NorthRow

Know Your Business (KYB) software

Accurately verify business entities worldwide.

Streamline KYB compliance and reduce risk with automated ID verification, PEP, sanctions and watchlist screening, enhanced due diligence, and AML workflows, across one billion entities in 220+ jurisdictions.

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Stay compliant with strict KYB regulations using real-time access to global and local data, verifying over one billion entities. Choose the level of service that fits your needs, from high-level insights to deep UBO verification. NorthRow offers flexible, accurate solutions tailored to your KYB compliance, with the powerful ability to link companies within a corporate structure.
Global KYB Coverage

Make data-driven decisions with access to global data coverage.

NorthRow’s company verification services cover 220+ countries and territories to ensure that wherever in the world you need to verify and onboard customers, you can.

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1bn+

Entities available

220+

Jurisdictions

13,000

ID docs supported

85%

Avg verification rate

450+

Global data sources

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AND HUNDREDS MORE…

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Hear from the expert

Arsalan Abbasi, RegTech Consultant at Aventine Lab.

“NorthRow’s platform is incredibly deep and customisable, offering multiple KYB data sources and providing extensive insights – from UBO information to credit checks.”

– Aventine Lab

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Gain a greater level of efficiency and accuracy.

Say goodbye to manual, time-consuming processes. Our KYB software streamlines operations, allowing you to achieve more in less time, without sacrificing accuracy.

Mitigate business risk and safeguard your reputation.

Stay one step ahead of potential risks with our comprehensive ongoing monitoring technology. Identify and mitigate risks proactively, safeguarding your firm’s reputation.

Save money and free up time to focus on the important tasks.

Reduce operational costs associated with compliance with our cost-effective KYB solution. Eliminate the need for manual labour and reduce the risk of costly fines.

Continued compliance against the latest regulations.

Our KYB software provides you with the tools and insights you need to navigate complex global regulatory landscapes with ease giving you peace of mind in your compliance process.

Make decisions faster and more informed than ever before.

Access to accurate and up-to-date KYB data and insights empowers your business to make informed decisions confidently, driving your firm towards success.

Complete flexibility to scale with your business.

Our KYB software offers customisable features and flexible deployment options, allowing you to tailor the solution to meet the unique needs of your organisation.
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Powerful case management

Easily manage KYB cases in a single end-to-end solution.

Track, manage and collaborate on the status and any changes to businesses and their people with significant control in an instant.
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Comprehensive onboarding

KYC and KYB are better together,
but not the same.

With NorthRow, you can conduct both KYB and identity document-based KYC checks with one platform, turning a once complex onboarding process into one that is quick and easy. 

Automatically screen directors and UBOs for AML risk and assess directors for potential AML concerns to ensure a comprehensive approach to safeguarding your business.

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Eradicate business fraud

Helping you win the fight against business identity theft.

Stop criminals using a company’s data at onboarding to falsely represent it, apply for credit, sell fake goods, or commit other fraud while posing as a legitimate business.

AUTOMATE COMPANY CHECKS

Configure KYB checks based on jurisdiction and your internal policies.

Set clear, consistent rules for risk policies by implementing robust KYB checks validating business legitimacy, ownership verification, registration data, and financial history reviews.

Configure tailored onboarding journeys based on jurisdiction, ensuring compliance with local regulations while streamlining the customer experience across multiple regions.

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Automate business due diligence

Ensure the legitimacy of corporate clients, UBOs and associated companies with automated ID, fraud, PEPs, sanctions, adverse media, company and individual checks.

Continually improve KYB processes

Customers can prove their identity in minutes using any of the 13,000+ global documents we support, at their own convenience, using their own device, anywhere, at any time.

Stay within your risk appetite

Continuously monitor businesses for any changes in their risk profile, including changes in ownership, adverse media and credit reference agency information.

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Helping Hargreaves Lansdown to onboard new customers in the simplest, safest and fastest way.

Hargreaves Lansdown looked for an AML partner to support the delivery of client onboarding checks for their HL Workplace services, while also automating the identification of corporate structures and screening of beneficial owners and directors. They were also looking for ongoing monitoring of entities for any changes to their risk profiles.

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

KYB 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 data providers do you use?

NorthRow integrates with lots of renowned global data providers, corporate registries and premium data sources, providing unrivalled access to the data your business needs.

Our key data providers are as follows:

Dun & Bradstreet who are leading company data and UBO database specialists, featuring over 500 million global company entities.

Lexis Nexis is our core provider of UK identity and address validation data, such as credit reference agency and electoral register data.

Acuris (often referred to as C6), is our core provider of risk data. Specifically for PEPs, sanctions and adverse media.

Creditsafe is our supplier for KYB/company data. Often used for corporate ownership and structure information. This includes company directors, shareholders and other interested parties as well as where a company is based and its business activities to help support identification of UBOs.

More information can be be found here.

What do you do with our data?
At NorthRow we take security very seriously, we adhere to the highest, rigorous standards for data, privacy and security compliance. The data you send us is only used to verify your client’s identities and businesses. We never use it for any other purpose. We send it to third parties to complete the checks, and we can share our list of sub-processors with you so that you have full transparency of how your data is used.
Where is our data held?
Our products are tested continuously throughout our development process by a team of internal QA engineers. In addition to the application testing we regularly scan for vulnerabilities using third party services and undertake annual detailed penetration testing. We continually monitor new vulnerabilities and proactively work to ensure that we are protected.
How do you test your services?
Our products are tested continuously throughout our development process by a team of internal QA engineers. In addition to the application testing we regularly scan for vulnerabilities using third party services and undertake annual detailed penetration testing. We continually monitor new vulnerabilities and proactively work to ensure that we are protected.
What about service availability?
NorthRow makes use of the Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure to ensure we do not have a single point of failure in our architecture. All the data we hold and the services we provide are backed up at regular intervals to protect against disruption or loss of data.
What support is included?
From the moment we work together we hold your hand throughout the implementation process and continue through to ‘go live’. Excellent customer service and continued support are all part of partnering with NorthRow. You can always email our support team on support@northrow.com if you have any queries. All Premium and Enterprise package customers receive a dedicated account manager who will keep in touch to ensure you get the most out of our software.
How fast can I be up and running?
Typically, we get our clients live within 14 days of them signing a contract.

We’ve worked with hundreds of regulated businesses. Let’s work together.

Book your free demo of our ID&V, KYC, KYB, and AML compliance solution and discover how we’ve turned compliance into a competitive advantage for companies like Knight Frank, CloudPay, and Yorkshire Building Society.

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