Why you’d use it
Accurate, up-to-date data in your systems
Growing automation, the drive to put AI to work, and a business landscape increasingly exposed to financial crime all demand that company data is accurate and up-to-date. Customer and Supplier ledgers need to be maintained continuously, not annually.
Stay compliant with laws, regulations and contracts
Changes to a supplier or customers can put you out of compliance, or amount to a breach of contract. Business relationships with counterparties carrying significant debt, or showing early signals of insolvency, need to surface while there’s still time to act.
Reduce risk and exposure to crime
Knowing your customer or supplier starts with having full control over the company’s representatives. When the representatives of a company change, the risk can change with them.
Prevent costly mistakes
Incorrect customer and supplier data is both time-consuming and expensive. Up-to-date If a supplier’s bank account numbers for the suppliers make sure payments not going to the wrong recipient.
Protect your brand
A relationship with the ‘wrong’ customer or supplier — one that suddenly becomes associated with financial crime — can damage your own brand and the other relationships you’ve built.