# What is a verified sender?

> A verified sender is a business messaging identity that a channel has authenticated and bound to a real brand — an RCS/RBM verified agent with logo and checkmark, a verified WhatsApp Business, or a registered SMS sender ID. Verification proves the message genuinely comes from the brand, closing the sender-ID spoofing gap that makes unauthenticated SMS a smishing vector. It is central to both trust and A2P monetization. See /answers/rcs-business-messaging, /answers/what-is-sender-id-spoofing, and /answers/what-is-smishing.

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- Last reviewed: 2026-07-22
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