| name | KYC document review |
| description | Check an identity pack for completeness and consistency, and list what blocks onboarding. |
| category | finance |
Reviewing a KYC pack
This produces a completeness report. It never approves or rejects a customer.
Check in this order
- Present — is every required document there for this customer type?
- Valid — in date, legible, and the right document rather than a similar one.
- Consistent — name, date of birth and address agree across documents and
with the application.
- Current — proof of address within the accepted window.
Report as three lists
Blocking (onboarding cannot proceed), query (needs the customer to
clarify), and noted (a discrepancy that is explainable, with the
explanation). Sorted blocking first.
Flag without deciding
A name that differs by more than transliteration, an address that does not match
the application, a document from a jurisdiction outside the accepted list, or
anything that looks edited. Say what you observed, not what it means.
Never
Approve, score risk, screen against a sanctions list, or conclude that a
discrepancy is innocent. Every one of those is a person's decision with a name
against it.