AML for crypto exchanges & trading
Onboard retail and institutional traders, screen wallets and counterparties, monitor on-chain and fiat flows, and document investigations — with Blockchain Intelligence that links deposits, withdrawals, and exposure to sanctioned or high-risk addresses.
Licensed crypto exchanges, OTC desks, broker-dealers with digital asset programs, and VASP compliance teams — not custody infrastructure or smart-contract auditing.
Complii supports AML/KYC operations and on-chain analysis — it is not a custodian, exchange engine, or Travel Rule messaging network. Integrate via API with your trading stack.
Regulatory landscape
Typical obligations by jurisdiction and how Complii supports your program. Requirements vary — validate with your compliance counsel.
| Jurisdiction | Typical obligation | How Complii helps |
|---|---|---|
| United States | FinCEN MSB/BSA — CIP, sanctions, SAR for VASPs | KYC profiles, screening, TM, blockchain alerts, SAR case workflow |
| United States | OFAC sanctions — blocked addresses and SDN exposure | Wallet screening, exposure analysis, case evidence with on-chain context |
| EU / UK | MiCA / AMLD — VASP registration and CDD | Risk-based CDD, ongoing monitoring, audit trail, exportable cases |
| LATAM | Local VASP licensing and FIU reporting evidence | Screening, customer risk, cases with transaction and chain evidence |
| Global | FATF R.15 — VASP due diligence and transfer monitoring | UCID-linked customer graph, blockchain TM, geographic and entity risk |
Typical compliance workflow
Onboard
Verify traders via IV flows or API; capture entity KYB for institutional accounts and link deposit wallets.
Screen
Screen customers and wallet addresses against sanctions, PEP, and custom lists at onboarding and on each deposit.
Monitor
Ingest fiat and on-chain activity; alert on mixers, structuring, velocity, and exposure to labeled high-risk addresses.
Investigate
Route blockchain and TM alerts to cases with on-chain evidence; prepare SAR drafts where required.
Complii modules for this sector
Customers & onboarding
Retail and institutional profiles with tiered KYC and wallet linkage.
Identity verification
Remote KYC with biometrics for retail and API-driven institutional intake.
Screening & watchlists
Sanctions, PEP, and address screening with rescreening.
Blockchain Intelligence
Wallet labels, exposure paths, risk signals, and on-chain alert inbox.
Transaction monitoring
Fiat and crypto velocity, threshold, and structuring scenarios.
Risk & policy
Customer and wallet risk scoring with company rules.
UCID identity graph
Link traders, wallets, devices, and shared counterparties.
Cases & investigations
Unified fiat and on-chain alert disposition with evidence.
Regulatory filings (US)
SAR draft workflow with FinCEN filer profile.
Without integrated AML tooling
- Chain analytics in one tool, KYC and TM in another — no shared customer context
- Sanctioned wallet exposure discovered only after withdrawal completes
- OTC desk deals tracked in chat logs without screening linkage
- Exam documentation split between exchange logs and blockchain vendor exports
With Complii
- Customer identity graph ties KYC, screening, fiat TM, and on-chain alerts
- Deposit screening blocks or flags exposure before funds are credited
- Institutional KYB and wallet screening at onboarding and ongoing
- Case exports combine fiat transactions, chain evidence, and analyst disposition
Ready to see Complii for your sector?
Build a quote with the modules your compliance program needs, or talk to our team about your regulatory context.