KYCK Guides
Counterparty due diligence guides.
Counterparty due diligence guides from the KYCK desk: longer reads on doing compliance well, written for compliance teams, not lawyers. For designations and list changes, see News.
Featured guide12 MIN READ
GuideLIVE
Sanctions authorities by country: the complete directory.
Every government body that manages, administers, and enforces sanctions across 60+ jurisdictions, plus the UN and EU frameworks, tagged by financial-sanctions and export-control mandate. Read the guideVessel screening 101: IMO numbers, flags, and P&I cover
What to check before a fixture, and why the insurer matters more than the flag. GuideNEWGoAML registration: step-by-step for UAE DNFBPs
How to register on the UAE regulator's goAML portal, what to file, and the deadlines that catch firms out. GuideThe counterparty due diligence checklist
Every check that belongs in a defensible counterparty file, from registry extract to UBO, in one list.Comparison guides
ComparisonNEW
Best KYB software in 2026: seven tools compared
An honest vendor-written list with the bias disclosed and the alternatives treated fairly.ComparisonNEWBest AML software in the UAE
What actually fits DNFBPs: goAML alignment, local documents and inspection-ready evidence.ComparisonHUBHow KYCK compares, tool by tool
Side-by-side pages for Sumsub, ComplyAdvantage, Kyckr, KYC Portal and Fenergo.Regulation briefings
BriefingUS · LIVE NOW
Corporate Transparency Act: who still files in 2026
Domestic US reporting is gone; foreign-registered entities still file with FinCEN.BriefingCH · 1 OCT 2026The Swiss transparency register, explained
Switzerland launches a federal register of beneficial owners. Who must file and when.BriefingUK · TRANSITION ENDS NOV 2026Companies House identity verification and ACSP
Mandatory IDV for directors and PSCs, and what formation agents must do first. GuideNEWKnow your counterparty: the complete guide
What counterparty due diligence covers, who needs it, enhanced checks, screening and keeping the file current. GuideNEWKYB vs KYC: the difference, and which one you need
A person or a company: what each check covers, where they meet at the beneficial owner, and what the law asks for.New guides land in the Briefing first.
One concise email a week with new designations, list changes, and every new guide.