Verova Entity Map
This page lists the entities that Verova describes on verova.com, how they relate and the evidence for each statement, following the EntityMap v1.0 standard. Verova is the umbrella brand of FutureNext GmbH; its product AI Fraud Protect has its own Entity Map.
This page and the machine-readable file entitymap.json contain the same statements. Every statement is backed by a quoted passage from a public page, with its source and publisher. The relations are assertions of the publisher, following the EntityMap v1.0 standard.
- PublisherVerova, umbrella brand of FutureNext GmbH
- Generated
- Verification statusself-declared
- Content18 entities, 41 evidence passages
Related Entity Maps: AI Fraud Protect Entity Map · Virtualbadge.io Entity Map
Organisations
Verova
Verova is the umbrella brand of FutureNext GmbH, the company behind Virtualbadge.io, and stands for trusted credential intelligence. Its products make certificates and other credentials checkable at the moment someone relies on them, such as an employer, an authority or a site operator.
Relations
- BRAND_OF is a brand of FutureNext GmbH custom predicate
- OFFERS offers Virtualbadge.io
- OFFERS offers AI Fraud Protect
- DESCRIBED_BY is described by Three pillars of Verova
- DESCRIBED_BY is described by Trusted credential intelligence
- DESCRIBED_BY is described by Evidence, not inference
Evidence
definition · verova.com“Credential management stores and shares certificates. Verova makes them checkable at the moment someone relies on them: an employer, an authority, a site operator.”
Verova — Verified evidence for decisions that matter — published by Verova
definition · verova.com“Verova stands for the evidence. Our products do the work. Verova is the umbrella brand of FutureNext GmbH. Our products, starting with Virtualbadge.io, make every credential verifiable at the moment of decision. Running Virtualbadge.io has taught us how credentials are issued, shared and checked in daily practice.”
Verova — Verified evidence for decisions that matter — published by Verova
evidence · verova.com“From the team behind Virtualbadge.io. Verified evidence for decisions that matter.”
Verova — Verified evidence for decisions that matter — published by Verova
FutureNext GmbH
FutureNext GmbH is the company in Mannheim, Germany, behind Virtualbadge.io and AI Fraud Protect, and Verova is its umbrella brand. It is registered at the Mannheim Local Court under HRB 736146; its managing directors are Giovanna Pergher, Kenny Strubel, Daniel Szymkowiak and Malte Zander.
Relations
- OFFERS offers Virtualbadge.io
- OFFERS offers AI Fraud Protect
Evidence
evidence · verova.com“Verova is the umbrella brand of FutureNext GmbH, the company behind Virtualbadge.io.”
Verova — Verified evidence for decisions that matter — published by Verova
evidence · verova.com“Legal notice · FutureNext GmbH, Mafinex Technologiezentrum, Julius-Hatry-Str. 1, 68163 Mannheim, Germany · Provider under § 5 DDG · Managing directors: Giovanna Pergher, Kenny Strubel, Daniel Szymkowiak, Malte Zander · Mannheim Local Court, HRB 736146 · VAT ID DE330129301 · Email: contact@virtualbadge.io”
Verova — Verified evidence for decisions that matter — published by Verova
evidence · fraudprotect.ai“Protection against forged certificates and fake verification pages, for issuers. Built by FutureNext GmbH from Mannheim, Germany.”
AI Fraud Protect – Zertifikatsbetrug finden und abschalten — published by Verova
Software and features
Virtualbadge.io
Virtualbadge.io is the first product under the Verova brand: the platform of FutureNext GmbH for issuing, managing and verifying digital credentials such as certificates and badges. More than 1,000 organisations in 42 countries use it, among them a federal authority.
Relations
- ENABLES enables Proof at the moment of decision
Evidence
statistic · verova.com“1,000+ organisations use Virtualbadge.io. 42 countries. 2020 founded. Among the organisations using Virtualbadge.io is a federal authority.”
Verova — Verified evidence for decisions that matter — published by Verova
AI Fraud Protect
AI Fraud Protect is the Verova product against fake verification pages: it finds pages that imitate an issuer's certificate check, through reports from verifiers and scans of the web, secures the evidence and carries every case through to removal. It is built by FutureNext GmbH in Mannheim, Germany.
Relations
- PREVENTS prevents Fake verification page
Evidence
definition · fraudprotect.ai“Fraudsters don't just forge certificates. They also fake the pages that confirm them. AI Fraud Protect finds those pages in two ways: through reports from the people checking a certificate, who have the link in front of them, and through scans of the web. It then secures the evidence and carries every case through to removal.”
AI Fraud Protect – Zertifikatsbetrug finden und abschalten — published by Verova
evidence · fraudprotect.ai“AI Fraud Protect by Verova”
AI Fraud Protect – Zertifikatsbetrug finden und abschalten — published by Verova
Classifications
Three pillars of Verova
The product architecture of Verova: three pillars, Issue, Verify and Connect & Hold, each serving one role around a credential. Issuers sign, holders share and whoever relies on a credential checks it; all three pillars draw on the same knowledge about credentials.
Relations
- PART_OF is part of Verova
- COVERS covers Issue
- COVERS covers Verify
- COVERS covers Connect & Hold
- DEPENDS_ON depends on Trusted credential intelligence
Evidence
definition · verova.com“Three pillars, one base of evidence. Issuers sign, holders share, and whoever relies on a credential checks it. Each pillar serves one of them, and all three draw on the same knowledge about credentials.”
Verova — Verified evidence for decisions that matter — published by Verova
evidence · verova.com“The mark carries the architecture: Issue on the left, Verify on the right, and Connect & Hold where the two meet.”
Verova — Verified evidence for decisions that matter — published by Verova
Terms defined by Verova
Issue
Issue is the Verova pillar for issuers such as certification bodies, testing organisations, academies, chambers and universities. Credentials are signed in the issuer's own name, on open standards, with status and expiry and optionally sealed, so that every credential carries its own evidence.
Relations
- DEPENDS_ON depends on Digital signature
- PRECEDES precedes Connect & Hold
Evidence
definition · verova.com“For issuers: certification bodies, testing organisations, academies, chambers, universities. Every credential carries its evidence. Signed in the issuer’s own name, on open standards, with status and expiry, optionally sealed.”
Verova — Verified evidence for decisions that matter — published by Verova
Verify
Verify is the Verova pillar for those who rely on credentials, such as employers, field service, site operators and authorities. At the moment of decision it shows whether the required credentials are valid and who issued them, checking the credential itself rather than a copy.
Relations
- INCLUDES includes Credential check
- ENABLES enables Proof at the moment of decision
Evidence
definition · verova.com“For those who rely on credentials: employers, field service, site operators, authorities. Check the credential, not the copy. At the moment of decision, see whether the required credentials are valid and who issued them.”
Verova — Verified evidence for decisions that matter — published by Verova
Connect & Hold
Connect & Hold is the Verova pillar for platforms, partners and the people who hold credentials. It keeps credentials verifiable wherever they are shared, for example on LinkedIn, in Open Badge backpacks, by link or by QR code.
Relations
- DEPENDS_ON depends on Open Badges
- RELATES_TO relates to LinkedIn Professional social network on which holders share credentials.
- RELATES_TO relates to QR code Matrix barcode through which a shared credential can be opened and verified.
- PRECEDES precedes Verify
Evidence
definition · verova.com“For platforms, partners and the people who hold credentials. Trust that travels. Credentials stay verifiable wherever they are shared: on LinkedIn, in Open Badge backpacks, by link or QR code.”
Verova — Verified evidence for decisions that matter — published by Verova
Trusted credential intelligence
Trusted credential intelligence is what Verova stands for: knowledge of what a credential must contain to count, how to bind it to its issuer and how to check it, covering credential types, standards, issuer data, status and known fakes. Verova keeps no profiles of people across customers.
Relations
- COVERS covers Document forgery
Evidence
definition · verova.com“What Verova stands for. The intelligence behind credentials you can trust. We know what a credential must contain to count, how to bind it to its issuer and how to check it. That knowledge concerns credential types, standards, issuers and forgery patterns. We keep no profiles of people across customers.”
Verova — Verified evidence for decisions that matter — published by Verova
evidence · verova.com“We maintain what makes it hold: Standards, Issuer data, Status, Known fakes.”
Verova — Verified evidence for decisions that matter — published by Verova
evidence · verova.com“Trusted credential intelligence.”
Verova — Verified evidence for decisions that matter — published by Verova
Proof at the moment of decision
Verova's principle that a credential is verified when someone relies on it, for example at a site gate, in hospital HR or at an authority desk. Issuers sign credentials in their own name, and whoever relies on one verifies it independently, in seconds, so the decision rests on evidence rather than on a document that merely looks right.
Relations
- DEPENDS_ON depends on Digital signature
Evidence
definition · verova.com“Proof at the moment of decision. Issuers sign credentials in their own name. Whoever relies on one verifies it independently, in seconds.”
Verova — Verified evidence for decisions that matter — published by Verova
evidence · verova.com“The decision stays yours, but it rests on evidence, not on a document that merely looks right.”
Verova — Verified evidence for decisions that matter — published by Verova
evidence · verova.com“And more people work far from the place that issued their credentials, where a call to the issuer is slow or impossible. The evidence has to travel with the credential.”
Verova — Verified evidence for decisions that matter — published by Verova
Credential check
What a credential check with Verova confirms: the credential is genuine and unchanged since issue, it comes from the named issuer, it was issued to the named person, and it is still valid, neither expired nor revoked. It is explicitly not an identity check.
Relations
- PREVENTS prevents Document forgery
- PREVENTS prevents Credential fraud
Evidence
definition · verova.com“Credential: Genuine and unchanged since issue. Issuer: From the named issuer. Holder: Issued to the named person. This is not an identity check. Status: Still valid: not expired, not revoked.”
Verova — Verified evidence for decisions that matter — published by Verova
example · verova.com“Crane operator licence, checked at the site gate: Valid. Nursing registration, checked by hospital HR: Valid. First aid certificate, checked during contractor onboarding: Expired. Language certificate, checked at an authority desk: Revoked.”
Verova — Verified evidence for decisions that matter — published by Verova
evidence · verova.com“Checked in seconds, independently of the copy.”
Verova — Verified evidence for decisions that matter — published by Verova
Evidence, not inference
Verova's distinction between inference and evidence: a profile, a self-declared skill or a PDF that looks right is only an inference, while a statement signed by the issuer is evidence.
Relations
- DEPENDS_ON depends on Digital signature
Evidence
definition · verova.com“Evidence, not inference. A profile, a self-declared skill or a PDF that looks right is an inference. A signed statement from the issuer is evidence.”
Verova — Verified evidence for decisions that matter — published by Verova
Fake verification page
A copy of an issuer's verification page on a slightly different address that confirms forged credentials as valid. With AI, whole verification pages can be faked quickly and can look exactly like the real one.
Relations
- INSTANCE_OF is an instance of Website spoofing Creating a website that imitates another site in order to deceive its visitors.
- ENABLES enables Document forgery
Evidence
example · verova.com“A copied page can look exactly like the real one. Same layout, same green tick, a slightly different address.”
Verova — Verified evidence for decisions that matter — published by Verova
example · verova.com“verify.academy.example: Original, Valid. verify.acaderny.example: Copy, Valid.”
Verova — Verified evidence for decisions that matter — published by Verova
evidence · verova.com“With AI, certificates and whole verification pages can be faked quickly.”
Verova — Verified evidence for decisions that matter — published by Verova
Concepts
Digital signature
A cryptographic signature with which an issuer signs a credential in its own name. It lets anyone who relies on the credential verify independently that it is genuine and unchanged.
Evidence
evidence · verova.com“Issuers sign credentials in their own name. Whoever relies on one verifies it independently, in seconds.”
Verova — Verified evidence for decisions that matter — published by Verova
evidence · verova.com“Signed in the issuer’s own name, on open standards, with status and expiry, optionally sealed.”
Verova — Verified evidence for decisions that matter — published by Verova
Document forgery
The creation or alteration of documents such as certificates, degrees or licences with intent to deceive. Verova points out that most certificates are still PDFs checked by eye, which makes them easy to fake and slow to check, and that digital forgery is a growing share of document fraud.
Evidence
definition · verova.com“Certificates decide who may work. Yet most are still PDFs: easy to fake, slow to check.”
Verova — Verified evidence for decisions that matter — published by Verova
evidence · verova.com“Whether someone may teach, treat patients, operate a machine or enter a site often rests on a document checked by eye. When a fake gets through, the bill comes later: pay for work nobody was qualified to do, a second hiring round, liability.”
Verova — Verified evidence for decisions that matter — published by Verova
statistic · verova.com“35% of document fraud is now digital forgery, up from an average of 29% in the three years before. Entrust, 2026 Identity Fraud Report”
Verova — Verified evidence for decisions that matter — published by Verova
example · verova.com“£1.2m in pay and benefits went to a psychiatrist who worked for the NHS for 20 years on a forged degree. The court ordered £406,624 repaid. Crown Prosecution Service, June 2025”
Verova — Verified evidence for decisions that matter — published by Verova
statistic · verova.com“300 bogus universities have been identified by the UK’s official degree verification service alone. Jisc, Prospects Hedd”
Verova — Verified evidence for decisions that matter — published by Verova
Credential fraud
Making false claims about qualifications, for example with fake or misrepresented certificates in job applications. Verova cites employer surveys on discrepancies found when screening candidates and on losses from hiring fraud.
Evidence
statistic · verova.com“Over 75% of employers worldwide found discrepancies when screening candidates in the past twelve months. HireRight, Global Benchmark Report 2025”
Verova — Verified evidence for decisions that matter — published by Verova
statistic · verova.com“15% of US hiring managers put their company’s losses from hiring fraud in the past year at more than $50,000. Checkr, The Hiring Hoax 2026”
Verova — Verified evidence for decisions that matter — published by Verova
evidence · verova.com“Surveys and verification data report what organisations found or estimated. Court cases show single outcomes. Sources checked in November 2026.”
Verova — Verified evidence for decisions that matter — published by Verova
Generative AI
AI systems that generate content such as text and images. Verova notes that generative AI makes convincing fakes cheap, from documents to faces, and that whole verification pages can be faked quickly.
Relations
- LEADS_TO leads to Document forgery declared (when credentials are checked by eye instead of being verified against a signature)
- LEADS_TO leads to Fake verification page declared (because whole verification pages can be faked quickly)
Evidence
evidence · verova.com“With AI, certificates and whole verification pages can be faked quickly. And credentials now travel across borders, systems and time zones.”
Verova — Verified evidence for decisions that matter — published by Verova
evidence · verova.com“Generative AI makes convincing fakes cheap, from documents to faces.”
Verova — Verified evidence for decisions that matter — published by Verova
statistic · verova.com“1 in 5 biometric fraud attempts now involves a deepfake. Entrust, 2026 Identity Fraud Report”
Verova — Verified evidence for decisions that matter — published by Verova
Standards
Open Badges
Open Badges is the open 1EdTech standard for digital badges with verifiable metadata about issuer, recipient and achievement. Verova names Open Badge backpacks among the places where shared credentials stay verifiable.
Relations
- AUTHORED_BY is authored by 1EdTech Consortium Standards body that maintains Open Badges.
Evidence
evidence · verova.com“Credentials stay verifiable wherever they are shared: on LinkedIn, in Open Badge backpacks, by link or QR code.”
Verova — Verified evidence for decisions that matter — published by Verova
Vocabulary
Custom predicates used in this map, declared under the namespace https://verova.com/entitymap.html#vocabulary. All other predicates come from the EntityMap v1.0 standard vocabulary.
BRAND_OF(is a brand of)- The subject is a brand under which the object organisation presents its products. Example: Verova BRAND_OF FutureNext GmbH. The subject is the brand, the object is the legal entity that owns it.