Once an assessment is complete and submitted, it goes to the configured approvers based on the risk score. Approvers review the assessment in full and either approve or reject.
- Open the client's detail page.
- Click the KYC tab.
- The pending assessment shows your name in the Awaiting column for your approval layer.
- Click the assessment to open it.
- Review:
- Client information snapshot — the client's details as captured at the assessment time.
- Questionnaire answers and the calculated risk score.
- Verification documents — IDs, addresses, AML search results.
- Adverse media findings.
- Any manual risk overrides with their reasons.
- As an approver, click Approve or Reject.
- Add notes explaining your decision — these are part of the permanent record.
If your firm has configured multi-layer approval (e.g. Layer 1: senior associate, Layer 2: MLRO/partner), the assessment routes to the next layer after each approval. The risk band determines how many layers are required — High risk assessments may require more sign-offs than Low risk ones.
The approved assessment becomes the client's current KYC record. A revision date is set based on the risk band's reassessment policy (e.g. annual for Low, 6-monthly for Medium, quarterly for High). When the revision date approaches, you'll see the client in the Ongoing Monitoring report.
Tip: Configure approver layers and revision intervals per risk band in Settings > AML Questionnaire (open the questionnaire and use the Approvers and Revision Dates options).