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AML screening is to search for people and businesses in different datasets to learn if they’re sanctioned, PEPs and / or their associates, mentioned in the adverse media etc.

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🗃️ Search criteria

🧑 Person search criteria

AML screening search page → Select type = Natural


1 - Select type is to choose between natural person and legal entity (business) search.

 Click to learn more

Possible options:

  • Natural | selected by default

  • Legal


2 - Full name is a mandatory input field to define person’s full name to be searched.


3 - Date of birth is an optional input field to narrow the search results. Using only year of birth also works.

 Click to learn more

Acceptable formats:

  • YYYY-MM-DD

  • YYYY


4 - Threshold is a minimum matching score to broaden / narrow search results with 85% selected by default. Lower threshold means broaden results and vice versa.

 Click to learn more

Possible options / range:

  • 50%

  • 51%

  • 85% | selected by default

  • 99%

  • 100%


🏢 Business search criteria

AML screening search page → Select type = Legal


1 - Select type is to choose between natural person and legal entity (business) search.

 Click to learn more

Possible options:

  • Natural | selected by default

  • Legal


2 - Legal name is a mandatory input field to define business name to be searched.


3 - Threshold is a minimum matching score to narrow / broaden search results with 85% selected by default. Lower threshold means broaden results and vice versa.

 Click to learn more

Possible options / range:

  • 50%

  • 51%

  • 85% | selected by default

  • 99%

  • 100%


🗒️ Search result

🧑 Person search result

AML screening search page → Select type = Natural


1 - Search button to search persons according to search criteria defined.


2 - Search results summary about search criteria used including number of matches and datasets / registries checked. Search results below will be sorted by relevance (match score value).


3 - Export button to download search results in PDF format.


AML screening search page → Select type = Natural Search result item breakdown


1 - Name of the person found.


2 - Match score showing the relevancy of the search criteria used and search result found.

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  • HIGH MATCH SCORE | 90-100

  • MEDIUM MATCH SCORE | 75-89

  • LOW MATCH SCORE | 50-75


3 - Date of birth (or year of birth) of the person.


4 - Gender of the person.


5 - Datasets where person is tagged in.


6 - Countries from the addresses and nationalities of the person’s profile.


🏢 Business search result

AML screening search page → Select type = Legal


1 - Search button to search businesses according to search criteria defined.


2 - Search results summary about search criteria used including number of matches and datasets / registries checked. Search results below will be sorted by relevance (match score value).


3 - Export button to download search results in PDF format.


AML screening search page → Select type = Legal Search result item breakdown


1 - Name of the business found.


2 - Match score showing the relevancy of the search criteria used and search result found.

 Click to learn more
  • HIGH MATCH SCORE | 90-100

  • MEDIUM MATCH SCORE | 75-89

  • LOW MATCH SCORE | 50-75


3 - Datasets where business is tagged in.


4 - Countries from the addresses and nationalities of the business’ profile.


🎲 Search result details

🧑 Person search result details

1️⃣ Main

AML screening search result details → Main tab


1 - Name of the person found.


2 - Main tab selected / opened.


3 - Info message shown if the person is deceased or for some reason deleted from the database (i.e due to duplicate profile).


4 - Profile image(s) of the person found.


5 - Date of birth / death, Nationalities, Gender as well as Datasets where the person is tagged in.


6 - List of notes related to the person found.


7 - Additional information related to the person found, such as Aliases, Addresses, Contacts, Identifiers.


2️⃣ Sanctions

AML screening search result details → Sanctions tab


1 - Sanctions tab selected / opened.

 Click to learn more

Sanctions tab would include A | B where:

  • A is the amount of current sanction entries

  • B is the amount of former sanction entries

Example: Sanctions 2 | 1


2 - Sub-tab showing Current sanction entries.


3 - Sub-tab showing Former sanction entries.


4 - Current and former sanction entry details such as Name, Body, Origin, Measures, Sanction type and Events.


5 - Evidences associated with the current and former sanction entries.

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Evidence details might reflect following information:

  • Title | The title captured from the article

  • Publication date | Date when evidence was originally published

  • Summary | Snippet from the article

  • Datasets | Active datasets where person is tagged in

  • Keywords | Keywords associated with the evidence

  • Credibility | Level of credibility of the evidence

  • Link | URL to the article / source of truth


3️⃣ PEP

AML screening search result details → PEP tab


1 - PEP tab selected / opened.

 Click to learn more

PEP tab would include A | B where:

  • A is the amount of current PEP entries

  • B is the amount of former PEP entries

Example: PEP 2 | 1


2 - Sub-tab showing Current PEP entries.


3 - Sub-tab showing Former PEP entries.

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If person is not a PEP for more than a year then he / she will be no longer shown as former PEP!


4 - Defines the PEP tier of the person.

 Click to learn more

Possible values:

  1. PEP tier 1

  2. PEP tier 2

  3. PEP tier 3

  4. PEP by association


5 - Current and former PEP’s Position, Segment, Country and Period.


6 - Evidences associated with the current and former PEP entries.

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Evidence details might reflect following information:

  • Title | The title captured from the article

  • Publication date | Date when evidence was originally published

  • Summary | Snippet from the article

  • Datasets | Active datasets where person is tagged in

  • Keywords | Keywords associated with the evidence

  • Credibility | Level of credibility of the evidence

  • Link | URL to the article / source of truth


AML screening search result details → PEP tab


1 - PEP by association tier reflects person(s) because of whom person found is considered as PEP associate.


2 - Details in PEP by association section include info about whom the person found is Associated to, Relationship, Datasets and Evidences.

 Click to learn more

Evidence details might reflect following information:

  • Title | The title captured from the article

  • Publication date | Date when evidence was originally published

  • Summary | Snippet from the article

  • Datasets | Active datasets where person is tagged in

  • Keywords | Keywords associated with the evidence

  • Credibility | Level of credibility of the evidence

  • Link | URL to the article / source of truth


4️⃣ Adverse media

AML screening search result details → Adverse media tab


1 - Adverse media tab selected / opened.

 Click to learn more

Adverse media tab would include A where:

  • A is the amount of adverse media evidences.

Example: Adverse media 2


2 - Category of the adverse media.


3 - Details within each adverse media category include Sub-category, Events and Evidences.


4 - Evidence details.

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Evidence details might reflect following information:

  • Title | The title captured from the article

  • Publication date | Date when evidence was originally published

  • Summary | Snippet from the article

  • Datasets | Active datasets where person is tagged in

  • Keywords | Keywords associated with the evidence

  • Credibility | Level of credibility of the evidence

  • Link | URL to the article / source of truth


5️⃣ Associations

AML screening search result details → Associations tab → Individuals sub-tab


1 - Associations tab selected / opened.

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Associations tab would include A | B where:

  • A is the amount of individuals entries

  • B is the amount of business entries

Example: Associations 3 | 2


2 - Sub-tab showing Individuals entries.


3 - Sub-tab showing Business entries.


4 - Details under individuals sub-tab include info about whom the person found is Associated to, Relationship and Datasets.


AML screening search result details → Associations tab → Business sub-tab


1 - Details under Business sub-tab include info about which Company name the person found is associated to, description of Relationship and Datasets.


2 - Person’s ownership percentage in the selected company.

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For certain relationship type related to business ownership this value indicates the percentage ownership when known. Values from 1 to 100.


3 - Business associates section reflects info about persons related to companies displayed including Full name, description of Relationship and Datasets.


4 - Business associate's ownership percentage in the selected company.

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For certain relationship type related to business ownership this value indicates the percentage ownership when known. Values from 1 to 100.


6️⃣ Other datasets

AML screening search result details → Other datasets tab → Regulatory Enforcement List sub-tab

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🏢 Business search result details

1️⃣ Main

AML screening search result details → Main tab


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2️⃣ Sanctions

Sanctions tab logic and fields for business are the same as for natural person.

AML screening search result details → Sanctions tab


3️⃣ Adverse media

Adverse media tab logic and fields for business are the same as for natural person.

AML screening search result details → Adverse media tab


4️⃣ Associations

Associations tab logic and fields for business are the same as for natural person.

AML screening search result details → Associations tab


5️⃣ Other datasets

Associations tab logic and fields for business are the same as for natural person.

AML screening search result details → Other datasets tab

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