KYC Automation for Scale and Accuracy?

Been pondering the trade-offs lately with increasing user volumes and the ever-tightening regulatory grip, especially around AML. We're getting to a point where manual review is just not cutting it anymore for the initial KYC stages, and even the semi-automated checks are leaving too much room for error or, frankly, just slowing down onboarding. For those of you running platforms with significant user growth, what are your thoughts on fully automating KYC? Are there specific vendors or solutions you've found that strike a good balance between speed, accuracy, and compliance without breaking the bank? The main concern, of course, is false positives/negatives and the ongoing audit trail, but efficiency is becoming a huge factor for us. How are you navigating that balance?