PDF Intake / Document Type

Automate KYC and AML PDF intake forms.

KYC and AML intake forms are the most compliance-critical PDFs in financial services. They must be complete, accurate, and accompanied by a verifiable audit trail. Docuplete's guided interview ensures required fields are always answered — with conditional enhanced due diligence questions for PEPs and high-risk clients.

The problem

The manual PDF workflow is broken.

PDFs are the universal format for regulated documents — but they were designed to be read, not filled programmatically. Here's what most firms are still doing.

Without automation

  • 1Send KYC intake form to new client by email or mail
  • 2Client fills — often skipping sensitive fields like source of wealth
  • 3Staff reviews, finds gaps, follows up by phone
  • 4Data re-entered into compliance or CRM system separately
  • 5Audit trail is a timestamped email thread — not legally robust
  • 6Periodic re-verification requires entire process again

With Docuplete

  • 1Upload your existing PDF — any format, including scanned
  • 2Map fields visually with drag-and-drop — no developer needed
  • 3Send each client a unique interview link — no account required
  • 4Client answers a guided interview on any device, at their own pace
  • 5Docuplete places answers into the PDF at exact coordinates — automatically
  • 6Client signs electronically with OTP-verified identity in the same session
  • 7Completed PDF delivered: stored, sent to Google Drive, synced to HubSpot

Why PDFs are hard

PDFs resist automation. Docuplete is built around that reality.

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Incomplete KYC is a regulatory violation

FinCEN's Customer Due Diligence rule requires all four core elements to be captured. A handwritten form with blank fields is a compliance gap. Docuplete's required fields ensure submission only when complete.

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EDD questions should only appear when triggered

Enhanced due diligence questions for PEPs and high-risk jurisdictions shouldn't be shown to every client. Docuplete's conditional logic routes clients to the appropriate question set based on their answers — standard CDD or full EDD.

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Audit trail must be document-level, not email-level

A compliance audit of your KYC records expects to see a signed form with a verifiable submission timestamp — not an email chain. Docuplete attaches a signed certificate page with OTP verification record, RFC 3161 timestamp, and SHA-256 hash to every submitted form.

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Periodic re-verification is recurring

KYC isn't a one-time event. Periodic re-verification requires the same form to be sent and completed again. Docuplete's prefill feature pre-populates known values so clients only confirm or update — dramatically reducing friction for re-verification.

What gets automated

Every PDF form in your stack.

Individual KYC IntakeCIP, source of funds, PEP screening
Entity / Beneficial Ownership Form25%+ ownership disclosure
Enhanced Due Diligence QuestionnairePEP, high-risk jurisdiction, complex structures
AML Source of Wealth DeclarationDocumented source of funds and wealth
FATCA / CRS Self-CertificationTax status and foreign account reporting
W-8BEN / W-8BEN-ENon-US person tax certification
W-9 Request for Taxpayer IDUS person tax certification
Suitability QuestionnaireRisk profile for investment products

How it works

Upload your PDF. Map fields visually. Send a link.

Works with any PDF

Visual overlay filling works with any PDF — including scanned documents. Docuplete doesn't parse your PDF's fields. It places answers at exact coordinates on the page, the same way data would be handwritten.

Visual field mapping — no code

Open your PDF in Docuplete's mapper. Drag a box onto each field — client name, dates, checkboxes, signature lines. One field answer can appear in multiple places across multiple pages.

Guided interview with conditional logic

Clients answer one question at a time. Conditional logic shows follow-up questions only when triggered — keeping the interview short for most clients while capturing everything needed for complex cases.

E-signature with OTP verification

Clients sign in the same session. Identity is verified via email OTP before the signature is accepted — creating a legally defensible signed PDF with a full audit trail.

RFC 3161 trusted timestamp

Every signed document receives a timestamp from an independent authority — tamper-proof proof of when it was completed and signed. Included on every plan.

Completed PDF generated automatically

On submission, the filled PDF is generated, stored in your submission bank, saved to Google Drive, attached to your HubSpot contact, and your webhook is fired — all without manual steps.

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