NorthRow

Know Your Customer (KYC) software

Automate your KYC verification for fast, compliant onboarding.

Reduce customer drop-offs by up to 130% while ensuring compliance with regulatory due diligence by offering an accurate, efficient and streamlined onboarding journey.

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KYC verification
As the digital landscape shifts and companies grow their global presence, online identity verification faces increasingly complex AML and KYC compliance challenges. NorthRow offers a robust solution, leveraging a global network of data partners and flexible identity verification workflows to help you meet ever-changing regulatory requirements anywhere in the world.

Global coverage.

With over 20 leading data suppliers, we cover 220+ jurisdictions, a huge database of individuals, global PEPs, sanctions and adverse media and over 13,000+ document types.

Faster onboarding.

Achieve cost efficiency more than 100 times with automated KYC checks, reducing the time spent on manual reviews and allowing you to focus on clients needing further investigation.

Future proof compliance.

We consistently innovate our data services and platform, ensuring you stay ahead of ever-changing KYC regulations and compliance becomes seamless as the landscape evolves.

Multi-layered verification.

Access multiple suppliers with failover and waterfall options, ensuring maximum match rates and minimal downtime guaranteeing consistent, reliable performance.

Maximise match rates.

Our technology processes global data in such a way that it gives you a high match rate of 95%. The system helps to increase the precision of detection and reducing false positives.

Reduce abandonment rates.

We reduce abandonment rates through automated processes down to 4%, a five fold improvement against an industry standard of 20%, giving you faster time to revenue.

<4%

Abandonment rate

95%

Match rate

13,000

Documents supported

<2%

False positive rate

3 mins

Avg onboard time

Hear from the expert

Corinna Venturi, Director of Financial Crime at Cosegic.

“Ensure electronic verification tools and AML software are used correctly and fit for purpose. Does the report provide a clear, reliable picture of the customer? Can you be sure the person or company is who they say they are?”

– Cosegic

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Corinna Venturi - KYC expert
Frictionless KYC checks

Balance user experiences and time to revenue.

Automate compliance and enable customer self-onboarding with real-time insights for KYC and AML, eliminating costly manual reviews so you can focus on growing your business.
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Verify

Automate identity, document and liveness verification.

Ensure your customers are who they say they are with our end-to-end Know Your Customer platform that can verify identities, documentation and liveness.

Our global ID document verification platform supports the verification of over 1,700 identity documents from across 235 countries and territories.

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KYC onboarding process
Onboard

Helping you win the fight against business identity theft.

Achieve compliance and customer service goals with an effortless client onboarding process that keeps pace with any changes in regulation.

Make sure every client is onboarded following the appropriate level of scrutiny. Make use of the most common types of due diligence profile or create your own completely bespoke screening process in WorkStation from scratch.

Monitor

Configure KYC checks based on your internal policies.

Continuously monitor customers for any changes in their risk profile, including scanning them in global sanctions lists, PEP lists, and adverse media data with every KYC check.

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PEPs, sanctions and adverse media

Screen customers against global sanction and PEP watchlists including HMT, OFSI, OFAC, UN, EU and other sanctions globally with real-time updates.

Customise end-user flows

You can white label our web app to colours of your choice to match your branding and add your logo so that the end-user has a better, more trusting journey.

Scalable KYC compliance

Software designed for compliance teams that is capable of scaling at speed, regardless of size, volume or the complexity of the KYC checks required.

Cashflows KYC testimonial
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Helping Cashflows to provide a fast and seamless KYC onboarding experience.

Cashflows wanted to distinguish itself from its competitors by providing a fast and seamless onboarding experience whilst adhering to the highest compliance standards.

Read their story
"WorkStation will be at the heart of our business, allowing us to remain diligent in the constant onboarding of new clients."
Robin KearSenior Account Executive
Robin Kear
"CloudPay is now better placed to serve our customers because we have confidence in our business partnership with NorthRow."
Chris ShorthouseDirector and MLRO
Chris Shorthouse
"NorthRow's ability to deliver a bespoke solution that combines automated identity checks made it the obvious choice."
Nigel SpencerHead of Support Services
Nigel Spencer
"By partnering with NorthRow, we have achieved peace-of-mind in performing routine verification when welcoming new customers."
Michelle ValentineUK Operations Director
Michelle Valentine
"The flexibility of NorthRow’s API enables us to deploy the right services for our business without compromising our control policies."
Stuart CroninHead of Risk Operation
Stuart Cronin

KYC software FAQs

For all of your burning questions, take a look at our FAQs. Can’t find the answer to your question? Feel free to contact us directly and we’ll be happy to help.
What types of KYC check can be conducted with WorkStation?

Make use of the most common types of due diligence check you’ll find below or create your own completely bespoke screening process in WorkStation from scratch.

2+2 CHECK

A traditional full KYC check, where we look for two sources of identity and address history, usually powered by a UK Credit Reference Agency (via LexisNexis). Additionally, this check might also include PEPs, Sanctions & Adverse Media screening.

RISK SCREENING

A simpler screening process including PEPs, Sanctions & Adverse Media checks configured for risk evaluation.

DOCUMENT VERIFICATION

Gather and validate identity documents provided by customers through an intuitive uploader that feeds directly into WorkStation.

REMOTEVERIFY

Allow customers to self-onboard using our intuitive ID&V platform, RemoteVerify. Customers can sign up and be verified in minutes, at their own convenience, using their own device, at any time.

Can we configure our own KYC check process?

Of course! We know that there is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to protecting your business from undue risk.

That’s why we designed a solution that allows users to combine any of the generic due diligence levels, as well as create completely bespoke due diligence processes by combining any of the individual check features listed.

Which PEP and sanction sources are covered?

Screen customers against global sanction and PEP watchlists including HMT, OFSI, OFAC, UN, EU and other sanctions from around the world with information updated in real-time.

Can we integrate WorkStation into our existing tech stack?

Yes, WorkStation is powered by NorthRow’s powerful API, meaning that the entire platform is usable and accessible from both our intuitive user interface and via API.

Can WorkStation scale to accommodate our growth?

We pride ourselves on being a trusted partner for hundreds of companies experiencing incredible growth. The beauty of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions like WorkStation is that we can grow with you.

Whether your compliance team is growing and you need to add extra users or increase your volume of KYC checks thanks to a boom in business; WorkStation will ensure your continued compliance without compromising on efficiency.

Is there an audit trail?
You can either create your own completely bespoke screening process in WorkStation from scratch or use one of our templates covering the most common types of checks and processes.

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