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AML, KYC and screening in Saudi Arabia, explained

Clear, sourced answers to the questions compliance teams ask: the Saudi lists, the CMA's KYC rules, and what to look for in the tools.

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A buyer's checklist for a KYC platform in Saudi Arabia: verification, beneficial owners, risk score, PEPs and sanctions, suitability, refresh and expiry, records, hosting.

Buyer's guides

Choosing a CMA-compliant KYC platform in Saudi Arabia

The CMA does not approve KYC software. What the rules ask of a licensed firm's KYC, and fourteen checks to run before you choose a platform, each marked as a rule or good practice.

Dal

October 20, 2026

A Nafith order as a firm sees it: an order number, the subject's ID number, the request type "Disclosure and seizure" and an amount, beside the four actions an order can ask for.

Screening

What is Nafith and Makken screening in Saudi Arabia?

Nafith carries court orders to Saudi capital market firms through the CMA. What Nafith and Makken screening is, how it differs from sanctions screening, and how a firm acts on each order.

Dal

October 20, 2026

The Saudi Compliance Brief

Once a month, in English and Arabic: what changed in Saudi and GCC AML and sanctions rules, and what to check.

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