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Know Your Customer (KYC)

In an increasingly global economy, financial institutions are more vulnerable to illicit criminal activities. Know Your Customer (KYC) standards are designed to protect financial institutions against fraud, corruption, money laundering and terrorist financing.

About KYC

Know Your Customer

What is KYC?

Know Your Customer (KYC) standards are designed to protect financial institutions against fraud, corruption, money laundering...

Know Your Customer

The KYC process explained

Take a look at the key KYC processes that enable financial institutions to ‘know their customer’...

Know Your Customer

What is an Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO)?

Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO) legislation has been put into place to give banks and corporates clarity...

Know Your Customer

What is Customer Due Diligence (CDD)?

In the world of Financial Crime Compliance (FCC), customer due diligence (CDD) is an important and...

Know Your Customer

The KYC challenges for corporate treasurers

KYC checks are one of the top three challenges corporate treasurers face in their banking relationships.

Know Your Customer

The KYC challenges for correspondent banks

Banks are looking to streamline their KYC processes for business to continue to thrive, improve client...

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Resources

Publications

White paper: Solving the KYC Conundrum

Drawing on discussions with numerous treasurers around the world, this white paper delves into the difficulties...

Our solutions

Product

KYC Registry

Simplifying the Know Your Customer (KYC) process. 

White paper - Solving the KYC Conundrum

This white paper delves into the difficulties treasury teams face as a result of KYC requests and explores the impact on their operations and banking relationships.

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