To initiate the connection with HMRC, we need to first check the applicant is a UK taxpayer. We do this by sending information such as the National Insurance Number and Date of Birth to HMRC.

If we cannot find the applicant with the details provided, they will now be able to re-enter their NI Number and DOB in the Konfir UX.

When Open Banking is used as one of the data sources to verify an Employment on the Timeline, we now return the Latest Payment Date for that employment, alongside the Start Date and the End Date.

We now allow applicants to provide their National Insurance Number up to 2 times before taking them to the next data source if we cannot successfully match it with the Payroll provider.