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KYB and Corporate AML Screening for Australian Compliance Teams

KYB and Corporate AML Screening for Australian Compliance Teams

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March 20, 2026
3 Minutes

Introduction

KYB is no longer optional for regulated businesses. Corporatestructures, subsidiaries, beneficial owners and partner networks arenow a core part of customer due diligence, and the 2026 AUSTRACreform milestones have put a hard timeline around uplift planning.

MemberCheck helps teams run KYB and corporate AML screening in a way that scales. Screen entities, capture due diligence decisions, and keep monitoring current, without juggling spreadsheets.

Trust and positioning

MemberCheck positions itself as a leader in risk and compliance management software and a market leader in AML risk and compliance management solutions.

What you can screen

Run corporate checks for:

  • sanctions and watchlist exposure
  • law enforcement and regulatory enforcement indicators
  • adverse media signals and reputational risk
  • ongoing monitoring against updated watchlists (run daily)

KYB for partners, subsidiaries and business groups

Corporate risk rarely sits in a single ABN and a single entity name. MemberCheck supports multi-organisation structures designed for:

  • subsidiaries and regional entities
  • different departments with different screening settings
  • partner and client portfolios, where you manage compliance on behalf of multiple organisations

Multi-user governance, built in

KYB requires separation of duties and clear accountability. MemberCheck uses defined user roles, and supports multiple users across organisations and suborganisations.

How it works

  1. Set your organisation structure
    Create a parent organisation and add suborganisations for departments, subsidiaries, or client portfolios.
  2. Screen corporate entities
    Run single corporate scans or screen multiple entities using batch files.
  3. Record due diligence decisions
    Add notes, decisions and risk level assessments against matched profiles for corporate and individual screening.
  4. Keep the back book current
    Ongoing monitoring checks for changes in watchlists and can be reviewed through monitoring history.

Why teams choose MemberCheck for KYB

  • Designed for multi-organisation compliance: ideal forcorporate groups and shared-service compliance models.
  • KYB support for business customers and partners: built forcorporate due diligence.
  • Audit-friendly reporting: download screening activity details,results and monitored entity lists in multiple formats.
  • Operational efficiency: batch scans support scale withoutadding admin overhead.

FAQs

What is KYB in AML/CTF compliance?

KYB is the process of identifying and verifying a business customerand understanding ownership and control so you can assess moneylaundering and terrorism financing risk.

Does AUSTRAC’s reform guidance require ownership and control checks?

AUSTRAC’s reforms guidance includes guidance on determining ownership and control structures and beneficial owners as part of initial customer due diligence.

Can I manage subsidiaries or multiple client organisations in one platform?

Yes. MemberCheck supports multiple organisations and suborganisations, including hierarchies for subsidiaries and departments.

Can we export reports for audits and board reporting?

Yes. Reports can be downloaded for record keeping and auditing, including screening activity details and monitored entities.

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