KYC and KYB compliance means verifying who your customers are, understanding who owns and controls business customers and screening everyone against sanctions and risk lists. Data makes checks faster and more consistent, and gives auditors a clear record of what was checked and when.
KYB data verifies company registration, status, directors and beneficial owners, ideally straight from official registries. Sanctions and PEP data screens names against official sanctions lists and politically exposed persons, with aliases and transliterations. Adverse media data finds negative news about customers and their owners, classified by risk type.
A typical workflow
- Collect customer details and verify them against registry or identity sources.
- Map ownership to identify ultimate beneficial owners.
- Screen all parties against sanctions, PEP and adverse media sources.
- Risk-rate the customer and set a review cycle with ongoing monitoring.
What to check before you buy
Ask which official sources and lists are covered, how quickly list updates appear, how names are matched across scripts and spellings and how false positives are handled. Confirm audit trails, retention rules and coverage in the countries where your customers are incorporated.