What KYC Consulting does

KYC Consulting (KYCコンサルティング株式会社) is a Tokyo-headquartered RegTech company founded in 2018 that provides anti-social force (反社) verification and KYC/KYB compliance solutions to Japanese enterprises. The company was established by a former crisis management consultant with approximately 20 years of industry experience, together with a systems engineer, to close the gap between Japan's compliance infrastructure and global standards through digital innovation. Its primary product, RiskAnalyze, is a cloud-based screening platform that aggregates PEP lists (Politically Exposed Persons), OFAC SDN, UN, EU, and UK sanctions lists, and adverse media coverage across 240+ countries and regions, with overseas databases auto-updating every three hours. The company also offers professional consulting services for compliance system design, anti-social force policy setting, transaction judgment criteria, and ongoing monitoring framework establishment.

The platform combines structured list screening with NLP-driven adverse media analysis, featuring multilingual name matching across diverse scripts (CJK, Arabic, Cyrillic), AI-powered automatic categorization and summarization of search results, CSV bulk search for periodic rescreening, and native API integration with kintone and Salesforce. Revenue is generated through three streams: (1) subscription SaaS fees for RiskAnalyze access, (2) project- and retainer-based compliance consulting engagements, and (3) a usage-based newspaper and magazine article search add-on powered by the Gsearch database, priced at 50 yen per view plus a 9,000 yen annual Gsearch service membership fee. RiskAnalyze subscription pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed.

The company pursues a hybrid go-to-market combining direct sales via website inquiry forms, channel partnerships with consulting firms (RECORE, 辻・本郷ITコンサルティング), event-driven lead generation at industry trade shows such as the 25th Tokyo HR/Accounting/Finance Week, joint webinar co-marketing, and a content marketing engine built on a 100+ article editorial library covering AML/CFT, KYC, IPO preparation, and risk management. Target customers span large enterprises and IPO-ready companies, regulated financial institutions subject to the Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal Proceeds, and SMBs requiring affordable counterparty screening. The company operates as a remote-work-first organization with staff distributed across Tokyo, Nagoya, and Sapporo, with female representation of approximately 40-50%, and was certified as a "Best Places to Work" company in June 2026.

Name

KYC Consulting

Legal name

KYCコンサルティング株式会社

Website

https://kycc.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tokyo-based RegTech company providing AI-powered anti-social force verification and KYC/KYB compliance screening through its RiskAnalyze SaaS platform, serving Japanese enterprises, financial institutions, IPO-ready companies, and SMBs across 240+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

RegTech / KYC and AML Compliance Software

NAICS

Investigation and Personal Background Check Services (561611), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

KYC/KYB, Identity Verification & Customer Due Diligence (FSAFAOAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

KYC/KYB & Customer Onboarding (CIP, beneficial ownership, screening) (FSAGAFAB), Fraud, Risk, KYC/AML & Compliance Platforms (BPAMAFAI), KYC/Client Due Diligence & Participant Onboarding Controls (FSAFAKAF)

Keywords

• Anti-money laundering compliance
• KYC compliance software
• Sanctions screening tools
• Adverse media screening
• AML compliance solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. RiskAnalyze SaaS Subscription: RiskAnalyze is a subscription-based SaaS platform for anti-social verification and AML/CFT screening. Clients pay subscription fees for access to the platform, with additional optional paid services such as the newspaper/magazine article search (50 yen per view) and annual Gsearch service (9,000 yen/year).
2. Compliance Consulting Services: KYC Consulting provides professional consulting services for risk management, compliance system building, and financial crime prevention. These are likely project-based or retainer engagements with enterprise clients.
3. Newspaper/Magazine Search Service (Gsearch): Optional add-on service for RiskAnalyze subscribers providing access to newspaper and magazine article databases. Charged per view (50 yen per '閲覧' button click) plus annual service fee of 9,000 yen.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

KYC Consulting operates RiskAnalyze, a cloud-based anti-social force verification and KYC/KYB compliance platform covering 240+ countries with PEP/sanctions screening, AML/CFT adverse media monitoring, AI-powered automatic classification, multilingual name-matching, CSV bulk rescreening, and API integration with kintone and Salesforce. The company complements this SaaS product with professional consulting services for compliance system design and a paid newspaper/magazine article search add-on powered by Gsearch.

Product overview

KYC Consulting is a RegTech company providing anti-social force checking and KYC/KYB compliance solutions. Its primary product is RiskAnalyze (リスクアナライズ), a cloud-based compliance platform covering 240+ countries with PEP confirmation, sanctions list matching, and AML/CFT adverse media screening. The product portfolio includes the RiskAnalyze core platform, a paid newspaper/magazine article search add-on powered by the Gsearch database, and professional consulting services for compliance system design and operation. RiskAnalyze features AI-powered automatic categorization, multilingual name matching across diverse scripts, CSV bulk search for periodic rescreening, and native API integration with kintone and Salesforce. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Tokyo.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RiskAnalyze: A compliance check and anti-social force verification tool that uses AI to screen individuals and corporations against PEP lists, sanctions lists, and negative media coverage. Covers 240+ countries and regions.
• Risk Analyze

Products and services

• RiskAnalyze A cloud-based anti-social force (反社) checking and KYC/KYB compliance platform that screens individuals and corporations against PEP lists, sanctions lists (OFAC SDN, UN, EU, UK), and adverse media across 240+ countries and regions. Features AI-powered automatic classification, multilingual name matching, CSV bulk search for periodic rescreening, and native API integration with kintone and Salesforce. Available to enterprise clients, IPO-ready companies, and regulated financial institutions in Japan.
• Newspaper and Magazine Article Search Service (新聞・雑誌記事検索サービス) A paid add-on to RiskAnalyze providing adverse media screening through newspaper and magazine article searches, powered by the Gsearch (G-Search) database. Available only to RiskAnalyze subscribers. Pricing is 50 JPY per click on the '閲覧' (view) button within RiskAnalyze, plus a 9,000 JPY annual Gsearch service membership fee, with additional Gsearch usage-based charges per the Gsearch price list.
• KYC Consulting Anti-social Force Check and Compliance Check Service (反社チェック・コンプライアンスチェックサービス) Professional consulting services for anti-social force checking, compliance system design, and operational support. Engagements include assistance with anti-social force definition policy setting, transaction judgment criteria, database construction, and ongoing monitoring framework establishment for corporate compliance teams.

Quantifiable outcome

• Dramatically reduces manual research time for counterparty screening by using AI to automatically categorize and summarize search results across multiple languages.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability7 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• 辻・本郷ITコンサルティングminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 18 May 2026KYC Consulting co-hosted a seminar with 辻・本郷ITコンサルティング titled '事例から学ぶIPOコンプライアンスの壁〜反社チェックの判断基準と実務担当者のための解決策〜' on May 18, 2026, targeting companies preparing for IPO.
• RECOREminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 14 May 2026KYC Consulting co-hosted a webinar with RECORE titled 'その取引、本当に安全ですか？～中古品売買における「反社・コンプライアンスチェック」の重要性を徹底解説' on May 14, 2026, focusing on anti-social verification for the used goods/resale industry.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• LSEG (Refinitiv World-Check): LSEG's Risk Intelligence business (formerly Refinitiv World-Check) is the dominant global KYC/AML and PEP/sanctions screening platform. It competes head-on with RiskAnalyze for enterprise and financial institution screening RFPs in Japan and globally, with far broader content and a much larger installed base.
• Dow Jones Risk & Compliance: Dow Jones Risk & Compliance provides sanctions, PEP, and adverse media screening data and workflow tools used by global banks and corporates. It is a directly comparable incumbent in the same screening category as RiskAnalyze, with deeper multilingual content and established enterprise relationships.
• LexisNexis Risk Solutions: LexisNexis Risk Solutions offers AML, KYC, beneficial ownership, and adverse media data products integrated into financial crime compliance workflows. Comparable as a broad incumbent covering PEP/sanctions screening and compliance data at a much larger scale than RiskAnalyze.

Direct peers

• ComplyAdvantage: ComplyAdvantage is an AI-native AML and KYC platform offering sanctions/PEP screening, adverse media, and transaction monitoring. It is a direct SaaS peer to RiskAnalyze in the AI-powered screening category, though it focuses more on transaction monitoring globally.
• Babel Street: Babel Street provides multilingual name matching, adverse media screening, and identity resolution used in KYC/AML workflows. It overlaps directly with RiskAnalyze's AI-driven multilingual screening and sanctions/PEP coverage, particularly for cross-border counterparty screening.
• Sayari: Sayari offers counterparty due diligence, sanctions/PEP screening, and beneficial ownership data with a focus on cross-border and emerging-market risk. Directly comparable to RiskAnalyze for international KYC/KYB use cases, though Sayari's emphasis is more on corporate ownership graphs.
• GBG (IDology): GBG provides identity verification, KYC, AML screening, and customer onboarding solutions used by financial institutions and regulated enterprises. Directly comparable to RiskAnalyze for KYC and AML workflows, with broader identity-verification depth.
• Trulioo: Trulioo provides global identity verification and business verification (KYB) across 195+ countries, with AML screening capabilities. It overlaps with RiskAnalyze's international KYC/KYB coverage and API-based verification approach.
• Creditsafe: Creditsafe offers business credit reports, KYC/KYB data, and AML/sanctions screening used by corporates and financial institutions. Comparable to RiskAnalyze as a counterparty screening and due diligence provider with global data coverage.

Emerging players

• NorthRow: NorthRow delivers AML, KYC, and PEP/sanctions screening with adverse media monitoring for regulated firms. It is a comparable emerging SaaS player to RiskAnalyze, but with primary market focus in the UK and Europe rather than Japan.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/riskanalyze_o
• Facebookfacebook.com/kycc.co.jp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors7 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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