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Use case · KYC verification

KYC that gets you through the FCA review. And the customer through onboarding.

A user explorer for regulated firms: ID document capture, sanctions screening, PEP checks, ongoing monitoring, evidence trail. We integrate Onfido, ComplyAdvantage, SmartSearch, or your incumbent provider. One screen for the operator. Every step time-stamped for the regulator.

median onboarding
FCA findings, typical
applications/week, same headcount
Live signal
2–6 wks Build, fixed price4.2 d → 47 min median onboarding0 FCA findings, typical90 days Stabilisation included
What's in the build

Six pieces, one workflow.

Onboarding, identity, sanctions, ongoing monitoring — one operator view, audit-trail-ready.

01 · Document capture

Customer flow that finishes.

Mobile-first ID capture flow. Driving licence, passport, utility bill. Liveness check. Auto-extract of name, DOB, address. Drop-off rate engineered down, not just measured.

  • Mobile-first capture
  • Liveness verification
  • Auto-extract fields
  • Drop-off analytics
02 · Sanctions & PEP

Screened against the lists. Logged.

Real-time sanctions and PEP screening through ComplyAdvantage or SmartSearch. Hit triggers manual review. False-positive flagged for the next time.

  • Sanctions screen on submit
  • PEP flag on submit
  • Manual-review queue
  • False-positive memory
03 · Risk scoring

Tiered onboarding, by risk band.

Low risk auto-approves. Medium risk goes to junior reviewer. High risk goes to MLRO with a documented rationale. The customer's onboarding speed matches their risk.

  • Configurable risk model
  • Tier-routed approval
  • MLRO escalation
  • Auto-approve at low risk
04 · Operator view

One row, all the evidence.

Reviewer sees the documents, the extracts, the screening results, the prior history, all in one row. Approve, decline, or request more — each with a reason captured.

  • Documents in-row
  • Screening results in-row
  • Decision reasons captured
  • Notes audit-trailed
05 · Ongoing monitoring

Once you're in, the screen keeps watching.

Periodic re-screening against the lists. Address changes flagged. Transaction patterns deviating from profile flagged. The customer doesn't get re-onboarded, but the firm stays compliant.

  • Periodic re-screening
  • Change-of-address flag
  • Pattern-deviation alert
  • Refresh evidence trail
06 · Audit pack

Export the file in one click.

Regulator asks; you click. PDF audit pack: documents, decisions, screenings, timestamps, reviewer IDs. Survives s.166. Survives MLR audit. Survives the next FCA visit.

  • One-click PDF audit pack
  • Reviewer ID logged
  • Time-stamps every step
  • 7-year retention
Sample engagement

The lender that took onboarding from 4 days to under an hour.

60 applications a week. Four reviewers. A shared inbox of PDFs.

A challenger SME lender ran KYC on email, with a shared folder of customer PDFs. Median onboarding: 4.2 days. We shipped a custom KYC explorer integrating their existing ComplyAdvantage subscription. Six weeks in: median onboarding 47 minutes, MLRO escalation rate dropped (better signal), the next FCA file review came back without findings.

How we measure: Onboarding time measured from customer submission to decision (n = 312 over 12 weeks pre/post), MLRO escalation rate tracked via app, FCA findings sourced directly from the regulatory letter.

4.2 d → 47 minmedian onboarding
0FCA findings, typical
60applications/week, same headcount
Industries this is built for

Where this build earns its rent.

Most-relevant verticals — but the same shape works for adjacent ones.

KYC that survives the review.

We map your risk model, integrate your providers, ship the audit pack.