First AML
About
Full service customer due diligence solution
First AML automates the highly manual Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Customer Due Diligence/Know Your Customer (CDD/KYC) process.
Our cloud-based platform, a team of local compliance analysts and global pre-verified entity ecosystem, automates the traditional AML compliance process by taking it completely off our clients’ hands. Delivering efficiency improvements and cost savings to them and a smoother customer experience for end-users.
- Location
- Auckland
- Website
- Visit website
- Founded
- 2017
- Employees
- 101-200
- Industry
- RegTech
- Funding stage
- Series B
Culture
Our space
The Matchstiq Top 2025
Snapshot of First AML
Limiting Criminal Exploitation, One Check at a Time
First AML is on a mission to make financial crime harder to commit, and legitimate access to the financial system easier for everyone else.
What started as three mates having a beer and venting about painful AML processes has grown into a global RegTech success story, helping businesses of all sizes stay compliant without compromising on experience.
Founded in Auckland in 2018, First AML has evolved from a scrappy startup into a platform trusted by clients across New Zealand, Australia, and the UK. With deep expertise in know-your-customer (KYC) compliance, and now Source, a self-service AML tool that bundles their best practices into one powerful platform, First AML is simplifying complex compliance in a way that scales.
Why First AML Is a Great Place to Work
Mission That Matters Financial crime funds the worst of the world. At First AML, you're not just building software, you’re helping stop money laundering, human trafficking, and organised crime at the source.
Culture-First Growth Attitude trumps ego here. First AML hires for capability, curiosity, and care. It’s a place where positivity and purpose drive fast-paced progress, not burnout.
Global Team, Kiwi Heart The company’s roots are proudly New Zealand, but its reach is global. With offices across NZ, Australia, and the UK, you'll be part of an ambitious team that moves fast and scales smart.
Customer-Centric Product Thinking First AML doesn’t just tick compliance boxes, it obsessively improves the user experience. The product team works hand-in-hand with compliance experts to make every touchpoint secure, smooth, and human.
Building With Purpose From early crisis-driven platform pivots to rapid UK expansion, First AML thrives on pressure and momentum. Now backed by over NZ$38 million in funding, it's scaling into new markets with confidence.
Whether you're a product thinker, security expert, or commercial operator, First AML is a place to solve meaningful problems and help reshape how the world fights financial crime. If that mission speaks to you, they’d love to hear from you.
Working with us
Values
Trusted Guardians of Compliance
We handle all data with respect and we ensure security and privacy measures are best in class to maintain the trust of our users.
Innovate and Blaze Our Own Trail
We continuously experiment and innovate, to develop creative solutions that challenge the status quo. We encourage each other to think big, seeking out growth opportunities as individuals and as a company.
Ownership and Execution for the Win
We take initiative to solve problems, acting in the best interests of the entire company to drive our collective success. It’s never “that’s not my job”. We do what we say we’re going to do, take pride in our work, and put in the hard yards.
Positive Vibes to Pull Each Other Up
We are honest, respectful and authentic with one another. We proudly foster an inclusive environment and welcome different backgrounds or perspectives. We work hard but take time to enjoy the journey, celebrate successes, live balanced lives and look after each other.
Create Customer Delight
We work with empathy to give our customers and end users the best possible product and service. We delight customers in every possible way so they become advocates for us. When they win, we also win.
