Money services businesses (MSBs), payment service providers, and e-commerce platforms usually have a high volume...

These businesses are all cash intensive, increasing the risk of financial crime

KYC challenges arise because e-commerce platforms face global customers making customer due diligence complex and resource intensive

These businesses are highly regulated and therefore have no reason to be non-compliant as this would put them at risk of sanctions and fines

Criminals can make use of identify fraud to fulfill KYC processes for layering purposes

The settlement systems of these businesses are not sophisticated enough to cope with the high transaction volume