Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hi fellow compliance peers, can anyone explain what is the difference between aml and kyc?

For example, in some banks they have positions for both aml and kyc e.g. A) AML analyst and B) KYC analyst

I spent much of my time sending applications for AML compliance role but was offered a KYC role in a bank instead

Whats the diff between the them and is doing kyc useful for switching into aml compliance role in future?