KNOW YOUR CUSTOMER (KYC)

Know Your Customer is the due diligence and bank regulation that financial institutions and other regulated companies must perform to identify their clients and ascertain relevant information pertinent to doing financial business with them.

Related Terms

WEB SERVICES

Web service is part of a SOAP architecture and is defined as “a software system designed to support interoperable machine-to-machine communication”.  

SDN LIST

The Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List is a publication of OFAC which lists individuals and organizations with whom United States citizens and permanent residents are prohibited from doing business. A

SAFE HARBOR

Under SEC rules, safe-harbor provisions protect management from liability for making financial projections and forecasts made in good faith.