Why these areas need to be connected
Company evidence can show whether policies, management systems and controls are in place. It can demonstrate how a site operates and whether specific requirements are supported.
It does not always reveal who ultimately owns a business, whether sanctions exposure exists or what external allegations may require further investigation.
These questions are often handled by different teams using different tools. Information is collected more than once, research is repeated and important context can remain disconnected.
This creates a business problem.
The later an ownership, sanctions or reputational issue is discovered, the more expensive it can become. Before a commercial decision, it can be investigated. After a commitment has been made, the same issue can lead to delays, additional reviews, regulatory exposure and reputational damage.
The beSirius and Vivox AI partnership is designed to close this gap.
How the integration works
beSirius checks existing company and site evidence against industry standards and internal requirements. It shows what is supported, what is incomplete and what still needs attention. Each result remains linked to the evidence behind it.
Vivox AI investigates corporate ownership, beneficial owners, sanctions alerts and adverse media. Its explainable AI agents use corporate records and other external sources while keeping a traceable record of the information behind each finding.
Used together, the two systems provide a more complete view of a company.
Teams can review what the company’s own evidence supports, what external intelligence reveals and which issues require further investigation. People remain responsible for reviewing the findings and deciding what action to take.
The business result
Bringing assurance and financial crime intelligence into the same process helps companies achieve
- lower assurance and compliance costs
- reduced financial, regulatory and reputational exposure
- faster commercial decisions with stronger evidence behind them
- fewer risks discovered after a commitment has been made
- a clear record of how conclusions were reached
- broader assurance coverage without a proportional increase in manual work and headcount
The value is not another check or another report. It is the ability to understand risk before it becomes more expensive to address.
Already in use
The integration is already being used by companies across metals and minerals.
“The beSirius and Vivox AI integration has strengthened our responsible minerals and metals sourcing efforts, enabling us to reduce the time and manual effort required to gather and assess relevant information, including sustainability policies and management systems, ownership information, sanctions screening, and allegations. By bringing this information together in one place, the integration provides us a more efficient tool to support informed sourcing decisions.”
What the partnership means for both companies
For beSirius, the partnership adds specialised financial crime intelligence to its work in assurance and certification readiness.
For Vivox AI, it applies its experience in ownership analysis, sanctions screening and adverse media to the metals and minerals sector.
For companies using the integration, the result is a more complete and traceable view of the organisations they work with.
“Investigating a company’s ownership can take considerable time, especially when several entities and jurisdictions are involved,” said Tim Khamzin, founder and CEO of Vivox AI. “Working with beSirius means those checks can be considered alongside the evidence companies already review.”
“Companies often have the documents they need, but finding them and checking them against another set of requirements takes time and money,” said Sergey Tyan, founder and chief commercial officer of beSirius. “Vivox AI brings financial crime expertise to the same process, including ownership and sanctions risk.”
What happens next
beSirius and Vivox AI will continue developing the partnership and making the combined approach available to more companies across metals and minerals.
The aim is practical. Lower the cost of assurance, make relevant risks visible earlier and give teams stronger evidence for the decisions they need to make.
About Vivox AI
Vivox AI develops explainable AI agents for financial crime compliance. Its technology supports KYB, KYC and AML work, including sanctions screening, adverse media checks and corporate ownership investigations.
Its agents help identify beneficial owners and retain the sources and reasoning behind their findings. Vivox AI is based in London.
About beSirius
beSirius develops AI for assurance and certification readiness across metals and minerals.
beSirius checks existing company and site evidence against standards and internal requirements. It shows what is supported, what is incomplete and what needs attention, with the relevant sources attached.
beSirius is ISO IEC 27001 certified and a member of the Global Battery Alliance. The company is based in Amsterdam.
