How to carry out CDD for UK accountants
Source of Funds vs Source of Wealth: AML Guide
How to distinguish source of funds and source of wealth, what evidence to request, and how to document decisions.
12 minSimplified Due Diligence: When Can UK Firms Use It?
When simplified due diligence may be appropriate, when it is not, and how to record the risk-based decision.
10 minHow to carry out CDD: a step-by-step guide for UK accountants
A practical step-by-step guide to carrying out Standard Customer Due Diligence on individual and corporate clients.
10 min readKYB vs KYC: What is the Difference?
A practical comparison of Know Your Business and Know Your Customer checks for UK regulated firms.
10 minWhat is eKYC? Electronic KYC for UK Firms
How electronic KYC works, where it fits into CDD, and what evidence UK firms should keep.
9 minKYC vs AML: What is the Difference?
KYC and AML explained for UK firms, including how identity checks fit into wider risk assessment, CDD, and monitoring.
8 minBeneficial Ownership and UBO Checks for UK Firms
How to identify beneficial owners, understand control, and document UBO checks in CDD files.
10 minKYB Verification Check: 6 Steps for UK Accountants and Law Firms
A practical KYB verification workflow for checking a business, ownership, control, activity, screening, and evidence.
11 minBeneficial Ownership UK: AML Guide for Client Due Diligence
How beneficial ownership works in UK AML files, including PSC checks, UBOs, control, evidence, and discrepancy records.
10 minUltimate Beneficial Owner UK: What Firms Need to Check
How to identify an ultimate beneficial owner in UK AML work, including ownership chains, control, evidence, and escalation.
10 minKnow Your Business: KYB Meaning and AML Checks
What Know Your Business means, how it differs from KYC, and what UK firms should check when onboarding company clients.
8 minElectronic Identity Verification in AML
How electronic identity verification supports AML onboarding, where it helps, and where firms still need risk judgement.
8 minKYC Process for Accountants: Step-by-Step AML Guide
A practical KYC process for accountancy practices, covering identity, ownership, risk, screening, evidence, and review.
8 minKYC Compliance Checklist UK
A practical KYC checklist for UK firms that need repeatable CDD, KYB, screening, and evidence records.
8 minKYC Solutions for UK Firms: What to Compare
How to compare KYC solutions for identity verification, KYB, screening, CDD workflows, and audit-ready evidence.
8 minPerpetual KYC (pKYC): What It Means for UK Firms
What perpetual KYC means, how it differs from periodic review, and when UK firms should use review triggers.
8 minKYC in Banking: What Professional Firms Can Learn
How KYC works in banking and what accountants and law firms should adapt rather than copy.
8 minCrypto KYC Risk: What UK Firms Should Check
How accountants and law firms should assess crypto-related KYC, source of funds, wallet evidence, exchanges, and risk signals.
8 minKYC Remediation Process for UK Firms
How to fix incomplete or outdated KYC files without creating chaos across client onboarding and AML reviews.
8 minCustomer Due Diligence Requirements UK
A practical guide to UK CDD requirements for accountants and law firms, including identity, ownership, purpose, risk, and monitoring.
8 minCustomer Due Diligence Checklist UK
A CDD checklist for UK firms covering individuals, businesses, beneficial owners, risk, screening, evidence, and review triggers.
8 minEnhanced Due Diligence Checklist
A practical EDD checklist for higher-risk clients, covering source of funds, source of wealth, senior approval, and monitoring.
8 minEnhanced Due Diligence Examples for UK Firms
Examples of when enhanced due diligence may be needed and what evidence accountants and law firms should consider.
8 minCDD in Banking: Lessons for UK Professional Firms
How customer due diligence works in banking and what accountants and law firms should adapt for client and matter risk.
8 minOngoing Monitoring in AML: Practical Guide
What ongoing monitoring means for UK firms and how to use review triggers, screening changes, and file updates without overcomplicating AML.
8 minClient Risk Review Triggers for AML Files
A practical list of client-risk review triggers for AML files, covering ownership, new work, screening, geography, funds, and behaviour.
8 minWhen to Apply Enhanced Due Diligence
How UK firms should decide when enhanced due diligence is needed and what to record in the AML file.
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