> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://api.amlyze.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Customer

> Learn about Customer resource

A **Customer** is the digital profile for any person or organization you do business with. Creating a customer profile allows you to store KYC (Know Your Customer) data and monitor their activities for potential money laundering risks.

In our system, you can create customers as either **Individuals** or **Organizations**.

## Regular vs. Simplified Customers

Depending on how much information you have, you can choose between two setup types:

* **Regular Customer**: Use this for full monitoring. You provide all necessary KYC data so the system can perform a complete risk assessment. This is the standard for your ongoing compliance.

* **Simplified Customer**: Use this when you have limited data. It requires fewer mandatory fields and is designed for quick **screening**.
  <Info>Simplified customers cannot be risk-scored. Simplified customer is created with default account, where both account number and account external ID is equal to the customer external ID.</Info>

## Upgrading Profiles

You can upgrade a **Simplified Customer** to a **Regular Customer** at any time by adding the missing information. However, once a profile becomes a Regular Customer, it cannot be reverted to the Simplified version.