Controls & evidence
KYB (KYB)
Know your business: verifying the identity, ownership and risk of legal-entity customers.
Overview
KYB includes verifying the entity, tracing beneficial owners, screening them and understanding the business’s activities.
It connects most directly to KYC and Customer due diligence.
Check the official sources below for legal scope, applicable dates and exceptions. This entry is an explanatory reference, not legal advice.
Why it matters
Shell companies and opaque ownership are classic money-laundering routes.
Who it affects
Banks, payment firms and B2B platforms.
Where it sits
Ten linked steps connect where you operate to the proof that you complied.
- 01Jurisdiction
- 02Industry
- 03Activity
- 04Authority
- 05Regulation
- 06Requirement
- 07Guidance
- 08Control
- 09Evidence
- 10Enforcement
Connections
The terms most closely tied to KYB. Select one to open it.
What to do about it
- 1Define the owner, frequency, data and pass condition.
- 2Automate the test on source data where you can.
- 3Capture evidence on every run, including exceptions.
- 4Review exceptions and failures and record the decision.
In Regulation Layer
From requirement to evidence.
KYB obligations are mapped to entity onboarding controls.
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