However, the execution of instant prescreen is radically different than batch prescreen. In 2017 XING acquired global expat network InterNations and Austrian recruitment company Prescreen. Today, batch prescreen is ubiquitous in the financial industry. Direct Mail prescreen, while compelling to some consumers, just doesn't appeal to everyone. Prescreen was developed to help banks efficiently tap this new, national pool of potential customers. The most common method for distributing batch prescreen offers is direct mail.