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What is Workflow?

Understand what APLYID Workflow is and how it supports your AML process.

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Written by Mark Latham
Updated this week

What is Workflow?

Workflow is APLYiD's compliance platform for Australian businesses required to meet their AML/CTF obligations under Tranche 2 of the AML/CTF Act.

It is purpose-built for real estate agents, buyer's agents, legal professionals, and other businesses that must comply with AUSTRAC from 1 July 2026.

What Workflow does

Workflow manages your end-to-end AML compliance process:

  • Identity verification (KYC) — automated biometric ID checks for individual clients, completed in under 90 seconds

  • Business verification (KYB) — checks for companies, trusts, and other entities, including automatic director verification

  • Risk assessment — built-in questionnaire templates aligned to AUSTRAC requirements, with automatic risk scoring

  • Ongoing monitoring — alerts when a client's review period is due

  • Record keeping — all case records and documents stored in an audit-ready format for the 7-year retention period required by law

The two core concepts

Everything in Workflow is organised around Cases and Clients.

Cases

A case represents an AML compliance activity — the transaction or event that triggered your obligation to conduct Customer Due Diligence (CDD).

For a real estate agent, a case is typically a property sale. For a legal professional, it's a conveyancing matter or relevant client engagement. One transaction = one case.

Each case brings together the clients involved, their verification results, the risk assessment, all uploaded documents, and a complete audit trail.

Clients

A client is a person or entity in your Workflow account. A client record is created once and can be reused across multiple cases — so if a buyer comes back as a seller the following year, their profile already exists.

You only need to run a new identity check if their previous check has expired (typically after 1–3 years, depending on their risk level).

Who Workflow is designed for

  • Real estate agents and buyer's agents conducting property sales

  • Legal professionals handling matters involving real property

  • Other businesses affected by AUSTRAC Tranche 2 from 1 July 2026

Not sure whether Tranche 2 applies to you? See AUSTRAC Tranche 2: Key dates and what you need to do.

What Workflow is not

Workflow is focused on AML/CTF compliance. It is not a CRM, a property management system, or a general document store — though it does store all compliance records required under AML/CTF law.

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