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Institutional Client Onboarding for a Top Crypto Exchange

Case study — Digital assets
Institutional Client Onboarding for a Top Crypto Exchange
KYC IN FLIGHT
Client form
ENTITY
JURISDICTION
BENEFICIAL OWNERS
Validated on entry
Sales
Compliance
Credit
Tax
Legal
DAYS→HOURS
Downstream sync
Daily batch integrations
8+ validation services
80%+
fewer development resources
16+
weeks to market
8+
external integrations

The Challenge

A fast-growing institutional financial platform experienced severe onboarding friction, where manual due diligence created client dissatisfaction and delayed capital deployment.

Accelerating technology complexity: Siloed compliance software across Tax, Legal, and Risk departments created fragmented client touchpoints.

Increased cost and risk from onboarding delays: Manual document requests caused high drop-off rates among high-net-worth and institutional accounts.

Creation of low-value inconsistencies: Redundant identity verification checks forced clients to submit identical documents multiple times.

Difficulty scaling compliance best practices: Decentralized verification rules across jurisdictions created regulatory exposure and operational drag.

The AidenAI Solution

Seeking to create a psychological sense of momentum and confidence during institutional intake. To digitize intake-to-account activation operations, the institution utilized Unqork to develop an:

Submission: Direct client document uploading with instant validation and cross-system data sync to eliminate manual re-keying and reduce client effort.

Ratings: Dynamic risk-scoring engine supporting multiple regulatory framework versions with option toggles for risk officers during account evaluation.

Quote/Bind: Multi-entity onboarding scenario management with automated generation of KYC, AML, and tax document verification tasks.

Task Management: Real-time task tracking of compliance reviews, with automated task completion triggers upon verified data receipt.

Renewals: Annual re-certification workflows integrated with proactive alert flags notifying account managers 120 days prior to mandatory compliance refreshes.

Referrals: Automated escalation of high-risk entity profiles to senior compliance committees with customized profit-center referral dashboards.

Dashboard: Executive overview dashboard providing clear visual status queues for pending accounts, SLA countdowns, and operational bottlenecks.

Security: Bank-grade encryption, granular Active Directory group permissions, SSO, and continuous penetration testing to ensure absolute regulatory integrity.

Measurable Outcome

18

Weeks – Turnkey Platform Launch

80%+

Reduction in engineering effort

8+

APIs consolidated into single UI

The Transformation at a Glance

Industry
Financial Services
Business Area
Client Onboarding
Starting Point
Manual due diligence
Platform
Unqork
Scope
Intake-to-account activation operations
Turnkey Platform Launch
18 weeks
Engineering Effort Reduction
80%+
APIs Consolidated into Single UI
8+

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the challenge faced by the financial platform?

A fast-growing institutional financial platform experienced severe onboarding friction, where manual due diligence created client dissatisfaction and delayed capital deployment.

What did the institution use Unqork for?

The institution utilized Unqork to digitize intake-to-account activation operations and provide a consolidated solution for its onboarding needs.

What capabilities were included in the solution?

The solution included submission, risk scoring, onboarding scenario management, task management, renewals, referrals, dashboards, and security capabilities.

How did the solution address document submission?

Direct client document uploading with instant validation and cross-system data sync eliminated manual re-keying and reduced client effort.

How did the solution support compliance renewals?

Annual re-certification workflows were integrated with proactive alert flags notifying account managers 120 days prior to mandatory compliance refreshes.

What were the measurable outcomes?

The transformation delivered an 18-week turnkey platform launch, an 80%+ reduction in engineering effort, and 8+ APIs consolidated into a single UI.

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