Kyckr named Chartis KYC data category leader again

Kyckr has been named a Category Leader in the Chartis RiskTech Quadrant for KYC Data and Solutions 2025, marking its second consecutive appearance among the top global Know Your Customer data providers.

Chartis, an industry research group focused on risk technology, assessed 12 vendors that supply KYC data and solutions for financial services institutions. The Quadrant evaluates providers against a series of data-focused criteria.

Kyckr specialises in global corporate registry data. The company aggregates live, official company information from more than 300 primary sources worldwide.

Chartis awarded Kyckr the highest possible score of 5 out of 5 for its data on corporate structure and entity relationships. These are key elements in customer due diligence and in the identification of ultimate beneficial owners.

Kyckr's platform brings together registry information from multiple jurisdictions in a single interface. Clients use the service for KYC, Know Your Business checks and anti-money laundering processes.

The ranking underlines the growing focus in financial services on data quality and traceability in compliance workflows. Regulators in many markets have increased scrutiny of how firms identify and monitor counterparties.

Phil Mackenzie, Senior Research Principal at Chartis, said the assessment reflects trends in compliance and data use across the sector.

"Kyckr continues to demonstrate strength in an increasingly data-driven compliance ecosystem. Strong domain expertise and integration capabilities, as well as a focus on delivering real-time entity data at scale, all contributed to its category leader placement in the KYC Data RiskTech Quadrant."

Financial institutions use KYC and KYB checks to verify customers' and corporate clients' identities and ownership. Supervisors also expect them to identify potential links to financial crime, sanctions breaches and money laundering.

Access to reliable primary source data has become more complex as registries change formats, adjust disclosure rules and digitise at different speeds across markets. Compliance teams often manage multiple point solutions and local data sources.

Kyckr positions its service as a single route into official corporate registry data in multiple countries. The company focuses on information that comes directly from government or state-mandated registries rather than from secondary data compilers.

The latest recognition follows a period of expansion for the London-headquartered business. In 2025, Kyckr added 28 new obliged entities as clients. These organisations are subject to regulatory requirements under anti-money laundering rules.

During the year, Kyckr also expanded and refined its data sourcing in several regions. The company did not disclose specific territories but indicated that the work targeted key markets for financial services and cross-border trade.

Kyckr has also moved to deepen links with other compliance and workflow platforms. The company integrated its services with providers including Strise and Spektr, which focus on automation and risk screening for regulated firms.

The integrations aim to place registry data inside existing client systems. This reduces the need for manual searches and separate tools.

Steve Lamb, CEO at Kyckr, said market conditions are increasing the demands on compliance functions. "Companies needing to carry out customer due diligence are faced with tightening regulations and a fast-shifting registry landscape. This presents significant challenges in accessing reliable, authoritative data. Being named a category leader by Chartis Research is significant validation of Kyckr's solution and reflects our continued investment in data quality, jurisdiction expansion and advanced entity-resolution technologies to support clients' rapidly evolving compliance needs."

The company describes itself as a B2B information services provider. It organises and structures primary source company data so that clients can assess and monitor counterparty risk.

Kyckr's data is used in the fight against fraud, money laundering and other forms of financial crime. The firm expects further demand as regulatory expectations on data accuracy and ownership transparency continue to rise.