Fraud & KYC
Regional Bank — MENA
Challenge
Manual KYC onboarding taking 3–5 days per customer, high false-positive rates in sanctions screening causing unnecessary friction.
Solution
Deployed Octopus Fraud & KYC with automated document verification, real-time sanctions screening, and AML typology matching across all onboarding channels.
Outcomes
- KYC decisioning time reduced from 4 days to under 6 minutes
- False-positive rate in sanctions screening reduced by 68%
- Onboarding capacity increased 4x without additional headcount
- Full regulatory audit trail for CBUAE examination readiness
