From Manual Checks to Automated Verification: Identomat and UAFIC Host Practical Workshop in Kyiv

Manual verification was not built for the speed of today’s digital business.

As companies grow, customer onboarding, compliance checks, and transaction monitoring become more complex. Teams are expected to review documents, compare faces, confirm user information, screen suspicious cases, and manage exceptions - all while customers expect digital services to be fast, simple, and secure.

For many companies in Ukraine, manual verification still plays a major role across different stages of the customer journey. Documents are checked manually. Selfies are reviewed by teams. User information is confirmed case by case. Risky profiles are screened individually. Suspicious activity is reviewed by compliance and operations teams.

This approach can work when volumes are small. But as businesses scale, manual processes often become slower, more expensive, less consistent, and harder to manage. They increase the workload for internal teams, create friction for users, and leave more room for human error.

At the same time, fraud is becoming more advanced. Fake documents, stolen identities, account takeover attempts, synthetic identities, and AI-generated fraud are making verification more difficult. Businesses need systems that can respond quickly, apply checks consistently, and escalate only the cases that truly require human attention.

That is where automated verification becomes essential.

Automation Does Not Mean Losing Control 

Automation does not mean removing human control. Instead, it allows companies to build smarter, more structured workflows.

With the right automation tools, routine checks can be completed instantly, risk signals can be assessed consistently, and manual review can be reserved for complex, suspicious, or high-risk cases.

Solutions such as KYC, Liveness Check, Face Match, ID Check, Age Verification, AML Screening, KYB Verification, KYT Monitoring, and Video KYC can help companies strengthen compliance while improving the user experience.

Instead of asking teams to manually handle every step, businesses can create workflows where technology manages repetitive verification tasks, while compliance professionals focus on the decisions that require expertise and judgment.

A Practical Workshop on Verification, AML Automation, and Transaction Monitoring 

This is exactly what led Identomat and the Ukrainian Association of Fintech and Innovation Companies to bring together business and compliance professionals in Kyiv on May 29, 2026, for a closed practical workshop focused on the future of identity verification, Compliance/AML automation, and transaction monitoring.

The session was designed to explore how companies can move from manual, fragmented processes to more automated, scalable, and risk-based verification workflows.

As companies grow, manual checks can quickly become slower, harder to manage, and more difficult to keep consistent. That is why the workshop focused on how automation can support faster onboarding, stronger fraud prevention, more efficient operations, and continuous transaction risk management.

Participants discussed the challenges businesses face when relying heavily on manual verification, including operational delays, inconsistent decision-making, growing fraud risks, and increased pressure on compliance teams.

The conversation also highlighted how automation can help companies meet regulatory expectations, reduce unnecessary friction for legitimate users, and improve the way risky cases are detected and escalated.

Panel Dialogue With Compliance Experts 

The workshop included a panel dialogue with Ганна Горбенко, MBA, CPM, Head of the Ukrainian Compliance Association NGO and Director of the Compliance and Financial Monitoring Department at OTP Bank, and Artem Khavanov, PhD, Head of the Anti-Corruption Committee of the Ukrainian Compliance Association NGO and Compliance Officer at NDA.

The discussion focused on the evolving role of compliance, financial monitoring, and automation in today’s digital business environment.

Panelists shared their perspectives on the challenges companies face when trying to balance regulatory obligations, fraud prevention, operational efficiency, and customer experience. They also discussed why businesses need more adaptable systems as risks become more complex and customer expectations continue to rise.

Live Demo of Identomat’s Automation Solution 

The workshop also featured a live demo led by Zurab Kotaria, COO of Identomat.

During the demo, participants saw how Identomat’s automation solution can support identity verification and compliance workflows in practice. The demonstration showed how different verification and risk management tools can work together to help businesses automate onboarding, assess risk, detect suspicious cases, and simplify internal processes.

The goal was to move beyond theory and show how automation can be applied in real business workflows, from identity verification to AML screening and transaction monitoring.

Continuing the Conversation Around Trust and Compliance 

The event concluded with a networking session where participants continued discussing regulatory expectations, financial monitoring, fraud prevention, operational efficiency, and the future of automated verification in Ukraine.

Manual checks may still have a place in complex or high-risk cases. But they should not be the foundation of scalable digital operations.

Automated verification helps businesses move faster, reduce pressure on internal teams, improve consistency, and create smoother experiences for legitimate users -while keeping control where it matters most.

A big thank you to everyone who joined the workshop, shared their experience, and contributed to such an engaging and practical discussion.