Cdd Investigations
Context.
Customer due diligence (CDD) verifies identity and assesses the risk of doing business with a customer — collecting and reviewing background, ownership, source of wealth/funds, and activity patterns to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing. KYC identification and ongoing vigilance are inseparable from CDD obligations under EU AML rules.
Complex structures, cross-border ownership, and adverse media hits often require enhanced investigations (EDD) with a repeatable evidence trail. Inconsistent case quality is a frequent finding in supervisory reviews.
Pideeco builds CDD/EDD investigation playbooks for Belux and EU firms: source triangulation, adverse-media steps, escalation criteria, and audit-ready case templates — with training so analysts can run the process in BAU.
What we deliver.
How we work.
Case intake
We define risk triggers, data sources and investigation depth based on product and customer risk.
Investigation design
We structure open-source, registry and adverse media steps into a repeatable workflow.
Quality control
Senior review of narrative, evidence and residual risk before decisioning.
Handover
We train your analysts and leave templates ready for BAU use.
Why Pideeco
Senior experts
Every engagement is staffed with consultants who have held senior compliance or risk roles inside financial institutions.
EU regulatory expertise
Deep familiarity with NBB, CSSF, AMF, EBA, ESMA and ECB/SSM frameworks across Belgium, Luxembourg and beyond.
Fast turnaround
We start promptly and deliver to agreed timelines - without sacrificing quality or regulatory rigour.
Frequently asked.
Do you support complex UBO structures?
Yes - layered ownership, trusts and cross-border entities are a core part of our CDD investigations.
Ready to get started?
A senior Pideeco consultant will respond to your enquiry within one business day.
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