Summa Tech Integrates SmartSearch AML Checks Into Onboarder

Summa Tech has added integrated anti-money laundering checks to its Onboarder client onboarding platform through a partnership with SmartSearch, bringing identity and compliance screening directly into the onboarding workflow.

The new AML Check capability allows accountancy firms to run checks without moving client information into a separate compliance system. Summa Tech says the integration is designed to keep onboarding documents, KYC information, risk assessment and AML checks within a single workflow.

Summa Tech’s Onboarder materials describe integrated AML checks as part of the platform, while SmartSearch offers integration APIs for embedding AML, KYC and identity-verification capabilities into third-party software.

The development is aimed particularly at smaller accountancy firms, where onboarding and compliance tasks are often split across multiple tools. SmartSearch’s platform supports identity verification, sanctions and PEP screening, ongoing monitoring and broader AML/KYC controls.

For compliance technology providers, the partnership reflects a wider move toward embedding AML controls directly into the systems firms already use for client onboarding, rather than treating compliance as a separate downstream step.