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AML screening
PEP, sanctions and adverse media screening in one API
Every AML programme asks the same three questions about a new customer: are they politically exposed, are they sanctioned, and is there negative news? This building block answers all three in one screening step inside your onboarding flow, with the result delivered to your systems over API and webhooks.
Available today on quote. Request a demo, no account needed.
220+countries and territories in the screening lists
What does the screening check?
The screening compares the person in your onboarding against three sources. PEP registers show whether someone holds or recently held a prominent public function, which raises the required level of due diligence. Sanctions lists tell you whether doing business is prohibited outright. Adverse media surfaces credible negative reporting that neither list captures yet.
Screening one person once is easy. Screening every new customer, consistently, with an audit trail, is where the flow approach beats a manual lookup: the step runs automatically and every result is recorded.
How it works in your flow
The screening is a background building block: the consumer never sees it.
1. Identity from earlier steps
The check uses the verified name and date of birth from a previous step, such as an ID document scan.
2. Three screenings, one call
PEP registers, sanctions lists and adverse media are checked together.
3. Your policy decides
Configure per outcome: reject, route to manual review, or pass with a flag. Results reach you over API and webhooks.
Sanctions and PEP screening coverage by source
Screening sources are international by nature. The main regimes and registers in the screening step:
In the demo we walk through the exact source set and its update frequency.
GDPR and compliance
Built for lawful consumer checks
Consumer checks touch personal data, so privacy is part of the design. The consumer walks through the check themselves and sees what is being asked. Each step retrieves only what that check needs, from official sources, and every result is recorded.
Official sources and registers, no scraped profiles
Data minimisation: each check reads only the fields it needs
Every result recorded, ready for regulators and audits
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Explore the Company Data APIHow to start checking
From request to production in three steps, with no upfront commitment.
1
Request your API key
Tell us which checks you want to run and roughly how many checks per month.
2
Test the key and receive your quote
Run the checks in the sandbox on your own flow. We send a quote sized to your volume.
3
Production key and go live
Approve the quote, drop in the production key and your first real consumer walks through the flow.
Who is this for?
Any regulated business with AML obligations, and any platform that cannot afford sanctioned users.
Banking and fintech
A mandatory step of customer due diligence, executed and recorded on every single onboarding.
Crypto and payments
Travel-rule and AML expectations keep rising. Screen at signup, not after the first transaction.
iGaming
Regulators expect operators to know who plays. Screening runs invisibly at registration.
Developers
One REST API, webhooks and a sandbox. Screening as a background step in your own flow, built in an afternoon.
KYC and compliance platforms
Offer PEP and sanctions screening inside your own platform through one integration with stable JSON per step.
Lending and insurance
Screen applicants before the contract binds you, with every result recorded for the file.
Customer stories
Teams already building on our APIs
These teams run our business data APIs inside their onboarding and compliance. The consumer checks run on the same infrastructure.
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Customer onboarding without the friction
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Sumsub · KYB platform
Verifying the address and the director, at scale
350M statutory addresses and registry director records inside Sumsub's global KYB flows, so shell offices and nominee directors get caught at onboarding.
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Veriff · Identity verification
UBO checks where the paperwork is hardest
Registry-sourced business and UBO data across Africa, Asia and Latin America, with 80% fewer manual reviews.
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Run your first checks free
- 150 free checks to test with
- Sandbox environment on your own flow
- No credit card needed
Prefer to talk to a person?
Our data specialists help you shape the flow, the volume and the configuration of the checks.
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Frequently asked questions
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Which lists are screened?
International sanctions regimes, PEP registers and adverse media sources. In the demo we walk through the exact source set and update frequency.
What happens on a hit?
You decide per flow: reject the onboarding, route it to manual review, or pass it with a flag. Every outcome is recorded and retrievable over the API.
Does the screening slow down onboarding?
No. It runs as a background step while the consumer continues, and only surfaces when your policy says a hit should block.
Can I combine this with identity verification?
Yes, that is the intended shape: an ID document scan or bank identification first, then the screening on the verified identity, in one flow.
See a screening hit end to end
Tell us how many onboardings you screen per month. We will show a live flow with the screening step, what a hit looks like, and send you a tailored quote.
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