Use Case 03 · Financial Services

Client Onboarding & KYC Documentation

KYC onboarding for a single corporate client can take 8–12 weeks, involve 30+ documents, and require 15 internal sign-offs — delaying revenue and damaging client experience from day one.

The Challenge

Why This Happens

KYC requirements are highly unstructured — source documents vary in format and quality, jurisdictions differ, and each relationship manager assembles bespoke packs manually with no standardisation or automated checking. The result is inconsistency, missed items, and rework at every stage of the approval chain.

How Copilot & M365 Address This
  1. 1 Uploaded documents processed via SharePointPassports, company registrations, and UBO declarations are uploaded and processed by Copilot via SharePoint
  2. 2 Key data extracted and KYC summary draftedCopilot extracts key data fields and drafts the KYC summary pack automatically
  3. 3 Missing documents and discrepancies flaggedFlags missing documents or discrepancies with specific, actionable remediation notes
  4. 4 Multi-stage sign-off routed via Teams ApprovalsTeams Approvals routes the pack through compliance, legal, and management sign-off in sequence

Impact & Results

Impact Metrics
8.2→3.1wk KYC cycle time reduction for corporate clients
92% Of standard documentation auto-checked by Copilot
+28pts Client NPS improvement post onboarding
Measured via: SharePoint document library analytics and case timestamps. Client NPS measured via post-onboarding survey (n=180 clients over 6 months).

We were losing clients to fintechs purely because of how painful onboarding was. The first time I completed a corporate KYC in under 3 weeks I genuinely didn't believe the timestamp. Copilot does the grunt work — we do the relationship.

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Noura Al-Mansoori
Client Onboarding Director, Private Bank, Dubai

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