{"id":2473,"date":"2026-10-05T08:49:57","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T08:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dotcode.pro\/?glossary-term=kyc-know-your-customer"},"modified":"2026-10-05T08:49:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T08:49:57","slug":"kyc-know-your-customer","status":"publish","type":"glossary-term","link":"https:\/\/dotcode.pro\/?glossary-term=kyc-know-your-customer","title":{"rendered":"KYC (Know Your Customer)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>KYC is the process a financial business uses to verify who its customers are before \u2014 and while \u2014 it serves them, typically through identity document checks, selfie or liveness verification, and address confirmation. It is the first part of customer due diligence, and it sits at the start of nearly every fintech onboarding flow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why It Matters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Regulated financial companies cannot skip KYC, but a clumsy verification step is also one of the biggest points where new users abandon signup. 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