Commercial models

When managed SaaS isn’t the right fit.

Most customers engage with KYC-Agent through our managed SaaS subscription — it’s the fastest path from evaluation to production, and it’s how we recommend starting. Two alternative models exist for institutions with specific constraints: regulators who require deep in-house control, and acquirers who want the platform as their own IP.

These are not self-service. They’re negotiated engagements with extended diligence periods. The sections below explain when each fits and what they involve.

Start here

Managed SaaS is the default.

Per-verification pricing, managed infrastructure, continuous monitoring included. If you haven’t already ruled it out for a specific regulatory or architectural reason, it’s almost certainly the right starting point. See pricing and book a demo.

Retained Architect Model

We build it inside your walls — and stay.

Under the Retained Architect model, KYC-Agent is deployed inside your infrastructure and your team operates it. KYC-Agent retains a long-term engagement as platform architect: we maintain the sanctions-data pipelines, ship updates to the screening and graph engines, and remain on the hook for the platform’s evolution. You keep data, operations, and day-to-day control. We keep the platform current.

When this fits

  • You’re a regulated bank, broker-dealer, or clearing house whose regulator expects KYC infrastructure to run inside your controlled environment.
  • Your security or data-residency requirements rule out multi-tenant SaaS.
  • You want a named, contractually-bound architect responsible for the platform — not a vendor support queue.
  • You have an internal engineering team that can own day-to-day operations, with us owning the platform itself.

What’s included

  • On-premise or private-cloud deployment (AWS, GCP, Azure) in your tenancy.
  • Full source access for your engineering team, under a source-available licence.
  • Quarterly architecture reviews and a named technical lead on retainer.
  • All platform updates — screening engine, graph, monitoring rules, data connectors — shipped as releases against your deployment.
  • Incident response escalation path with contractually-bound response times.

Commercials

Annual retainer plus implementation fee. The retainer reflects the architect commitment and platform maintenance; the implementation fee covers deployment, integration with your existing systems, and sanctions-data licensing pass-through.

Typical diligence period is six to twelve weeks. Email alulaq2@yahoo.com with “Retained Architect” in the subject line.

IP Acquisition

Acquire the platform outright.

For a small set of acquirers, the right answer is ownership: source code, brand, documentation, customer contracts, and the operating team. Under this model, KYC-Agent becomes your platform. KYC-Agent transitions out over an agreed handover period and you take it from there.

When this fits

  • A strategic acquirer — a compliance tooling vendor, a regulated infrastructure provider, a large financial institution — for whom KYC infrastructure is core to the business thesis.
  • An institution that wants KYC-Agent white-labelled permanently as an internal product, not a vendor relationship.
  • An acquirer with the engineering capacity to own platform evolution post-transition.

What transfers

  • Full source code, infrastructure-as-code, and deployment runbooks.
  • Brand assets, documentation, and the KYC-Agent product name (if desired).
  • Existing customer contracts and sanctions-data provider relationships, subject to consent.
  • Key operating personnel under a negotiated retention package.
  • All trade secrets and pending IP disclosures related to the platform.

Process

Acquisition conversations start with a signed mutual NDA and a preliminary technical and commercial diligence package. A full transaction timeline is typically three to six months from first meeting to close, with a handover period of three to nine months following.

Initial enquiries to alulaq2@yahoo.com with “Acquisition” in the subject line. These conversations are handled directly by the founders.

At a glance

Which model fits your constraints.

Managed SaaS

Fastest to production. Per-verification pricing. Multi-tenant. Right for >90% of customers. Book a demo.

Retained Architect

Deployed in your tenancy. Full source access. Annual retainer. Right when SaaS is ruled out by regulator or data residency.

IP Acquisition

Full ownership transfer. Three-to-six-month transaction, three-to-nine-month handover. Right for strategic acquirers.