Financial services are under pressure. Digital onboarding, AI-powered due diligence, and growing data volumes are redefining customer verification — exposing firms to new regulatory risks. As Know Your Customer (KYC), Customer Due Diligence (CDD), and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) processes evolve, firms operating in the UK face mounting pressure to ensure data governance keeps pace. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) are jointly calling for closer collaboration between financial and privacy teams, making it clear that Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) obligations can no longer be managed in isolation.