You’ve been through the demos. Signed up for the trials. Trained your team. And more than once, ended up back at square one.
It’s not that you’re hard to please. Most AML and KYC solutions are built to impress in a presentation, not hold up in practice. What you need is a reliable AML & KYC solution that actually works when things get busy. So you moved on. Tried another one. Same story, different interface.
You’re not asking for extraordinary. Just a solution that runs client due diligence without the gaps, keeps your audit trail clean without the chasing, and doesn’t fall apart when things get busy.
FigsFlow is built for exactly that. A reliable AML & KYC solution for UK accounting firms that does what it promises, every time.
Let’s look at what makes it the right fit for your practice.
What Makes FigsFlow a Reliable AML & KYC Solution
FigsFlow runs on a structured compliance workflow. Everything from client onboarding to final risk rating happens in one connected flow, one audit trail, nothing scattered across tools or inboxes.
Here’s what that looks like in practice.
Secure Client Onboarding
Your client receives a secure link, clicks through to a clean portal, and uploads their ID, proof of address, and a selfie. The system checks document quality in real time and flags issues before submission, not after. Five minutes on their end. Nothing chased over email.
Custom KYC Questionnaires
Your client receives a form built specifically for their engagement. A sole trader gets a different form to a non-UK resident corporate. A standard check asks different questions to an EDD case. You build what the engagement needs using a drag-and-drop builder and activate it with a single toggle.
Automated AML Checks
Once your client submits their documents, FigsFlow runs the checks automatically. PEP screening, UK and international sanctions, Amberhill, MRZ and checksum validation, address verification. The system completes all of it within minutes and drops a timestamped report straight into the client profile. When HMRC asks, you pull it instantly.
Risk Assessment and Rating
Built-in templates let you evaluate each client by business type, transaction patterns, and geographic exposure. You assign a Customer Risk Rating and move forward with a clear, documented rationale behind every decision.
Enhanced Due Diligence
For high-risk clients, FigsFlow gives you EDD templates that cover both individuals and organisations. Every question answered. Every step recorded. Nothing left to memory or manual notes.
That’s what makes FigsFlow a reliable AML & KYC solution – it was built by practising accountants who lived the same compliance headaches you’re dealing with now. They knew exactly where the gaps were, which is why there aren’t any.
Beyond a Reliable AML & KYC Solution: What Else FigsFlow Does for Your Practice
Most compliance tools stop at a sanctions check and a report. FigsFlow doesn’t. It’s built around the complete client journey, from the moment you send a proposal to the moment you assign a final risk rating. Everything happens in one connected workflow, one audit trail, one place.
Here’s what that looks like in practice.
Proposals and Engagement Letters
Your client receives a professional proposal with a fully compliant engagement letter, accurate pricing included. They review it, sign it digitally, and you’re done. No printing, no chasing, no back and forth over email.
Service Pricing
FigsFlow calculates the right price based on the services you configure for each client. A sole trader on MTD gets a different package to a corporate with multiple income streams. You tailor it, the system handles the numbers.
AML Checks and KYC
Once your client submits their documents, FigsFlow runs everything automatically. PEP screening, UK and international sanctions, Amberhill, MRZ validation, address verification. The report lands in their profile with a timestamp, ready to pull the moment HMRC asks.
Risk Assessment
Built-in templates let you evaluate each client by business type, transaction patterns, and geographic exposure. You fill in what you know, the system structures it, and a senior can review before the final status is assigned.
Customer Risk Rating
Your AML report and risk assessment sit side by side. Based on both, you assign the CRR level and risk rating. Every decision is recorded. The history table builds itself as you go.
Enhanced Due Diligence
For high-risk clients, EDD templates cover both individuals and organisations. Every question answered, every step documented, nothing left to memory or manual notes.
That’s what separates FigsFlow as a reliable AML & KYC solution. It protects your practice from the first touchpoint to the final compliance decision, and it was built by accountants who knew exactly where the gaps were.
What It Costs & Why It Makes Financial Sense
FigsFlow offers two plans for AML and ID verification, both excluding VAT.
The pay-as-you-go plan is £3.00 per ID check with no monthly fee. It covers client ID verification, Companies House identity verification, face match and liveness checks, PEP and sanctions screening, Amberhill checks, address verification, and compliance record-keeping.
The second plan is £2.10 per ID check plus £8 per month. It includes everything in the first plan, plus client due diligence, client risk assessments, enhanced due diligence, and firm-wide risk assessments.
Now put that against the alternative. One manual AML check takes two to three hours. At £100 per hour, that’s £200 to £300 per client in staff time, before you factor in the risk of an audit trail that doesn’t hold up. At £2.10 per check plus £8 per month, the comparison isn’t complicated.
The cost of a reliable AML & KYC solution is not the concern. The cost of not having one is.
Conclusion
You’ve tried enough solutions to know the difference between software that looks good in a demo and one that actually holds up in practice. FigsFlow doesn’t promise extraordinary. It promises a structured compliance workflow that runs from client onboarding to final risk rating, every time, without the gaps.
You’re not looking for the next big thing. You’re looking for something that does what it says, keeps your audit trail clean, and doesn’t fall apart when things get busy.
That’s exactly what FigsFlow is built for – a reliable AML & KYC solution that holds up, every time.
See It for Yourself
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
KYC confirms who your client is using identity documents like passports and utility bills. AML goes further, monitoring transaction behaviour and screening clients against sanctions lists and PEP databases to detect and prevent financial crime. Together, they form the foundation of client due diligence for UK accounting firms.
Under the Money Laundering Regulations 2017, UK accountants must verify client identities, assess risk, conduct ongoing monitoring, and maintain accurate records. Firms must also screen clients against sanctions and PEP lists and apply enhanced due diligence for high-risk clients.
HMRC can issue fines, sanctions, or in serious cases, prosecution. Beyond the financial penalties, a failed audit damages your firm’s reputation and client trust. A documented, consistent compliance process is your best protection.
Once your client submits their documents, FigsFlow completes the full AML check within minutes. The timestamped report lands directly in their profile, ready to retrieve the moment HMRC asks.
Several providers offer AML solutions in the UK, but not all are built the same way. FigsFlow stands out because it goes beyond standalone checks, combining AML verification, KYC, risk assessments, EDD, and client onboarding into one connected workflow, built specifically for UK accounting firms.