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Politically exposed persons represent the highest-risk client category in AML compliance — and, for many private banks, among the most commercially attractive. Managing that tension is one of the defining operational challenges in compliance today. At the heart of it sits source of wealth verification.
Read MoresmartKYC, the AI-native platform for KYC, AML, and due diligence intelligence, has been named a finalist in two categories at the prestigious UK FinTech Awards 2026: RegTech of the Year and WealthTech of the Year.
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We are proud to announce that smartKYC has been shortlisted in two categories at the 2026 National Technology Awards:
Recognition Highlights smartKYC’s Leadership in Client Onboarding, Financial Crime Prevention, AI-Driven Compliance and Regulatory Innovation.
As financial crime risks intensify and regulators demand proof over policy, 2026 is set to be a defining year for KYC. Signals from FATF, the FCA and the EBA point to deeper scrutiny of onboarding quality, beneficial ownership, governance and the effective use of technology across the customer lifecycle.
As 2025 comes to a close, it is worth reflecting on a year defined by major regulatory shifts, rapid technological evolution, and significant milestones for smartKYC. Across global compliance, expectations continued to rise, driving firms towards more automation, multilingual intelligence extraction, and perpetual monitoring. Against this backdrop, smartKYC experienced one of its strongest and most transformative years to date.
The UK legal profession is entering a very different era of anti-money laundering (AML) regulation. With the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) becoming the sole AML and counter-terrorist financing (CTF) regulator for professional legal services replacing the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), law firms will soon be held to the same expectations that banks have lived with for years.
smartKYC is proud to announce that we have won ‘Best Financial Crime Solution’ at the RegTech Insight APAC Awards 2024.
smartKYC today announce the launch of their new product for banks: smartEYE – the ultimate defence for 24/7 risk vigilance.
smartKYC announces Mike Byrne as the company’s new Business Development Director.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Know Your Customer (KYC) screening are two important regulatory frameworks in the world of data protection and financial services. GDPR and KYC screening can conflict in several ways, particularly in relation to the collection and storage of personal data. However, it is mandatory for organizations to comply with both by carefully balancing the requirements of each and taking appropriate measures to protect personal data.
In 2022 we planned ahead and took an active approach to new regulations, sharing our opinions on several industry trends and creating new solutions for industry trends. Our 2022 AML research gave insight to key industry shifts.