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That basic, resting-state level of confidence we all want to have that the [[legal entity]] we are hoping to trade with is not, actually a figment of our imagination, has not sneakily been dissolved or somehow transmogrified into a non-material projection on an astral plane, and is up to date with its bills, audits financial statements and annual regulatory filings.
Some of these, nowadays, ought to be moderated by the existence of universal unique [[legal entity identifier]]s — ''I have an [[LEI]], therefore I am'' — though most, you would think would be better coming from your satisfaction that the folk in [[onboarding]] have actually done their job.
However you look at it there remains a bit of an existential question afoot here. It quickly gets rather [[René Descartes|Cartesian]]. For if you are not sure whether the person to whom you are speaking is actually there, then will asking that  person to confirm it actually help? If they do, but they don’t, then what?