Amiqus

A UK company whose platform helps law firms and other organisations verify client identity and run onboarding checks.

About Amiqus

Amiqus makes software that helps businesses check who their customers are. When a law firm, accountant, bank or adviser takes on a new client, the rules (called anti-money-laundering rules, which exist to stop criminals hiding dirty money) say they must prove the client is who they claim to be and check where the money comes from. Amiqus does this online: a person takes a photo of their ID, the software checks it, and the firm gets the result. Its own site says an average check takes about four minutes. The checks cover identity, address, sanctions and politically exposed people (those in public jobs who need extra checking), and secure sharing of documents.

Amiqus is based in Edinburgh. FinTech Scotland says it was founded in 2015 and that Callum Murray is the founder and chief executive, with Sandy Crombie as chairman. The company started with a small group of six founders, and FinTech Scotland describes a team of about thirty people at the time of its profile, so the number is likely higher or different now. The company is remote-first, meaning staff can work from different places, and has people across Scotland, England, Ireland and Portugal. It is part of the FinTech Scotland community, and has won awards including Entrepreneurial Scotland's Entrepreneur of the Year and Deloitte's Disrupt the Enterprise (the company's own list).

Amiqus describes itself as a 'purpose-driven FinTech company' that builds digital products to simplify how firms and their clients work together and how anti-money-laundering checks are handled. Its core values, as given on FinTech Scotland, are trust, privacy and accessibility. Callum Murray has said 'Collaboration over competition is the way to go when it comes to solving problems and growing'.

The main product is Amiqus ID, which handles client and staff checks, photo ID, adverse media (negative news) and sanctions screening, secure document transfer and criminal record disclosures. It can be used on its own or plugged into a firm's existing case management system. The company says it holds ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials Plus security certificates. The Law Society of Scotland names it a strategic partner for anti-money-laundering and lawtech, and ICAS (the accountants' body) recommends it. FinTech Scotland lists customers including Virgin Money, FNZ, Quilter, Scottish Building Society, Moneyhub and Co-op Legal Services, and says it is partnering with Legado to add electronic signing. The Law Society of Scotland page says it serves over 700 organisations.

We found no published graduate scheme or apprenticeship, and no detail on pay. The company describes itself as purpose-driven and remote-first, which are its own claims about its culture. Roles in a software company like this tend to include engineering, product, customer support and compliance expertise, but check Amiqus's careers page for what is actually open.

What they do

• {'desc': 'Photo ID and address checks done online, usually in minutes.', 'title': 'Identity verification'}
• {'desc': 'Sanctions, politically exposed person and adverse media checks.', 'title': 'Screening'}
• {'desc': "Checks on where a client's money comes from.", 'title': 'Source of funds'}
• {'desc': 'Safe way for firms and clients to exchange and sign documents.', 'title': 'Secure document sharing'}

Key facts

• Founded 2015 in Edinburgh; Callum Murray is founder and CEO (FinTech Scotland)
• Used by over 700 organisations (Law Society of Scotland page)
• Strategic partner of the Law Society of Scotland for anti-money-laundering and lawtech
• Core values given as trust, privacy and accessibility; remote-first
• Customers named include Virgin Money, Quilter and Co-op Legal Services (FinTech Scotland)

Website: amiqus.co