KYC and AML infrastructure built from Wall Street's compliance floor
We started Kycanvas because fintechs deserve compliance infrastructure as good as what the largest banks built over decades — without spending years building it themselves.
Mira Tannenbaum, CEO
Before founding Kycanvas, I spent six years in the compliance and regulatory affairs division of a major New York financial institution, where I worked directly on BSA/AML program design, FinCEN examination preparation, and the build-out of an identity verification layer that processed over a million applicants per year.
What I saw, working with fintech partners of the bank, was a consistent problem: every promising new fintech was rebuilding compliance infrastructure from scratch. They were doing the same work — document verification pipelines, OFAC screening logic, CDD risk tiers — that banks had spent years perfecting. And they were making the same early mistakes: inconsistent documentation, misconfigured matching logic, EDD triggers that didn't hold up to examiner scrutiny.
Kycanvas exists to solve that. We built what I wished those fintech partners had access to: compliance-grade KYC and AML infrastructure that you can put into production in weeks, not years.
We received $875K in angel funding in late 2025 from an individual investor who understands the regulatory infrastructure space. We are a small team headquartered at 101 Greenwich Street in New York's Financial District — where the regulatory context we build for is right outside the door.
Mira Tannenbaum
CEO & Founder
Former compliance & regulatory affairs, major NY financial institution. BSA/AML program design, FinCEN examination preparation.
Built where US financial regulation lives
101 Greenwich Street sits in Lower Manhattan's Financial District — two blocks from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, a short distance from the NY DFS offices, and in the same neighborhood where most of the nation's largest bank compliance programs are headquartered.
That proximity is not incidental. The conversations that shape how FinCEN guidance is interpreted, how NY DFS examinations are structured, and how BSA/AML programs are expected to work — those conversations happen in this neighborhood. We are embedded in that context.
For a fintech operating in US financial services, that depth of regulatory context is what you need in a compliance infrastructure partner — not just engineering, but regulatory fluency.
The Kycanvas team
A small team with deep compliance, engineering, and fintech operations experience. We keep it small because we think your compliance pilot should involve the people who built the system.
Mira Tannenbaum
CEO & Founder
Six years in compliance and regulatory affairs at a major NY financial institution. Designed BSA/AML programs and identity verification infrastructure at scale before founding Kycanvas.
Daniel Johansson
CTO
Previously led API infrastructure at a fintech data platform. Expert in identity verification pipeline architecture, high-throughput webhook delivery, and compliance-grade data handling.
Priya Vasanthakumar
Head of Compliance Products
Former BSA/AML officer at a regional bank. Brings examiner-side perspective to product design — builds features that hold up to regulatory scrutiny, not just engineering standards.
Rafael Lemos
Head of Customer Success
Spent five years helping fintechs launch on BaaS platforms, with direct experience in compliance program buildouts for neobanks and crypto exchanges. Leads all pilot programs.
Sophie Nakamura
Senior Engineer
Builds the identity verification pipeline and sanctions screening engine. Previously worked on document processing infrastructure for a major ID verification platform.
Three operating principles
Compliance-first, not engineering-first
We design every feature from the examiner's perspective first. What does the regulatory record need to show? What documentation does a BSA officer need to produce? Engineering follows compliance design, not the other way around.
Transparency over premature claims
We do not claim certifications we haven't earned. We do not claim compliance that belongs to your institution. We tell you exactly what Kycanvas does, what it doesn't do, and what obligations remain yours. That honesty is unusual in this space; we think it matters.
Small team, high access
When you start a pilot, you work directly with the people who built the system. Mira handles pilot program design personally. Rafael and Priya are in direct contact with your compliance team. We are not routing you through a sales team that routes you through a support team.
Start a conversation with Mira.
Tell us about your compliance program. We'll tell you what a Kycanvas pilot would look like for your stack.
Talk to Mira