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Keep customer and business risk ongoing

Changes to the company's data between reviews include ownership, directors, status, and risk. Perpetual KYB records each change as it occurs, compares it with the current profile and then updates the risk evaluation immediately.

Keep customer and business risk ongoing
Why this matters here

A January review is out of date by March.

Directors resign, ownership changes, and a beneficial owner then turns out to be a PEP. A recurring cycle causes each change to occur on a calendar-chosen date rather than because of the change.

Calendar-set

review dates

The month in which the filing takes place determines the cycle; risk has no influence.

Rebuilt

from zero each cycle

The previous review left no trace, so each one starts from the beginning.

Unflagged changes

no one notified

When a director resigns, the file remains clear until the following cycle.

Zero Fixed review cycles
−48% Time spent on reviews
15-min Between list refreshes
Daily Registry checks
Workflow · Over time

The workflow, step by step

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  1. Step 01 Build the baseline once

    The owners, directors, and control structure are resolved, with the source and date recorded for each.

  2. Step 02 Follow the sources

    Continuously compare registry filings, list updates, and adverse media with the baseline.

  3. Step 03 Review only what changed

    When someone resigns or ownership changes, we conduct a detailed examination based on the current profile and update the risk assessment without waiting for the cycle to complete.

  4. Step 04 A file that shows its age

    In each field, the most recent verification date is stored and the up-to-dateness of each answer can be seen.

complead / kyb / baseline
  • Entities38,204
  • Owners traced112,908
  • Sources3 registries
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  • Registries polleddaily
  • Listsevery 15 min
  • Entities in scope38,204
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  • Changes detected212
  • Reviews triggered47
  • Auto-cleared165
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  • Fields verified100%
  • Oldest field6 days
  • Review backlog0
Baseline
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Change
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What you answer to

What the regulations ask for

No government establishes a twelve-month cycle; instead, it demands risk-based diligence that stays current, and continuous review achieves this better than a simple calendar.

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FATF R.10 Ongoing due diligence throughout the relationship Continuous
EU AMLD Documents and data kept up to date Ongoing
Supervisor Justification for your review approach Per review
Registry Discrepancy reporting where required On detection
Case study · Wealth

A private bank halved its periodic review effort

Reviews restarted from scratch because the previous decision left nothing behind. Watching the sources instead of the calendar turned the cycle into a check on what changed.

−48% Review effort
0 Backlog
6 days Oldest unverified field
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FAQ

Before you ask us

Does this replace periodic review?

It replaces the calendar. Reviews start when something changes, not when a date arrives. Many firms keep a light annual attestation, which becomes a short confirmation once the file is already current.

Which registries are covered?

National company registries where they publish, plus your own filings and documents as sources of record. Registry coverage and freshness vary by country, and each field shows where it came from and when it was last verified.

What counts as a change?

Directors, ownership percentages, control, address, status, and any list or adverse media movement on a linked person. A beneficial owner who becomes a PEP is a change to the company's risk, even when the company itself has filed nothing.

How do we know which data is out of date?

Every field carries its own last-verified date. A reviewer sees at a glance which parts of the file are current and which rely on an old source, instead of treating the whole file as verified on the review date.

How often are registries and lists checked?

Registries daily and lists every fifteen minutes. Registers publish on their own cadence, some within days and others months behind their filings, so the check follows the source rather than a review calendar.

What happens when a director resigns?

A targeted review opens against the current profile, and the risk assessment updates without waiting for the cycle. The reviewer looks at the change and what it means, such as a new director who needs screening, not at the whole file again.

How is the baseline built?

Owners, directors and the control structure are resolved once, with the source and date recorded for each. Everything after that is compared against this baseline, so each later review builds on verified facts rather than starting from zero.

Are new beneficial owners screened when they appear?

Yes, as soon as they appear in a registry filing or in your own records. A new owner is screened against sanctions, PEP and adverse media when they enter the structure, not at the next review.

What if no beneficial owner can be identified?

Layers that cannot be resolved are reported as unresolved rather than omitted, so the file shows where the search stopped. A later change to owners or control opens a targeted review against that record.

When beneficial ownership cannot be established
Does each review still start from scratch?

No. Reviews start from the last decision and look only at what changed. The previous reasoning stays on file, so the reviewer confirms or updates it instead of rebuilding the customer from the beginning.

What do regulations require instead of a fixed cycle?

Risk-based diligence that stays current, and discrepancy reporting to registries where required. No regime sets a twelve-month cycle; they ask that the information you hold is up to date, which continuous review meets better than a calendar.

See how much of your book is already stale

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220+ Countries covered
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