically to absorb seasonal surges without letting TAT slip. Every case, regardless of volume, moves through a workflow that stays fully audit-ready — documentation, evidence trail, status logs, all intact.

  • One source of truth, not two

    Securitas India connected its BGV platform directly with the client's HRMS, so data now flows both ways automatically. Candidate details, case status, final outcomes — all of it syncs without anyone having to manually re-enter a thing.

  • A real point of contact, not just a chat window

    Instead of the chatbot-first approach the client was used to, Securitas India gave them a dedicated SPOC for the account, backed by a clear escalation matrix and 24x7 human support.

  • Cases that close, not just cases that get "processed"

    The whole verification process was built around driving conclusive outcomes, keeping inconclusive or unresolved cases to a minimum even at scale.

Conclusion

What Securitas India brought to the table wasn't just faster verification — it was a shift in how the client thought about the whole process. Background verification stopped being a back-office task that occasionally caused headaches and became something the business could actually rely on: audit-ready by default, backed by systems that talk to each other, and supported by people who pick up the phone. A process that used to run on chatbots and disconnected spreadsheets now runs like it should — steady, accountable, and built for the pace BFSI hiring demands. 

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