AML Know Your Customer Rule
The Know Your Customer (KYC) provision is a financial regulatory rule that is mandated by the Bank Secrecy Act and the USA PATRIOT Act of 2003.
It requires banking and non-banking financial institutions to conduct a thorough review of a new customer before accepting that customer as a new client.
The objective of the KYC rule is to reduce the possibility of the financial system being used for money laundering and terrorist financing activities.
KYC vs. CIP vs. CDD
There are some slight variations in how compliance officers use the term KYC vs. CIP vs. CDD across the financial industry.
When some compliance officers refer to KYC, they are referring to three key phases in the overall AML onboarding lifecycle: CIP, CDD, and EDD as presented in the diagram below.
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For most compliance officers, however, the term KYC refers to the CIP phase of AML onboarding.
CIP involves gathering information. Click here for more details: Developing a Well-Defined Customer Identification Program (CIP).
CDD (customer due diligence) on the other hand is the second phase of the overall AML process. It begins after CIP, and it involves conducting detailed analysis and assessment of the new client from an AML risk perspective (i.e., low, medium or high risk).
Image Source: Bank Secrecy ACT/Anti- Money Laundering Examination Manual
See Also: Developing or Managing a Well Defined Customer Identification Program
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