Amiqus
Edinburgh identity verification and client onboarding platform for regulated firms, including accountants, with AML screening and source of funds checks, priced from £15 per client.
| Founded | 2015; registered office in Edinburgh, Scotland |
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| Leadership | Callum Murray (CEO); board chaired by Sir Sandy Crombie |
| Ownership | Private limited company, Amiqus Resolution Limited; no person holds a registrable stake |
| Customers | Hundreds of regulated businesses and 9 of the 10 biggest law firms in Scotland, with more than one million checks run; named customers include Virgin Money, NHS BSA, Arnold Clark, Thorntons, the Scottish Government and FNZ |
| What it does | Identity verification and client onboarding: ID document checks for 195 countries; PEP, sanctions and adverse media screening; source of funds and source of wealth evidence via open banking; AML risk assessments; KYB entity checks; Right to Rent, BPSS and DBS checks; AML consultancy |
| For accountants | Identity checks for ACSPs filing with Companies House, by identification document validation technology or manual verification; employee screening guidance for accountancy firms |
| Recent moves | Three-year contract with Virgin Money for AI-driven business banking onboarding, after a 12-week pilot that cut KYB checks to under two minutes, with full integration in 2026 |
| Pricing | Client onboarding from £15 per client on Standard (minimum £500 a month) and from £10 per client on Scale (typically 2,000+ clients a year); Enterprise priced on request; staff onboarding from £7.50 per candidate |
| Certifications | UK Digital Verification Services Trust Framework, Cyber Essentials Plus, ISO 27001 and AWS Qualified Software |
| Markets | Regulated firms in legal, financial services, property, healthcare and recruitment; UK and international check coverage, with data hosting localisation on Enterprise |
| Peers | Credas, Thirdfort, SmartSearch, First AML |
Why it matters
Amiqus has run identity and AML checks for regulated firms since 2015, with more than one million checks completed, and lists client onboarding prices from £15 per client. Accountancy firms acting as ACSPs can use it to verify client identity to Companies House standards.
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