Credas Technologies, which claims to be the “leading” anti-money laundering (AML) checks provider, has set “a new record in volume.”
Its estate agency customers are now “carrying out an AML check every five seconds via its platform.”
Credas’s customers reportedly “include Connells, Purplebricks, Strike, Minerva, DigitalMove, IAMPROPERTY, Lifetime Legal and DezRez.”
It’s estimated that 40% of all estate agents’ digital AML checks “are now made via Credas.”
As mentioned in an update shared with CI, it’s big business and the huge volume “is attributed to a combination of the buoyant property market resulting in more transactions and an increasing awareness by agents of their obligations to ensure that sellers and buyers are verified as per the Anti-Money Laundering Regulations.”
In tandem, the Credas app is now number 7 in the iOS app store chart “for free business apps alongside LinkedIn and Uber and has surpassed 100,000 reviews.”
Tim Barnett, CEO of Credas Technologies says:
“These milestones are testimony to the increased levels of compliance to anti-money laundering that estate agents are now subject to by way of tightening legislation and also reflect a property market that is ever stronger and still shows no sign of retreat.”
Barnett added:
“Our numbers reflect the fact that Credas is the most used AML app in the UK estate agency sector and also highlights the growing comfort that agents and conveyancers now have with technology-led compliance, especially via mobile. Our process saves these stakeholders significant time, saves them money and ensures that they don’t leave gaps in their compliance responsibilities which would otherwise leave them exposed to enforcement by HMRC”.
Credas Technologies “is part of the Indigo Group with annual revenues of £360m.”
As noted in a release, Credas “provides a simple, quick, and secure set of digital tools to gather the data required to verify someone’s identity using biometric facial recognition and run due diligence checks in real-time.”
With a focus on the end-user experience, Credas’ mobile app “is considered sector leading, featuring in the Top 20 Business Apps on both the Google Play and Apple Stores.”
Credas technology “powers many of the providers of digital AML/KYC/IDV services in the UK.”