AI tool cuts Poland AML compliance checks from 90 minutes to one prompt

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Polish accounting firms are legally classified as 'obligated institutions' under AML law, requiring mandatory customer due diligence before onboarding any client. Traditionally, this involves manually checking five separate registries — including KRS, CEIDG, CRBR, sanctions lists, and the VAT payer list — taking up to 90 minutes per client. A new tool called AML Poland MCP connects AI assistants like Claude directly to these official registries via the Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open standard enabling language models to retrieve live data. By entering a single prompt with a client's tax ID, the assistant queries all registries simultaneously and generates a completed, ready-to-file AML risk assessment document. The tool addresses a significant compliance burden for small firms, where incomplete filings can result in fines up to EUR 1,000,000 and public listing in Poland's register of violations.

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