Screen names against the world’s sanctions, PEP, and watchlists

Screen customers and counterparties against global sanctions, PEP, watchlist, and adverse-media data. Fuzzy matching tuned for low false positives. Audit trail kept by default.

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24/7 global coverage

Data trusted by Tier-1 banks for real-time screening against sanctions, watchlists, PEP, adverse media, offshore leaks, and more.

8m+
Risk Profiles
250+
Countries and Territories
3,000+
Sanctions and Watchlists
40,000+
News Sources
60+
Languages Monitored
DATA SOURCES
OFAC · U.S. Treasury
EU Consolidated
HM Treasury
FATF
Basel Institute
Financial Secrecy Index
Transparency International
United Nations
World Bank
Bundesbank
MAS · Monetary Authority of Singapore
OFAC · U.S. Treasury
EU Consolidated
HM Treasury
FATF
Basel Institute
Financial Secrecy Index
Transparency International
United Nations
World Bank
Bundesbank
MAS · Monetary Authority of Singapore

Sanctions

  • UN Security Council
  • OFAC SDN · Non-SDN
  • EU · UK OFSI
  • Asset freezes & travel bans

Watchlists

  • US SEC · CFTC · FINRA
  • NFA · UK FCA · ASIC · MAS
  • HK SFC · JFSA
  • Law enforcement bulletins

PEP

  • Heads of state & ministers
  • Senior party officials
  • State-owned enterprise execs
  • Family & close associates

Adverse media

  • Fraud, bribery, corruption
  • Insider trading
  • Counterfeiting & gambling
  • Trafficking & terror financing

And more

  • FATCA registry
  • SWIFT BIC-linked entities
  • US regulated MSBs
  • Marijuana businesses

Find real matches even when names are messy

OneKYC normalises names before screening, then applies configurable matching rules based on list type, customer risk, jurisdiction, and verification confidence.

Customizable by client, risk, and verification status

Use broader matching for unverified names, tighter rules for verified profiles, and separate thresholds for individuals, companies, merchants, and counterparties.

Configurable matching logic

Handle real-world spelling, ordering, language, and legal-name variation.

Low-noise screening

Transliteration differences

Mohamed YoussefMuhammad Yusuf

Reordered name components

Carlos Alfonzo DiazDiaz Carlos Alfonzo

Partial component coverage

Siti Nur AisyahSiti Aisyah

Multilingual scripts

Mao ZedongMao Цзэдун毛泽东

Legal prefixes and suffixes handled

PT Acme PayAcme Pay Pte Ltd

Stop reviewing the same alerts twice

OneKYC compares new monitoring updates against prior analyst decisions. Cases with no material changes are resolved automatically, while new sanctions, identifiers, or allegations stay escalated for review.

Monitoring update queue

Watchlist match unchangedNo new identifiers
Auto-resolved
Existing PEP profile unchangedNo new risk indicators
Decision retained
New adverse media allegationMaterial change detected
Escalated for review
All decisions, actions, and outcomes are fully audit logged.

Screening across the customer lifecycle

Screen every critical moment, from onboarding to ongoing monitoring and regulatory updates.

Pre-flight name screening

Block sanctioned counterparties before they enter your system, with hits routed to compliance for review.

Real-time payment screening

Screen senders, receivers, and beneficiaries inline at sub-200ms latency for cross-border flows.

Periodic re-screening

Daily refresh across your active customer base; only true new matches generate analyst work.

Rescreening on sanctions list changes

Automatically rescreen affected customers when sanctions, watchlists, or regulatory lists are updated.
Full auditability at every step. All decisions, actions, and outcomes are audit logged.

See sanctions screening on your data

We'll run a live screening pass against a sample of your customer file in a 30-minute walkthrough.