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Sumsub

2 placements on ChainChoice under Sumsub, each scored against its own category's pool and criteria — #1 in one of them. The placements are not averaged and not ranked against each other: a #1 exchange and a #6 crypto card are two different products in two different markets.

KYC & Compliance
How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
  • Exit failure (Sumsub 7/10): you cannot get out at par, on time, or with what is yours.
    Scored by Will They Still Be Here In Three Years · 15%
  • Information failure (Sumsub 6/10): the number is wrong or bought, or your data leaks.
    Scored by Biometric Custody & Enforcement History · 30%
Not assessed by this ranking: Liveness failure, Regulatory failure. A high place says nothing about these; the Methodology tab says what each means. Also scored, as cost, quality or a summary of several families: Published Price You Can Act On (30%), Verified Country & Document Coverage (25%).
Travel Rule Compliance
How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
  • Regulatory failure (Sumsub Travel Rule 9/10): no licence where you are, or a forced market exit.
    Scored by Unhosted-wallet control, as documented · 24%
  • Execution failure (Sumsub Travel Rule 9/10): you get a worse price, later, or nothing.
    Scored by Failure, decline and timeout paths · 28%
  • Information failure (Sumsub Travel Rule 8/10): the number is wrong or bought, or your data leaks.
    Scored by PII custody and testable go-live · 18%
Not assessed by this ranking: Liveness failure, Exit failure. A high place says nothing about these; the Methodology tab says what each means. Also scored, as cost, quality or a summary of several families: Documented protocol reach and routing (30%).