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🎯 KYC Quiz

KYC Readiness Score

10 questions. 3 minutes. One number that tells the truth about your KYC programme.

⏱ ~3 min 📝 10 questions 🎁 Free report
Round 1 starts below Be honest with yourself
Verification depth1 / 10

Which identity verification methods do you currently use?

Which identity verification methods do you currently use?
The scoring

How the score works

10 questions, 4 options each (0–3 points), 30 possible total. Add them up, find your tier, get your playbook. Easy.

  1. At Risk

    0–9

    Largely manual, reactive compliance with high fraud and audit exposure.

  2. Developing

    10–17

    Foundations in place but inconsistent automation and monitoring.

  3. Solid

    18–24

    Mostly automated and audit-ready, with room to optimise cost and UX.

  4. Best-in-Class

    25–30

    Mature, automated, continuously monitored compliance.

📌 Themes covered

Verification depth · Automation · Speed and UX · Conversion · Fraud defence · AML screening · Coverage · Audit readiness · Tooling · Confidence.

📚 Sources we drew from

FATF Recommendations, the Wolfsberg Group AML principles, FinCEN guidance, and patterns we've seen across Zyphe customers in fintech, banking, crypto, marketplaces and gaming.

Toolkit

After the score, the work

Use these alongside your readiness score to close the highest-leverage gaps first.

FAQ

Common questions

What is the KYC Readiness Score?
A KYC readiness assessment is a structured scoring of how mature your Know Your Customer programme is across verification, automation, fraud defence, AML screening, audit-readiness and tooling. Zyphe's free 10-question assessment scores you out of 30 and places you in one of four tiers - At Risk, Developing, Solid, or Best-in-Class - with tier-specific next steps.
How does the score work?
Each of the 10 questions has four answer options worth 0, 1, 2 or 3 points. The maximum total is 30. Scores are mapped to one of four tiers - At Risk (0-9), Developing (10-17), Solid (18-24), Best-in-Class (25-30) - each with concrete next steps.
How long does the quiz take?
About 3 minutes. Questions are multiple-choice and based on day-to-day operating decisions.
Who is this quiz for?
Compliance officers, fintech founders, KYC and AML practitioners
Is the quiz free?
Yes. The quiz is free. We ask for a work email at the end so we can send you the full report and tier-specific recommendations.
What does the report include?
Your tier rating, a written diagnosis of your current state, a tier-specific recommendation (book a demo, get the gap-fix guide, benchmark against peers, or join our thought-leadership track), and a breakdown of every answer.