Client documents are read automatically and checked against sanctions and watchlists, so clean cases move forward and only exceptions reach a compliance officer.
Typical results
100%
of checks recorded for audit
80%
of cases cleared without manual review
24/7
sanctions and watchlist screening
Figures reflect typical results for this kind of automation.
The challenge
Manual document review and list checks made onboarding slow and left an inconsistent audit trail.
Before and after
Onboarding wait
−50%Cases needing manual review
−80%Checks with a full audit record
+67%The automation
We built a flow that gathers the submitted documents, uses an AI step to extract the key details and screen them against the required lists, then approves clean cases and sends flagged ones to a review queue.
How it works
- 01
Documents gathered
The flow collects the client's submitted documents from every channel.
- 02
AI extraction
An AI step reads the documents and extracts the key identity details.
- 03
List screening
The details are screened against sanctions and watchlists automatically.
- 04
Clean cases approved
Cases with no hits move forward immediately, with the check logged for audit.
- 05
Exceptions to compliance
Flagged cases land in a review queue for a compliance officer, with full context attached.
Starts from
- ID documents
- Sanctions lists
Delivers
- Review queue
- Approval
The impact
Onboarding wait time fell by roughly 50%, and every check is now recorded for audit.
Questions about this automation
Which lists are clients screened against?
The flow screens the extracted identity details against the sanctions lists and watchlists the firm is required to check, through a screening service or an internal list. The lists and match rules are set with the compliance officer, and every check is logged with its date and result for audit.
What happens when a screening returns a possible match?
The case stops and moves to a review queue for a compliance officer, with the documents, the extracted details and the matching list entry attached. The officer clears or escalates it, and that decision is recorded. Only cases with no hits move forward automatically.
What is needed to set up automated KYC checks?
The firm needs a defined list of required documents, access to a screening source and a place to store client records, such as a CRM. Because it combines AI extraction, list screening and a review queue, this is a multi-step build, usually rolled out in stages.