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KYC & BOV Verification
Beneficial-owner mapping, PEP screening, and adverse-media checks to satisfy your bank, auditor, and compliance committee.
Banks correspondent to Iranian institutions, European auditors, and your own internal compliance team all expect a documented KYC file before signing off on a transaction. We build that file: from corporate registry trails to ultimate beneficial owners, with PEP and adverse-media screening on every individual identified.
What’s Included
Corporate Trail
Walk the ownership chain from operating company up to natural-person UBOs.
- Registry extracts
- Shareholder agreements
- Trust & nominee review
- Cross-border mapping
- Visual ownership chart
UBO Identification
Identify every natural person owning or controlling 10%+ of the target.
- ID verification
- Address verification
- Source-of-wealth notes
- Control rights review
- Documentary evidence
PEP Screening
Check every principal against politically-exposed-person databases.
- Iranian PEP lists
- International PEP lists
- Family & close associates
- Historic exposure
- Periodic re-screen
Sanctions Screening
OFAC, EU, UK, UN, and sectoral lists for the company and every UBO.
- SDN list
- EU consolidated
- UK OFSI
- UN Security Council
- 50% rule analysis
Adverse Media
Structured open-source research in Persian, English, and Arabic.
- Litigation history
- Regulatory actions
- Press coverage
- Social media review
- Source documentation
KYC File Production
Bank-ready file in the format your correspondent or auditor expects.
- Wolfsberg-aligned format
- Source documents
- Risk rating
- Refresh schedule
- Custodian copy
How We Engage
Each step ends with something you can review before the next one begins. Timing depends on document availability and third-party responses.
- 01
Scope Definition
Identify the legal entities and individuals in scope.
Review point: agree the output before moving on.
- 02
Documentary Collection
Gather registry, ID, and address documents for each principal.
Review point: agree the output before moving on.
- 03
Database Screening
Run all parties through PEP, sanctions, and adverse-media databases.
Review point: agree the output before moving on.
- 04
Risk Rating
Apply a structured risk score and document mitigating factors.
Review point: agree the output before moving on.
- 05
Periodic Refresh
Schedule annual or trigger-based refreshes for ongoing relationships.
Review point: agree the output before moving on.
| Area | Your side | Our side |
|---|---|---|
| Objectives | Define the decision you need to make and your constraints | Translate the objective into a written scope and question list |
| Documents | Supply records, authorisations and access to counterparties | Request, organise and flag missing or inconsistent evidence |
| Third parties | Appoint licensed lawyers, auditors or banks where required | Coordinate inputs and keep a shared issues log |
| Decisions | Approve each output and take the final commercial decision | Explain findings, limitations and remaining open questions |
Name decision-makers
Tell us who approves outputs and who can authorise access to records, sites or counterparties.
Check sanctions and licences
Confirm your own compliance position early; we cannot provide sanctions clearance or legal opinions.
Build a Bank-Ready KYC File
Give your compliance committee and correspondent bank the documentation they need to clear the relationship.
KYC in detail
Trace ownership and control, not only names on a list
Map direct and indirect ownership, control rights, nominees and relevant family or business connections. The beneficial-owner threshold must follow the applicable jurisdiction and the receiving institution’s policy; a single percentage is not a universal standard. Screening a name is not transaction approval. Resolve aliases and Persian spellings, document ownership aggregation where required, and refresh the file after a designation or ownership change. The receiving bank makes its own risk and acceptance decision.
What you receive
Deliverable
Format
UBO chain map to 10% threshold
Format: PDF + Visio
Sanctions screening (OFAC, EU, UK, UN, SECO)
Format: Per-person evidence
PEP and adverse-media screening
Format: PDF report
Certified ID and proof-of-address pack
Format: Notarised copies
OFAC 50% Rule calculation
Format: Excel workbook
Annual refresh calendar + trigger events
Format: PDF
Evidence to prepare
- Ownership chart supported by registry and shareholder records
- Identity and source-of-funds evidence requested by the institution
- Dated screening results, unresolved matches and refresh triggers
Engagement timeline
Phase 1
File scope & document request
1 week
Phase 2
Registry tracing & screening
2 weeks
Phase 3
Bank pre-share & finalisation
1 week
Phase 4
Refresh setup
0 weeks
Total — 4 weeks typical
Planning estimates only. Confirm the schedule in the proposal; authority decisions, document availability and bank acceptance may change it.