KYC SOFTWARE
KYC stops at the registered name. Sayari traces who’s behind it.
Customer due diligence that ends at the entity name misses the beneficial ownership chains, shell company structures, and cross-jurisdictional relationships where real risk hides. Sayari automates KYC and KYB by resolving entity identity against 11.7B+ primary-source records and mapping corporate ownership across 250+ jurisdictions.
Automate your KYC
Request a live demo showing how Sayari automates beneficial ownership discovery and continuous KYC monitoring.
74%
Report manual KYC research is too time-consuming
81%
Risk functions not integrated for visibility
50%
Of third parties actively monitored (median)
11.7B+
Primary-source records for entity resolution
THE PROBLEM
KYC questionnaires reveal ownership on paper only
Manual ownership research
Analysts spend hours per entity tracing UBOs through corporate registries, beneficial ownership records, and cross-border filings. KYC onboarding that relies on customer-provided information goes unverified against authoritative sources.
Self-attested data gaps
Customers declare beneficial owners in questionnaires, but corporate structures, nominee layers, and offshore arrangements obscure the actual UBO. Even honest respondents may not know who truly owns their business.
Point-in-time onboarding
KYC happens once at signup. Mid-lifecycle ownership changes, new sanctions exposure, and adverse media go undetected until the next periodic review. Your customer risk profile ages fast.
THE SAYARI APPROACH
Automate ownership discovery and continuous monitoring
Automated entity resolution
Resolve entity identity across corporate registries, beneficial ownership records, and trade data. Match customer data against 11.7B+ primary-source records to verify entity information and surface discrepancies.
Beneficial ownership mapping
Trace through layered corporate structures to identify ultimate beneficial owners. Discover shell companies, nominee arrangements, and hidden ownership chains questionnaires miss.
Continuous KYC monitoring
Monitor ownership changes, sanctions exposure, and adverse indicators year-round. Alerts on corporate filings, beneficial owner updates, and regulatory determinations trigger refresh without waiting for annual reviews.
HOW IT WORKS
Four steps to automated KYC
Submit entity data
Provide customer names, jurisdictions, and known ownership information from your CRM or onboarding system.
Resolve identity
Sayari matches entities against corporate registries, beneficial ownership records, and sanctions lists across 250+ jurisdictions. Flags mismatches and ambiguous results for review.
Map ownership
Automatically trace through corporate structures to identify ultimate beneficial owners. Surface shell companies and nominee arrangements not disclosed in customer questionnaires.
Monitor continuously
Receive alerts on ownership changes, sanctions additions, and adverse media. Refresh KYC findings without manual re-screening between periodic reviews.
BY THE NUMBERS
Why automated KYC matters
86%
Moving toward single integrated platform approach
Sayari Global Executive Survey, 2025
39%
Of organizations remain reactive in compliance
Sayari Global Executive Survey, 2025
500M+
Companies in Sayari’s corporate database
Sayari database
4-hour
Maximum update cycle for beneficial owner changes
Sayari Signal
“KYC forms tell you what customers claim to own. Sayari tells you what they actually own. Most compliance programs miss shell structures and hidden beneficial ownership because they rely on customer-reported data. Real KYC requires tracing actual corporate filings.”
Compliance Officer, Global Financial Services Firm
RECOMMENDED PRODUCTS
Three products for automated KYC
Entity resolution and ownership mapping
Resolve customer identity across corporate registries. Automatically trace through beneficial ownership structures to identify UBOs, shell companies, and hidden ownership chains.
KYC workflow orchestration
Orchestrate KYC and KYB reviews with intelligent workflows. Route risk findings for analyst review, flag automated decisions for manual override, and document compliance decisions.
Continuous monitoring
Monitor customers year-round for ownership changes, sanctions exposure, and adverse media. Alerts on corporate filings and regulatory determinations trigger KYC refresh.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
KYC Software FAQ
Automate KYC. Trace ownership. Monitor continuously.
See how Sayari eliminates manual ownership research, surfaces hidden beneficial owners, and keeps KYC findings current year-round. Request a demo tailored to your compliance workflow.