New product applications

The product application process starts when tasks are created.

The product's risk model is applied based on the product application. If the product has separate risk models for individuals and companies, it uses the one that matches the profile's type.

First, the product application’s total risk score is calculated by checking the profile’s details against the risk factor rules in the product’s risk model. Learn more about risk models.

If the profile data needed to match conditions of a required risk factor cannot be found, for example, if some of the profile’s details are blank, the status of the product application becomes Requires risk score until a user provides the missing data. Once a user provides the missing data, the risk score is calculated, and the product application continues automatically.

Next, a risk level is assigned to the product application based on its total risk score, for example, Low risk, High risk.

Once the risk level is applied, you can see it next to the product application in the Risk score section of the profile.

Every product application has its own risk level. For example, a profile may have one product application that’s low risk and another that’s high risk, depending on the risk models used for the products.

The product’s smart policy creates any checks specified for the tasks. Buttons to run the checks are displayed on the tasks.

If any checks are configured to run automatically for new product applications, these are run now and the results are displayed on the task.

If the product has associate smart policies that include checks configured to run for new product applications, those are also run now and displayed on the tasks of the associates’ profiles.

Successful checks are marked Passed and unsuccessful checks are marked Failed.

Checks that could not be run because of an error with Passfort or a data provider are marked Error.

The smart policy determines whether tasks are passed automatically or manually.

Automatically passed tasks

The smart policy can specify that tasks with checks performed automatically are passed automatically as soon as one check passes. Any tasks with this specification and a Passed check are now marked Task passed.

Tasks with an associate smart policy are only marked Task passed when the associates of the company are approved. Each associate smart policy decides how many associates, what percentage of associates, or what types of associates need approval for the task to be marked as Task passed.

The indicator for passed tasks is a check mark.

Manually passed tasks

All other incomplete tasks must be passed manually. The indicator for tasks that are not yet complete is an empty circle.

The actions you take to pass the task depend on the nature of the task as well as your company’s compliance policy. You might:

• Review information obtained from checks.

• Complete a task form.

• Upload files, for example, a PEP declaration form, to the Task notes.

  

• Record conversations or actions that took place outside of Passfort by adding a note to the Task notes.

Once the task is complete, click Mark task as complete and select Passed. The task is marked Task passed and its indicator displays a check mark.

Tip

To get the job done faster, select Passed + move to next task to mark the task as passed and jump to the next incomplete task. If all tasks are complete, the Applications section is displayed so you can approve the product application.

A product application may be approved or rejected automatically according to the product's smart policy. For example, your smart policy may be configured to approve the product application automatically as soon as all tasks have passed. Check the product application's recent activity to see when and why it was approved or rejected.

If you're not ready to approve or reject the product application, for example, because the application needs to be reviewed, you can assign it to a colleague or team. To assign it, select the product application name from the navigation options and select the button that says Unassigned or Assigned to. The colleague or team members will receive a notification to let them know the product application's with them.

Automatic product application approvals

If the smart policy is configured so product applications are approved automatically once all tasks are passed, the product application is given the Approved application status.

If you have Risk configured, you can configure the smart policy so product applications are rejected automatically for specified risk levels. To learn more, see Tasks are created.