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KYC

A friendly white robot reaching out beside a glowing "KYC - Know Your Customer" panel listing five steps: identity verification (verify real identities), document check (validate authenticity), biometric matching (confirm individual), data screening (check risk and watchlists) and compliance assured (stay secure, stay compliant)

KYC is a process of collecting information to verify the identity of customers before and after starting business relationships with financial and non-financial institutions.

A process diagram for handling a customer's expired documents, flowing through Calling Officers, Relationship Manager, Document Checking Officer, Team Leader and KYC Update on System, with green check marks above each step and links to "Expired validity of documents of the Customer" and "Compliance"

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Contact the client to receive updated KYC documents.

Referral of received documents to RM for review and approval.

In case of discrepancy, contact the customer for clarification.

View documents.

Approval.

Referral to the next unit for further verification.

Verification of documents according to KYC policies.

Confirmation for filling in checklists.

Forwarding of documents and a completed checklist to Team Leader for approval.

Checks the documents.

In case of a discrepancy – return to the agents for contact with the client.

Referral to employees “Regulatory compliance”, according to the rules.

Send to the next entry unit in the systems.

Data entry into systems

Automation methods:

OCR, ICR, ML, AI & RPA

 

Legend:
Suitable for automation 

ML – RPA Automation of the process of updating customer data (KYC)

 
KYC process diagram (Calling Officers, Relationship Manager, Document Checking Officer, Team Leader, KYC Update on System), annotated with automation methods under each step - Robotic Process Automation for outgoing SMS and email, document forwarding, data verification and data entry, and a Machine Learning Engine for automatic retrieval of information, plus automated notifications and reminders to customers

“We were impressed by the overall approach of the team, their attention to detail and their ongoing efforts to gain in-depth understanding of our business processes. 

Automating this process not only helped us become more efficient, but also freed up sufficient time that could now be dedicated to expanding our business. We believe this innovation will take us one step ahead of the competition.”

CEO of a leading accounting company in Bulgaria