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KYC

KYC is an acronym for "know your customer." It refers to checking the identity and background of a financial institution's clients before allowing them to use its product or platform. Banks, stockbrokers, and cryptocurrency exchanges can ask for it.
It stops fraudsters from hiding the illegal source of their money behind the legal financial activity.