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BETTERCO FOR REAL ESTATE AGENTS

Audit-proof Compliance with AML obligations

THE LEGISLATION

Real estate agents are subject to AML obligations

A real estate agent within the meaning of the GwG is anyone who commercially brokers the conclusion of purchase, lease or rental agreements for real property, rights equivalent to real property, commercial premises or residential premises.

When brokering the sale of real estate, real estate brokers must generally identify both contracting parties, i.e. in this case, both the buyer and the seller (exceptional case: the other contracting party has commissioned a broker himself. In this case, the broker only has to identify his own client (Section 11 (2) sentence 2 GwG).

When brokering rental or lease agreements where the monthly rent or lease amounts to 10,000 euros or more, the broker must always identify both contracting parties; there is no exceptional case here.

LEgal basis

§2, 14 AMLA

Supervisory authority

The relevant body responsible under federal or state law.

They are obligated, provided that they...

aa) Purchase and sale of real estate or commercial enterprises,bb) management of money, securities or other assetsfor the client in the planning or implementation of I

Compliance management - fast and precise

KYC-compliant onboarding, AML monitoring. Risk management and collaboration processes can be implemented digitally and simply in a single solution.

Dimension #1

End-to-End Onboarding

From web registration to KYC/KYB with identification of beneficial owners, risk assessment and analysis to verification and mandate signing.

Dimension #2

Collaboration & Housekeeping

Collaboration and housekeeping with clients, buyers, investors, investments, traders, customers via tasks and to dos, smart templates and documents, entity management and reports and audits

Implementation at a high safety level

Data security

Our servers are secured and located in Germany. We comply with the European Data Protection Regulation of 2016(DSGVO).

Encryption In-Transit

All information and data on our servers is transmitted to our servers encrypted using the TLS protocol so that no one can intercept it.

Encryption At-Rest

All information and data is stored on our servers in encrypted form using the RSA and AES protocols so that no one can read it without authorization.

Audit-proof, GoBD-compliant archiving

We store all data and documents in an audit-proof and GoBD1)-compliant manner for complete traceability.

State of the art

Our system architecture follows the "multi-tenancy by design" approach, which makes it much easier to implement the state of the art for all customers.

Code reviews and secure development

With our development and release processes we follow the OWASP (Open Web Application Security Project) recommendations including code security reviews.

Ressources

Money Laundering Health Checks for your company

Quick check

With our practical Health Check infographic, you can assess the status of your own AML compliance. You gain a "maturity level" overview and already receive initial solution approaches for optimization.

Health check in 30 min

Use our Health-Check Questionnaire to answer about 30 questions. We will then summarize the results of your answers individually in a report, which you will receive free of charge.

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Personal gap analysis

We are happy to provide you with certified partners for a company-specific risk analysis. We analyze your situation individually and you receive valuable recommendations for action.

> 90%
More productivity and relief for skilled workers
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faster to sign the mandate
360°
View on all clients
Pre-filled, kyc-compliant onboarding
Smooth, pre-filled customer onboarding - digital and own brand.
Automated documents and customer interaction
Automated document capture from the commercial register and customer interaction to speed up processes.
Digitally identify, confirm and sign
Verification, KYC and e-signing in just minutes and with digital audit trail.
Customized risk assessment
Manage onboarding costs and risk-adjusted due diligence for all customer types in a single view.
Best-in-class AML monitoring and risk reporting
AML compliance with ongoing monitoring while optimizing processes and costs.
Shared data rooms
Customer proximity through shared and personalized data rooms.

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Frequently asked questions

from Real estate agents

When do I as a real estate agent count as an "obligated person" according to AML?

Pursuant to Section 2 (1) No. 14 GwG, real estate agents are also among the obligated parties under this Act - insofar as they commercially broker the purchase or sale of real estate or rights equivalent to real estate (Section 1 (11) GwG).

Which processes does BetterCo support out-of-the-box?

BetterCo supports the AMLA compliant onboarding and monitoring of its clients, investors, buyers, traders, participations, customers, ..... KYC onboarding includes the identification (= data determination) of your clients - whether as natural or legal persons (B2C/B2B-KYC) - as well as, if applicable, the identification of the beneficial owners and their authorized representatives. For this purpose, we access public data sources to pre-fill data as far as possible. On the basis of the data obtained, you can draw up the risk analysis and derive due diligence obligations. To verify the identity of customers, beneficial owners, and authorized representatives after identification, we offer appropriate methods - from Face-2-Face verification to Qualified Electronic Signature with VideoIdent. Of course, you can bring your own DocuSign account with you for this purpose.

What options do I have to customize BetterCo to give my customers a consistent user experience?

BetterCo seamlessly integrates with your website. The data is stored directly in your BetterCo Workspace and can be further qualified along the kyc-compliant onboarding, risk analysis and identity verification. If required, the customer can be invited to collaborate in BetterCo at any time and add or confirm information as necessary.

Over the years, we have established a mix of digitized, email and paper-based processes. These are difficult to change. How does BetterCo fit into our existing processes?

Our approach of generating no-code workflows and being able to dynamically store extended master or process data allows all processes to be customized to your needs. By default, each workflow generates a PDF-based report at the end. This can serve as a "bridge" to email and paper based processes. On the other hand, you can easily create workflows where you save your PDF reports. In this way, you can approach a step-by-step digitization of the existing Customer Journey.

I already have a CRM or a downstream practice management / ERP system in use. With which systems can BetterCo be integrated?

BetterCo is an end-to-end system - supporting all onboarding processes from integration into their website to contract signing. However, BetterCo's architecture is designed to integrate with existing system landscapes. Together with our partners, we are constantly expanding our "out-of-the-box" integrations e.g. into law firm systems like LegalSense or CRMs like Hubspot. Please contact us.

As an AMLA-regulated company, I am obliged to regularly check the risk of my customer base as well. How can BetterCo support me here?

BetterCo offers the options to regularly check all company and contact data of its customers against public data sources such as the commercial register or PEP, Sanction or Adverse Media data. Dedicated notifications can be set up to inform you, for example, about the appointment of new directors, changes in the shareholder structure or a PEP entry.