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Notes on payment verification, settlement, and what diligence teams actually check — written from work in progress rather than after the fact. By Jonathan Arvay.

• What a diligence team actually asks for, in the order they ask for it

  August 7, 2026 · Proof of cash flow · 7 min

  The document requests arrive in a predictable sequence, and each one is testing something specific. Knowing the order tells you what to build before you need it.