Automating Compliance Checks

Politically Exposed Person (PEP)

Politically Exposed Person (PEP)

NorthRow has a ‘PEP Tiering Guidance’ system that can serve as a framework for its to follow due diligence investigations. In accordance with a risk-based approach, the categories are divided into 4 different priority levels please see below the diagram. … Read More

NorthRow selected for The 2019 REGTECH100 List for The Second Consecutive Year

NorthRow selected for The 2019 REGTECH100 List for The Second Consecutive Year

NorthRow, a leading RegTech firm which helps regulated clients with their AML, KYC and KYB requirements, are pleased to announce that it has been selected as one of The REGTECH100’s most innovative companies for the second consecutive year. The REGTECH100 is an exclusive directory of the world’s leading RegTech companies, that have developed innovative technology solutions to help the financial services industry manage the increasingly complex and challenging regulatory environment in which they operate in. … Read More

Client Suitability & Appropriateness

Client Suitability & Appropriateness

Whether a financial institution is offering investment advice, portfolio management or providing non-advice services such as execution-only services, the relevant suitability and/or appropriateness checks must always be carried out. NorthRow has partnered with muinmos to automate client suitability and appropriateness checks. … Read More

Can Automation and Managed Services Provide the Answer to Customer Onboarding?

Can Automation and Managed Services Provide the Answer to Customer Onboarding?

Compliance procedures surrounding Know Your Customer (KYC) rules are putting financial firms under an increasing amount of pressure. According to a recent study, the average spend on KYC-related practices for large financial institutions increased to $150m USD last year, up from $142m USD the preceding year. … Read More

NorthRow to Verify International Users for UK Open Banking

NorthRow to Verify International Users for UK Open Banking

NorthRow (a Contego solutions business), the RegTech and compliance specialist, has been chosen by the UK’s Open Banking Implementation Entity (the ‘OBIE’), to verify its users in the European Union and the rest of the world. The move follows the successful implementation of verification processes for UK users, streamlining services for customers. The new partnership will see NorthRow verify users throughout the EU and the fast-emerging markets in Asia Pacific, including: India, the Philippines and Australia/New Zealand. … Read More

NorthRow Partners with muinmos to Offer Complete Automated Onboarding Solution

NorthRow Partners with muinmos to Offer Complete Automated Onboarding Solution

NorthRow has partnered with muinmos to offer a complete automated onboarding solution for financial services. The integration enables Financial Institutions to undertake all Know Your Client (KYC) and Anti Money Laundering (AML) checks via a single API, whilst performing complete Suitability and/ or Appropriateness Assessment Checks. … Read More