# Know Your Customer: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 4 judge labels across 1 category by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/vendors/know-your-customer

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [AML and transaction monitoring](https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/tax/aml-and-transaction-monitoring/index.md) | 2% | 14 | 25% | 4 |

## What the models said for it

- "the strongest default recommendation is Know Your Customer if your primary need is business onboarding and ongoing KYB" (Perplexity Sonar, AML monitoring)
- "Best for Corporate KYB" (Kimi K2, AML monitoring)

## And against it

- "strong in corporate KYB and cross-border onboarding but have limited transaction monitoring capabilities" (Mistral Small, AML monitoring)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Know Your Customer, from 12 of the 12 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- knowyourcustomer.com: 12 (its own site)
- fraudio.com: 9
- guideflow.com: 7
- bureau.id: 5
- shuftipro.com: 5
- capterra.com: 4
- g2.com: 4
- gartner.com: 3
- github.com: 3
- salv.com: 3

### Pages cited

- https://knowyourcustomer.com/insights/best-aml-compliance-software-platforms: 12
- https://guideflow.com/blog/aml-software: 7
- https://bureau.id/resources/blog/transaction-monitoring-software: 5
- https://fraudio.com/roundups/best-aml-software: 5
- https://shuftipro.com/blog/best-transaction-monitoring-software: 4
- https://fraudio.com/roundups/best-aml-transaction-monitoring-software: 3
- https://gartner.com/reviews/market/anti-money-laundering: 3
- https://github.com/ishandutta2007/Awesome-AML-Transaction-Monitoring: 3

## In its own words

What Know Your Customer's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: The Gold Standard in Business KYC & KYB Verification (https://knowyourcustomer.com/)
- For: financial institutions and regulated businesses worldwide (https://knowyourcustomer.com/)
- Integrations claimed: 150 (https://knowyourcustomer.com/products/)
- Customers named: DBS Bank Hong Kong, 3S Money, Coda Payments, Standard Chartered Hong Kong

## What it publishes

Every page knowyourcustomer.com exposes, read 2026-10-05: 566 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 149 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-10-05
- case study: 8 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-23
- webinar or virtual event: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 8 pages, 2 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- glossary or explainer: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 45 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 56 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-10-05 blog: Corporate kyc https://knowyourcustomer.com/insights/corporate-kyc
- Recent: 2026-10-05 blog: Kyb verification guide https://knowyourcustomer.com/insights/kyb-verification-guide
- Recent: 2026-09-28 comparison: Dun and bradstreet alternatives https://knowyourcustomer.com/insights/dun-and-bradstreet-alternatives
- Recent: 2026-09-23 case study: Case study bowtie https://knowyourcustomer.com/about-us/clients-and-partners/case-studies/case-study-bowtie
- Recent: 2026-09-11 comparison: 7 strongest sumsub alternatives for kyb and business verification https://knowyourcustomer.com/insights/7-strongest-sumsub-alternatives-for-kyb-and-business-verification
- Recent: 2026-09-11 blog: Best kyb providers https://knowyourcustomer.com/insights/best-kyb-providers

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/finance/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/finance.