AML, KYC & Investor Onboarding for Fund Administrators & Transfer Agents

Steward helps Fund Administrators & Transfer Agents manage AML compliance, KYC verification, and investor onboarding across complex, multi-jurisdictional investor bases.

Trusted by
Motive Ventures
Outward
Balderton Capital
Unruly Capital
Connect Ventures
Sonder Capital
Acuity Fund Solutions
Concept Ventures
Beechbrook Capital
Motive Ventures
Outward
Balderton Capital
Unruly Capital
Connect Ventures
Sonder Capital
Acuity Fund Solutions
Concept Ventures
Beechbrook Capital
Motive Ventures
Outward
Balderton Capital
Unruly Capital
Connect Ventures
Sonder Capital
Acuity Fund Solutions
Concept Ventures
Beechbrook Capital

Why AML is hard for service providers

Fund Administrators and Transfer Agents face intense pressure to manage high-volume, cross-border investor onboarding for diverse clients while maintaining strict regulatory compliance.

Managing diverse AML/KYC standards across multiple asset manager clients
Handling complex corporate and fund-of-funds structures efficiently
Slow, high-friction investor onboarding that impacts client satisfaction
Demonstrating ongoing monitoring and periodic review compliance for clients
Ensuring full audit readiness and supporting regulatory inspections across all serviced funds
Ready to move on? Get started with Steward today

How fund administrators and transfer agents use Steward

Investor Onboarding

Dynamic, configurable workflows adapt KYC and KYB requirements based on client fund type, investor jurisdiction, and risk profile, enabling streamlined service delivery.

Screening

Sanctions, PEP, and adverse media screening embedded across entities and UBOs, not isolated alerts.

Ongoing Periodic Reviews

Trigger-based reviews ensure investor records remain current over time (ID expiry, UBO changes, etc.) and are managed centrally across your client portfolio.

AML Intelligence & Risk Scoring

Screening results, structure complexity, and historical decisions feed into a unified risk score.

Typical asset manager needs

Onboarding institutional and fund-of-funds investors
Managing KYC & KYB across parallel funds and vehicles
Screening layered corporate structures and UBO’s
Automating periodic AML reviews
Supporting audits, sampling of outsourced
Service providers and regulatory inspections

Trusted by service providers supporting complex investor risk

Document-first onboarding that removes blockers, even for complex structures.

“Steward’s document-first onboarding quickly extracts required information, flagging gaps, and removing blockers, even for complex structures.”

D’Arcy Martin
D’Arcy Martin
Platform @ Outward VC

Less review time, stronger audit defensibility, higher-value work.

“Steward cuts manual review time, improves decision consistency, and strengthens audit defensibility, freeing compliance teams to focus on higher-value work.”

Sol Alagba
Sol Alagba
Head of Compliance @ IAB Group

One fund became our entire portfolio on Steward.

“What started with one fund led us to move our entire portfolio to Steward, delivering seamless, AI-powered onboarding with a highly responsive team.”

Mark Pettit
Mark Pettit
CFO @ Connect Ventures

Document-first onboarding that removes blockers, even for complex structures.

“Steward’s document-first onboarding quickly extracts required information, flagging gaps, and removing blockers, even for complex structures.”

D’Arcy Martin
D’Arcy Martin
Platform @ Outward VC

Less review time, stronger audit defensibility, higher-value work.

“Steward cuts manual review time, improves decision consistency, and strengthens audit defensibility, freeing compliance teams to focus on higher-value work.”

Sol Alagba
Sol Alagba
Head of Compliance @ IAB Group

One fund became our entire portfolio on Steward.

“What started with one fund led us to move our entire portfolio to Steward, delivering seamless, AI-powered onboarding with a highly responsive team.”

Mark Pettit
Mark Pettit
CFO @ Connect Ventures

Document-first onboarding that removes blockers, even for complex structures.

“Steward’s document-first onboarding quickly extracts required information, flagging gaps, and removing blockers, even for complex structures.”

D’Arcy Martin
D’Arcy Martin
Platform @ Outward VC

Less review time, stronger audit defensibility, higher-value work.

“Steward cuts manual review time, improves decision consistency, and strengthens audit defensibility, freeing compliance teams to focus on higher-value work.”

Sol Alagba
Sol Alagba
Head of Compliance @ IAB Group

One fund became our entire portfolio on Steward.

“What started with one fund led us to move our entire portfolio to Steward, delivering seamless, AI-powered onboarding with a highly responsive team.”

Mark Pettit
Mark Pettit
CFO @ Connect Ventures

Getting started

Extend your services with these optional add-ons

Core

Start onboarding your first client in less than 24 hours, with compliance built in from day one.

Features
Standard risk ratingsGlobal onboarding requirementsAI-assisted reviewsAML reportingCase management
ScaleMost popular

Implement your own compliance standards and processes, tailored to your compliance program.

Features
Everything in CoreDynamic workflowsRisk matrix adoptionBespoke document requestsAPI connectivityCustomizable metrics

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn how Steward supports onboarding across funds, entities, and global investor bases. Can’t find what you’re looking for? Chat with our team.

Steward supports passports, national ID cards, and other commonly accepted identity documents, validated according to jurisdictional requirements.