The bidder is an agent, the buyer is a company, and the owner is somewhere behind a trust.
With ZenooAgents, companies, trusts and the people behind them sit on one structure, each screened, with the gaps shown before the sale.
Art market · Auction houses and dealers
Know who is really buying, before the hammer falls.
Buyers and consignors checked on one case, including the companies, trusts and agents in front of them. Zenoo brings the screening, identity and registry results from your vendors together and suggests where to look. Your compliance team decides, before the sale.
30 minutes. Your data. No slides.
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Who it is for
Auction houses, galleries, dealers and art advisers.
Typical buyer
A collector, often behind a company, an agent or a trust.
What supervisors ask about
Who is really buying or selling, sanctions, and records of each check.
Sound familiar?
What we hear from art market compliance teams.
The sale date does not move, so checks get finished in a rush.
With ZenooEvery case shows what is still outstanding and when it is due, and Approve stays locked until nothing is left.
Our clients expect discretion. Asking them for the same document twice is not an option.
With ZenooDocuments are requested once through the client portal, read when they arrive, and filed against the check they prove.
Consignors, buyers and private sales each have their own spreadsheet.
With ZenooBuyers, consignors and private sale clients are all cases in one inbox, with the same checks and the same record.
One case, start to finish
From registration to the saleroom.
Follow one buyer through Zenoo, from the moment their agent registers to bid to the moment your team clears them for the sale.
WC
Westmere Collection LtdRegistration · Buyer
Step 1 of 4AgentRegistered to bid for the companyRead
Company recordActive, read from the registerRead
ShareholderA trust in Jersey holds 100%Read
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ChecksWestmere Collection Ltd · 4 parties
Step 2 of 4LSEGSanctions and PEP screening, 4 partiesClear
GBGIdentity, the agentVerified
Trust deedRequested through the client portalAwaiting client
AI
Zenoo suggestionsWestmere Collection Ltd
Step 3 of 4The trust deed names a settlor and two beneficiaries. Suggest you add them to the structure and screen them.trust deed
One beneficiary shares a name with a list entry, but the date of birth differs. Suggest you clear as a false positive.LSEG, trust deed
Nothing is cleared or added on its own.
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ApprovalWestmere Collection Ltd · Lot 42
Step 4 of 4Settlor and beneficiariesIdentified and screenedVerified
Screening hit, beneficiaryCleared as a false positive, reason keptCleared
Approve the buyerNothing outstandingApproved
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Where this fits
Every check you run, into one inbox.
Your screening, ID and registry providers send their results to the buyer's case, the companies and trusts behind them included. Anything that needs your compliance team goes to the Inbox. Pick providers from the Marketplace, or bring your own.
Your checksFrom the Marketplace
My inbox0 done
- Screening hitViktor LindqvistDue 11:00
- Identity card is wrongSergei ValtrovToday
Zenoo suggests. You decide.
What the rules ask
What the art market rules ask, and where it lives in Zenoo.
| What the rules ask | Where it lives in Zenoo |
|---|---|
| UK MLR 2017, regulations 14 and 27Apply customer due diligence to buyers and sellers when a sale, or a series of linked sales, is worth 10,000 euros or more. | Buyers and consignors are cases with the same checks, so a linked series of purchases is reviewed on one record. |
| UK MLR 2017, regulation 28Identify the beneficial owners of a company or trust and understand who controls it. | Companies, trusts, agents and the people behind them sit on one structure, layer by layer, with unidentified holders shown as gaps. |
| UK MLR 2017, regulation 33Apply enhanced due diligence where the risk is higher, such as complex ownership or a high-risk country. | Extra checks are added to a higher-risk case, and source of wealth evidence is read and filed against the check it proves. |
| UK MLR 2017, regulation 35, and UK sanctionsScreen for sanctions and politically exposed persons, including the people behind a company. | Every party on the structure is screened with the vendors you choose, and every hit is cleared by a person with a reason. |
| UK MLR 2017, regulation 40Keep records of the checks and the reasons for each decision. | Every decision, reason and change is kept in the case history with who made it and when, and nothing can be edited or removed. |
| EU AMLD5, art tradersIn the EU, traders and intermediaries in works of art apply the same checks from the same 10,000 euro threshold. | One case and one record work across salerooms, with data kept in the EU or US region or on a dedicated UK tenant. |
Last reviewed 21 October 2026. Each source links to the official text. A summary to help you compare, not legal advice. Your MLRO sets the policy. Zenoo runs it and keeps the record.
Zenoo AI
Zenoo suggests. You decide.
On a buyer's or consignor's case, Zenoo reads the structure, the documents and the screening results, and suggests the next step with its sources. A person makes every call.
The consignor's company changed owner last month. Suggest you review the new owner before the sale.register
A bank statement on the case names a different company from the buyer. Suggest you check it belongs to this case.uploaded document
Never clears a hitNever approves a caseNever passes a check
How Zenoo AI worksGetting live
What it takes from your team.
Your systems
How does it connect to what we have?
Send applications in through the API, or onboard customers through Zenoo's own journeys. Keep the data vendors you have, under your contracts, and add others from the Marketplace.
Browse the MarketplaceTime to live
How long until we are live?
Four to six weeks to production is typical, depending on your providers and systems. It starts with a demo on a case you bring, then a pilot on real cases.
How buying worksYour data
Where does our data live?
In the EU or US region, or on a dedicated UK tenant. Encrypted with AES-256 at rest and TLS 1.3 in transit. ISO 27001 certification is in progress.
Trust and securityQuestions
Art market AML questions.
Who counts as an art market participant in the UK?
A business that trades in works of art, or acts as an intermediary in their sale or purchase, where the value of a sale or a series of linked sales is 10,000 euros or more. Art market participants must register with HMRC and apply the Money Laundering Regulations. Your MLRO decides how this applies to your business.
Do we need to check sellers as well as buyers?
Yes. The checks apply to both sides of a sale. In Zenoo, buyers, consignors and private sale clients are all cases with the same checks and the same record.
How do you handle a buyer bidding through an agent?
The agent, the company they act for and the people behind it all go on one structure. Each is screened, and Zenoo flags who is still unidentified before the sale.
Can we keep the screening and identity vendors we use today?
Yes. Zenoo runs checks with the providers you already use, under your contracts, and you can add others from the Marketplace.
Does Zenoo approve buyers on its own?
No. Zenoo suggests the next step with its sources. A person clears every hit and approves every buyer, and both are on the record.
Can our clients send documents without email?
Yes. Documents are requested through the client portal. Zenoo reads each one when it arrives and files it against the check it proves.
You
Tomorrow, your case
Bring us the buyer you couldn't get to the bottom of.
We'll build the structure behind them while you watch.
30 minutes. Your data. No slides.