Soporte KYC y KYB
Cardflo ofrece soporte integrado para KYC (Know Your Customer) y KYB (Know Your Business), esencial para el cumplimiento en sectores de alto riesgo. Nuestros sistemas automatizan y optimizan estos procesos críticos de verificación, reduciendo el esfuerzo manual y acelerando la preparación del comerciante.
Aseguramos la adhesión a los estándares regulatorios manteniendo la eficiencia operativa.
- Categoría
- Alta
- Capacidades
- 10
- Disponible en
- Todos los planes
La visión general
Know Your Customer (KYC) and Know Your Business (KYB) protocols are foundational components of modern anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CTF) frameworks.
In the payments stack, these processes occur during the merchant onboarding phase and continue through the lifecycle of the account to ensure regulatory compliance.
KYC focuses on verifying the identity of individual users, while KYB extends this scrutiny to corporate entities, requiring the identification of the Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO) and legal structures.
For payment service providers and acquirers, robust verification is necessary to mitigate the risk of financial crime and avoid regulatory fines. Integrating these checks reduces the friction associated with manual documentation reviews, allowing for faster issuance of Merchant Identification Numbers (MIDs).
These systems analyse government-issued identification, company registry filings, and global watchlists to establish a verified profile of the counterparty before any transaction processing commences.
Cómo funciona
Data ingestion and document capture
The process begins by collecting essential identity markers from the individual or business entity. This includes government-issued photographic identification for KYC and corporate registration documents for KYB.
Automated systems capture this data through secure interfaces, ensuring that the primary materials required for verification are formatted correctly for downstream analysis by the compliance engine.
Automated identity and entity verification
The system cross-references the provided information against authoritative databases, such as national identity registries or official company houses. For KYB, the logic parses complex corporate structures to identify individuals with significant control.
This stage confirms the legal existence of the business and the validity of the individuals claiming to represent it.
Sanction and PEP screening
All parties are screened against global watchlists, including Politically Exposed Persons (PEP) lists and international sanction databases such as OFAC or HM Treasury.
This screening is not a one-time event; rather, it is an ongoing requirement to ensure that participants have not been added to restricted lists after their initial approval.
Risk scoring and final adjudication
Algorithms assign a risk score based on the gathered data, location, industry type, and screening results. If the risk remains within acceptable thresholds, the account proceeds toward authorisation.
Higher risk profiles may trigger a manual retrieval request for additional evidence, ensuring that the final decision aligns with the acquirer's specific risk appetite.
Por qué importa
Regulatory compliance and fine mitigation
Adherence to directives such as PSD2 and the forthcoming PSD3 necessitates rigorous identity verification. Failure to implement adequate KYC and KYB measures can lead to severe penalties from financial regulators and the potential loss of processing licences.
By automating these checks, businesses maintain an audit trail that demonstrates a commitment to AML standards, protecting the organisation from the legal repercussions associated with facilitating illicit financial flows.
Operational efficiency in onboarding
Manual verification of business charters and ownership structures is time-intensive and prone to human error. Automated KYB triggers significantly reduce the time between application and settlement, allowing merchants to begin accepting payments sooner.
Scaling a payment operation requires a system that can handle high volumes of verification requests without a linear increase in compliance staff, thereby protecting the operational margins of the PSP.
Fraud prevention and risk management
KYC and KYB serve as the first line of defence against tactical fraud and synthetic identity theft. By verifying the authenticity of documents and the legitimacy of business operations, firms can filter out high-risk entities before they enter the ecosystem.
This reduces the subsequent likelihood of chargebacks, representative fraud, and the financial liability associated with compromised merchant accounts.
Casos de uso
High-risk merchant acquiring
Acquirers specialising in sectors like gaming or pharmaceuticals require deeper KYB scrutiny. Automated UBO discovery and ongoing monitoring ensure these merchants remain compliant with the stricter oversight typical of these industries.
Marketplace platform onboarding
Platforms hosting third-party sellers use integrated KYC to verify thousands of individual vendors. This prevents the platform from being utilised for money laundering while maintaining a low-friction experience for legitimate sellers.
Cross-border payment facilitation
When processing payments across different jurisdictions, KYB systems adapt to local regulatory requirements and document types, ensuring that international business entities are verified according to the specific standards of the target market.
Financial institution correspondent banking
Banks use these protocols to verify the compliance standards of other financial institutions they partner with, ensuring that the entire chain of payment flow meets the required AML and KYB benchmarks.
En cifras
This range reflects industry benchmarks for moving from manual document review to automated verification workflows, though actual results depend on the specific jurisdiction and data availability.
Typical efficiency gains for compliance teams when implementing automated UBO identification and watchlist screening for standard corporate entities.
The standard API response time for a single identity check against a live database, excluding times where manual intervention or additional document uploads are required.
Términos relacionados
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Lo que obtienes con Soporte KYC y KYB
- Verificación de identidad automatizada para individuos (KYC)
- Verificación automatizada de entidades comerciales (KYB)
- Detección en tiempo real de sanciones y listas de vigilancia
- Identificación de UBO (Beneficiario Final)
- Verificación de documentos y detección de fraude
- Monitoreo continuo para cambios de cumplimiento
- Detection of fraudulent or tampered documentation using digital forensic markers and metadata analysis.
- Customisable risk-weighting engines to align with specific institutional risk appetite and policies.
- Secure digital vaulting for all compliance documentation to satisfy external regulatory audit requirements.
- Integrated AML transaction monitoring to detect suspicious behaviour post-onboarding for existing accounts.
A short scoping call, then a written plan for your MIDs.
Preguntas sobre Soporte KYC y KYB
¿Por qué son importantes KYC y KYB para mi negocio?
KYC y KYB son cruciales para el cumplimiento normativo, la prevención de delitos financieros y el mantenimiento de la confianza dentro del ecosistema de pagos.
Protegen su negocio de riesgos de fraude y lavado de dinero, asegurando que opere dentro de los marcos legales y salvaguarde su reputación.
¿Qué documentos se necesitan para KYC/KYB con Cardflo?
Para KYC/KYB, normalmente se necesitan documentos de identidad emitidos por el gobierno, prueba de domicilio para individuos, y documentos de registro comercial, estatutos y registros de accionistas para empresas. Los requisitos específicos varían según la jurisdicción y el tipo de negocio.
Cardflo proporciona una guía clara sobre la documentación necesaria.
¿Cardflo ofrece monitoreo continuo de KYC/KYB?
Sí, Cardflo ofrece monitoreo continuo de KYC/KYB. Esto incluye una reverificación periódica y un control continuo contra listas de sanciones y medios adversos.
Este enfoque proactivo asegura que su negocio permanezca en cumplimiento con las regulaciones en evolución y mitiga los riesgos emergentes a lo largo del tiempo.
Is ongoing monitoring necessary after the initial onboarding is complete?
Yes, regulatory authorities require continuous due diligence. A merchant who was compliant at the time of onboarding may later be added to a sanctions list or undergo a change in ownership that introduces new risks.
Automated systems perform periodic re-screening and look for triggers such as changes in business location, significant shifts in transaction volume, or updates to the corporate registry to ensure the merchant remains within the authorised risk profile.
How do KYC and KYB requirements change for high-risk merchants?
High-risk merchants, as defined by their Merchant Category Code (MCC), often face 'Enhanced Due Diligence' (EDD). This involves more frequent document refreshes, deeper investigation into the source of funds, and potentially onsite visits or audits.
The KYB process for these entities is more granular, focusing on the historical behaviour of the directors and the specific nature of the products sold to ensure they do not violate scheme rules or local laws.
Can KYC and KYB help in reducing chargeback rates for a PSP?
While these processes do not directly stop a consumer from disputing a charge, they significantly reduce the likelihood of 'merchant fraud,' where a business is set up purely to process fraudulent transactions.
By ensuring that only legitimate, verified businesses enter the network, a PSP can minimise the volume of total disputes and retrievals, contributing to a healthier ecosystem and better standing with the card schemes.
Do these systems support international document verification for cross-border merchants?
Advanced verification systems use Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and machine learning models trained on thousands of document types from hundreds of jurisdictions.
This allows the system to recognise and validate international passports, national ID cards, and local corporate filings in their original languages, ensuring that cross-border KYC and KYB are as efficient as domestic checks.
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