Typically, most virtual offices take a few days to a week to complete the onboarding process for their clients. The process involves a staff member verifying with Companies House records for the list of key company personnel and ensuring that their personal documents are duly submitted. Finally, AML screening would be manually done for each of the key personnel.
In contrast, Klarizza is able to instantly fetch the list of key personnel in real-time from Companies House records and the client is prompted to upload their requisite documents during the onboarding flow. Automated ID verification and AML screening are then completed for the client in mere minutes without staff intervention. On average, the entire onboarding process takes about 15 minutes with Klarizza. Comparing with the standard 3-day manual onboarding, your business enjoys a reduction of 99.65% in client onboarding time with Klarizza.
All client ID verification checks and AML screenings are accompanied by a PDF report with timestamps, ensuing that your business has the required documentation of having fulfilled your compliance obligations. And of course, each client's copies of ID and proof of address are archived conveniently in their client profile.
In your KYC-AML Overview tab, you can easily view a list of all of your delinquent clients that have not completed the KYC-AML process despite the grace period. And with our one-click reminder feature, you can easily send a mass reminder to all of these clients.
The identities of your clients are electronically verified without the need for uploading ID documents or proof of address, thereby reducing friction during the client onboarding flow.
Having said that, we're well aware that in most jurisdictions, the current legislation concerning virtual offices (eg. London Local Authorities Act 2007) still does not reflect the modern advancement in identity verification technology. As such, in most places, virtual offices are still required to retain copies of ID and proof of address. In light of that, our platform still includes a secure upload form for your clients to submit their documents during onboarding. This ensures that your business is still compliant with the statutory requirements.
Additionally, the uploaded documents are encrypted before being stored in secure datacenters that have been certified compliant with System and Organisation Controls (SOC) and PCI-DSS (Payment Card Industry - Data Security Standard).
Our system screens client IDs for matches against those on global watchlists, sanctions lists and consolidated lists of PEPs (Politically Exposed Persons). AML screening is also done for your clients' registered business entity. In cases where matches are found, an email notification is sent so that your staff can review the matches.
Additionally, our platform offers your business granular control over the AML screening setting. If you'd like, you may turn on fuzzy matching to account for spelling variations and set the desired level. Understandably, this would result in more matches and your staff would need to review the matches manually. Nevertheless, we leave it up to you to decide. By default, the fuzzy matching feature is disabled.
Our system generates a PDF report for each verification check and AML scan, ensuring that you have the required documentation of having fulfilled your compliance obligations. These downloadable reports are archived in your account for your convenience.
To assist your business with your ODD measures, our system periodically carries out automated AML rescreening for all of your active clients, ensuring that your clients remain vetted throughout the lifetime of their account.
We offer a variety of rescreening frequency including monthly, quarterly and biannual. You're free to choose the frequency that best suits your company's budget and risk tolerance. The default is quarterly, which offers a good balance of cost and risk mitigation. Additionally, you'll enjoy a discounted rate of 35p per scan for AML rescreening compared to the standard rate of 70p during client onboarding.
Furthermore, our system runs automated checks with Companies House records every 6 months for new additions of company directors, partners and PSC (Persons with Significant Control) to your clients' businesses. You'll be notified via email of any new personnel additions and your client will be prompted to complete the ID verification and AML screening process. You'll be notified again when the process is completed by your client. We charge a nominal fee of just 20p per client for this automated check and follow-up request to your client.
At a glance, you can easily view the number of clients with outstanding KYC-AML cases. Plus, our system lets you effortlessly send a mass email to these clients, reminding them to fulfil their KYC-AML requirements.
My business has multiple branches in different locations. Do I need to get a separate Klarizza account for each?
For all of our plans, your clients' payments are subject to the same following fees before being credited to your earnings:
Payment processing feesThe ID verification and AML screening fees above are only charged during client onboarding. In other words, during plan renewals by your clients, these fees are not deducted. Only the payment processing fees would apply.
Note that your clients will undergo AML rescreening periodically so long as your clients remain active. The frequency of AML rescreening is chosen by you and the AML rescans are charged at 35p plus VAT per scan. The cost of the AML rescreening is deducted from your account credits.
And as for credit topups by your clients, only the payment processing fees would be deducted from your clients' payment.
By the way, our platform supports the 3D Secure protocol which requires the cardholder to enter a one-time passcode that is sent to their mobile phone. Most debit and credit card providers have already implemented this security protocol and this feature is often turned on by default, especially with the rollout of the Strong Card Authentication (SCA) regulation in Europe. This greatly reduces the number of fraudulent charges and subsequently, chargebacks for your business.