KYC Analyst study lessons
KYC Analyst Workshop — 9 free, citation-backed lessons covering every exam domain. Read on any device, no login.
- 01Welcome: What a KYC Analyst Actually DoesMeet the role behind every new account. You'll see exactly where KYC sits inside the AML program and learn the four-stage lifecycle — CIP, CDD, EDD, and ongoing monitoring — that the rest of this job-ready workshop is built around.4 min read
- 02Customer Identification & Identity Verification (CIP)Master the four CIP data elements required under 31 CFR 1010.220 and the difference between documentary and non-documentary verification. You'll work with eIDV, liveness, and biometrics, and learn to spot the document-fraud red flags that assessments love to test.4 min read
- 03Beneficial Ownership & ControlCut through shells and layered structures to find the real owner. You'll apply FinCEN's CDD Rule (31 CFR 1010.230) — the 25% ownership prong and control prong — distinguish it from the Corporate Transparency Act, and practice unwrapping ownership down to natural persons.4 min read
- 04Sanctions & PEP ScreeningLearn why OFAC SDN screening is a hard stop and how the 50 Percent Rule blocks owned entities. You'll disposition fuzzy-match false positives with confidence, define a PEP under FATF Recommendation 12, and use adverse-media screening the right way.5 min read
- 05Customer Risk Rating & Scoring ModelsTurn everything you've gathered into a defensible risk rating. You'll score the four core factors — product, geography, channel, and customer type — separate inherent from residual risk, and learn the discipline behind weighting, methodology, and analyst overrides.4 min read
- 06Enhanced Due Diligence: Triggers & ProcessKnow exactly when standard CDD isn't enough. You'll identify EDD triggers including PEPs, correspondent and private banking, and finally nail the interview-favorite distinction between source of funds and source of wealth — with corroboration, not just claims.5 min read
- 07Ongoing Monitoring & Periodic ReviewKYC doesn't end at onboarding. You'll learn risk-based refresh cycles, the trigger events that force an event-driven review, and how perpetual KYC (pKYC) is shifting the role from calendar-driven to continuous, data-driven monitoring.4 min read
- 08Exit, Offboarding & EscalationHandle the hardest part of the job correctly. You'll learn the de-risking trap, why exiting a customer never cancels SAR duties, and the cardinal tipping-off rule (31 USC 5318(g)(2)) — plus how to escalate and build an audit trail that survives an examiner.5 min read
- 09Putting It Together: The Analyst's Day, QA & Interview PrepWalk a realistic KYC analyst day, learn what quality assurance checks, and avoid the mistakes that sink new analysts. You'll finish with a clear framework for acing KYC assessments and case-study interviews by reasoning out loud, rule by rule.5 min read
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