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How APLYiD increased account creation by 406% through quicker onboarding
In the UK, AML and KYC compliance is a legal requirement under the Money Laundering Regulations 2017 (MLR 2017), overseen by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). But meeting regulatory obligations doesn’t have to create friction for your customers or slow down growth.
APLYiD helps UK businesses stay compliant while delivering a seamless onboarding experience that builds trust from the start.
That’s why Convera's (Western Union Business) National Sales Manager reported a 406% increase in account creation after switching to APLYiD. By removing onboarding bottlenecks and streamlining AML checks, we help UK businesses grow faster while staying fully compliant.
The challenge for UK businesses
Real estate and financial services firms across the UK face the same challenge: balancing stringent AML obligations with the need to bring on new clients quickly.
Outdated systems, manual checks, and paper-heavy processes frustrate clients, cause drop-offs, and create unnecessary admin. In today’s competitive market, slow onboarding means lost opportunities and lost revenue.
How APLYiD solves it
APLYiD is designed to align with UK regulatory requirements. Every verification meets FCA standards and MLR 2017 obligations, giving you confidence that checks are always accurate, secure, and audit-ready.
Our biometric verification system protects against fraud while ensuring smooth client onboarding. With liveness detection, facial matching, and document verification, we connect directly to trusted UK data sources such as Passports, Driver Licences, and financial databases, alongside global identity records.
The customer journey is just as important. Clients can complete their verification in under 90 seconds on their smartphone, without app downloads or unnecessary steps, just a smooth, branded flow that builds confidence from the first interaction.
And because everything sits in one secure platform, you can manage onboarding, verification, sanctions and PEP screening, and client risk ratings all in one place.
Why it works in the UK
With APLYiD, more genuine customers make it through onboarding successfully. Thanks to our 94% first-time pass rate, fewer clients are lost during verification.
Paperwork is reduced significantly, with up to 70% less manual documentation required. This saves time for your team while creating a more streamlined experience for clients.
Revenue flows in faster too. Instead of waiting days for checks to clear, clients are verified in minutes, meaning you can move from application to account creation almost instantly.
The branded, user-friendly experience builds trust from the start. Behind the scenes, you can rest assured you are meeting FCA and MLR obligations while reducing fraud risk by 99.9%.
What Convera's (Western Union Business) 406% Growth Tells Us
When Convera switched to APLYiD, they achieved a 406% increase in account creation thanks to faster, smoother onboarding. That result is backed up by our platform’s performance across thousands of other businesses.
On average, APLYiD delivers a 94% pass rate on first-time checks, ensuring almost every genuine client gets through without friction. Fraud is reduced by 99.9% through advanced biometric verification, while paperwork is cut by 70% through digital automation.
Today, more than 100,000 customers are onboarded every month through APLYiD. Trusted by real estate firms and financial services businesses across the UK, our platform continues to prove that compliance and growth can go hand in hand.
Compliance made simple for UK businesses
Whether you’re a financial services provider in London or a real estate agency in Manchester, APLYiD gives you the tools to onboard clients quickly while meeting every compliance requirement.
No contracts. No training required. Just a self-serve, ISO-accredited platform with pay-as-you-go pricing and human support whenever you need it.
