KYC & AML Compliance Solution
The KYC/AML solution offered by Koala.Markets provides financial institutions with a comprehensive and scalable platform to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. By integrating cutting-edge technologies, the platform streamlines customer onboarding, monitors transactions effectively, minimizes risks, and ensures adherence to legal mandates.
As part of the onboarding process, Koala.Markets employs state-of-the-art tools to maintain the highest security standards: The Post-ID process by Deutsche Post is utilized for KYC, ensuring reliable and swift verification of customer data. For AML checks, the Fourthline solution is deployed, offering a thorough risk factor analysis and efficient detection of potentially suspicious activities.
Core Capabilities
1. Customer Monitoring
Koala.Markets facilitates seamless monitoring of customers using a variety of risk factors:
- PEP Records (Politically Exposed Persons): Identification and risk assessment of politically exposed persons.
- Sanction Records: Automated detection of clients flagged in sanction lists or adverse media.
- Other Records: Monitoring of other high-risk customer groups through customizable parameter configurations.
2. Transaction Monitoring
Koala.Markets enables granular transaction monitoring based on:
- Aggregate Transaction Amount: Setting minimum and maximum transaction thresholds by type and currency.
- Aggregate Transaction Count: Defining transaction frequency limits to flag suspicious activities.
- Individual Transaction Amount: Detailed limits for single transactions based on account type and currency.
- Individual Transaction Reference Account: Additional control over reference accounts and associated risks.
- Individual Transaction Other Account: Detection of suspicious activities involving non-standard accounts.
- Automated escalation for breaches of predefined thresholds.
3. Risk Management
- Customer-Specific Risk Factors: Classification based on customer type, country of origin, occupation, financial parameters, and residency.
- Customer Origin Country: Country-specific risk analysis to align with regulatory expectations.
- Customer Reference Account Country: Assessment of reference countries and their influence on risk profiles.
- Customer Residency Country: Analysis of residency to determine potential risk levels.
- Customer Sector: Risk evaluation based on industry groups and regulatory environments.
- General Parameters: Establishing risk acceptance and rejection thresholds to automate decision-making processes.
User Interface and Administration
The platform offers an intuitive interface to manage all KYC/AML processes:
Parameter Management
- AML General Parameters: Management of risk thresholds, standard risk factors, and automated decisions.
- Customer Parameters: Customizable parameters including occupations, countries of origin, reference accounts, account types, and cash limits.
- Transaction Parameters: Configuration of thresholds and risk indicators for individual and aggregate transactions.
Monitoring Modules
- Customer Monitoring: Detailed views of individual customers with risk ratings and event logs.
- Transaction Monitoring: Real-time monitoring and logging of all relevant transactions.
Benefits for Financial Institutions
- Efficiency: Automated processes reduce manual workload and accelerate compliance workflows.
- Flexibility: Customizable rules and parameters support the implementation of institution-specific standards.
- Security: Real-time monitoring and alerts prevent unauthorized activities.
- Compliance: Adherence to international regulations such as AMLD, FATF, and GDPR.
Integration into the Koala.Markets Platform
The KYC/AML solution is seamlessly integrated into the broader Koala.Markets platform and offers:
- Unified data usage across customer management, trading, and reporting.
- Automatic synchronization of risk ratings across all modules.
- Scalable implementation for both small and large financial institutions.
With the KYC/AML solution from Koala.Markets, banks and financial service providers can implement their compliance measures efficiently while creating a secure environment for trading.