Identity Checks

Anti Money Laundering Verification

UK Government regulations mean you must know who your customers are. The UK is a major international business centre and is attractive to money launderers and criminals.

Money Laundering Regulations are not designed to be a tick based approach and you should use the online identity check reports in conjunction with your knowledge of the transactions you are carrying out. Carrying out the personal accounting requirements for a family friend involves potentially less of a money laundering risk than someone buying a house with a deposit in cash, although in either case, if their electronic check fails in any way, you should always carry out further investigations, even if they are a family friend.

Go to our SecureZone area to carry out your Online Identity Checks

If you have a requirement to be registered under the Anti Money Laundering Regulations - which apply to accountants, solicitors, estate agents and financial advisors amongst others, you must "know your customer" (kyc) and carry out due diligence to ensure your customer is who they say they are.

You could ask for documentary ID (identity) - photocopies of passport, driving licence and utility bill for example. However you can't check if the person is politically exposed, is on a sanctions list, or has already died by getting copies of paper documents.

We provide industry standard Adobe Acrobat PDF reports of the person being checked. Checks are made against numerous databases to confirm identity. If you are in business (and so are registered with the Information Commissioners Office) and need to confirm identity, then we can provide those identity checks.

Our checks cost £3.99+VAT per check with discounts for bulk purchasing. We have no contracts, and there are no minimum requirements to process per month or per year. To carry out an online identity check, you simply need to be a 'registered fee payer' with the Information Commissions Office (what used to be called being registered under the Data Protection Act) and have a SecureZone account with us. SecureZone Registration with us is free and provides you with a username and password to log in with. When you register and provide your ICO registration number, we confirm your registration with ICO, and notify you a few minutes later to confirm you can gain access to our system.

We have teamed up with leading data suppliers to provide quick and easy access to identity check reports.

No Contracts

We appreciate that many customers only have occasional requirements - maybe 10 or 15 times a year as new customers come on board. We hear stories of people paying many hundreds of pounds per year to have access to an identity checking solution and realise they are then paying the equivalent of £30 or more per report because they are not using all their "credits" within the time frame. With us, you just pay for what you use. There is no contract, no minimum requirements. Use us once, once a year or once a week, it's your decision.

We check

Selfie Photo confirmation
ACSP checks available *
Address confirmation
Death Screen
Sanctions lists
Politically Exposed Persons

* ACSP is an Authorised Corporate Service Provider and is a check required by Companies House if you are filing information to Companies House on behalf of a Director/Shareholder

You benefit from

No sign up fees
No monthly service charges
No minimum usage
No cancellation fees
Just pay for what you use
Easy access to a FREE API

It all goes to provide a picture of the activities of the person being checked as to whether they have given you correct information and so, whether they require further investigation

Anti Money Laundering ID Checking with no setup fees or minimum usage charges

To carry out these checks you need to have a registered SecureZone account on our system. Registration is free and provides you with a username and password to log in with.

As part of the registration, you should provide your ICO registration number. We cannot provide the service to anyone not registered with the ICO. Since the General Data Protection Regulation came in in May 2018, being a registered fee payer costs £40 per year with a £5 reduction for direct debit which brings that down to the old price of £35 per year under the Data Protection Act. Once registered (and received a full registration number, not a temporary one), we will check your registration, activate the service on your account and contact you. Once activated, you can use the account as much or as little as you wish. Payment to us is by credit or debit card through Stripe. You can purchase as many or as few checks as you'd like. The more checks you buy, the cheaper it becomes.