Kinatico’s acceleration to SaaS has investors excited about compliance

Keeping abreast of ever-changing regulatory requirements may not be a hot dinner party conversation, but it’s a major challenge for businesses. Kinatico’s real-time compliance platform is gaining traction with companies and investors, and the market is watching.

Kinatico is a compliance tech company you may have never heard of, but an increasing number of big investors have, and they like what they see. The Australian-based RegTech has quietly transformed from a background screening provider into a high-growth SaaS business. Thousands of organisations now use its real-time compliance platform, and it’s starting to look like a strategic asset. 

The shift began in 2021, when CEO Michael Ivanchenko took over and steered the company toward software-as-a-service. The result is Kinatico Compliance, a mobile-first platform that helps organisations manage workforce compliance in real time. 

Built with behavioural psychology in mind, Kinatico Compliance is designed to eliminate the dreaded “3 pm Friday schlep” – that tedious end-of-week scramble to catch up on compliance. With regulation expanding year after year, the scramble is only intensifying. 

Many organisations still manage compliance the old way: workers scanning and emailing licenses or police checks to HR teams. It’s a manual process that becomes more brittle as obligations multiply. 

Kinatico replaces that mess with a mobile app that lets workers upload credentials directly, while the admin dashboard updates instantly to give managers a real-time live view of compliance health. 

“Most compliance platforms are built around regulations,” Ivanchenko says. “We built ours around the people who use it.” 

That user-first approach extends to how Kinatico Compliance is built. The worker interface is designed independently of the admin platform. Each is optimised for its user: one is mobile-first and task-focused; the other is built for oversight with risk tools and automated alerts. The result is less friction and better compliance. 

“We’ve built a companion app, not a mirror,” says the company’s Chief Experience Officer, Chantal Walker.  

“It’s about reducing friction, not just ticking boxes.” 

While users are often uneasy about background checks and compliance technology, Kinatico is quick to reassure them that they are not building a surveillance state. “We’re giving organisations visibility and giving individuals control,” Walker says. Privacy, she adds, remains the company’s highest priority. 

As a compliance platform, they are required to meet strict standards: the company is ISO 27001 certified, ACIC accredited and hosts all data onshore under Australian data sovereignty laws. Each worker owns their compliance profile and can delete it when they leave their employer, a design choice that reinforces trust and transparency. 

Judging by the numbers, the proposal is compelling. In FY2025, Kinatico reported record revenue, with SaaS growth up 54% year-on-year. Its share price more than doubled, outperforming the broader market by over 100%. Shaw & Partners describes the company as one of the strongest organic growers in its coverage. The company has added six institutional investors in six months and is now targeting a $500 million market cap within five years. 

To get there, Kinatico is eyeing Asia, a region where compliance demands are rising and digital infrastructure is catching up. Kinatico Compliance was built with global expansion in mind: the platform can adapt to local requirements without needing to be rebuilt. 

“There are global platforms that treat compliance as an afterthought,” Ivanchenko says. “We built it as the core experience. That’s what makes us a strategic asset.” 

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