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An independent annual ranking of the providers that banks, payment, e-money and crypto firms buy to check customers and payments against sanctions lists, politically exposed person lists and negative news. 12 providers, six criteria, nothing paid for.
Scores out of 100. Each segment weights the criteria differently; the method is below. Facts read on 26 October 2026 from the providers' own pages.
The mean of the 3 segment scores.
| Rank and provider | Score /100 | Status | Strongest for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. ComplyAdvantage | 91 | Sanctions, PEP and adverse media screening platform | Payment and e-money firms wanting full coverage with a published monthly price table |
| 2. dilisense | 80 | Sanctions, PEP and adverse media screening API | Smaller payment and crypto firms wanting low published per-check prices |
| 3. Castellum.AI | 76 | Sanctions, PEP and adverse media screening platform | US banks and fintechs wanting very fresh data and automated alert review |
| 4. sanctions.io | 76 | Sanctions, PEP and adverse media screening API | Fintechs and crypto firms wanting hourly list updates and quick API set-up |
| 5. LSEG World-Check | 68 | Sanctions, PEP and adverse media data and screening | Banks and larger firms wanting an established risk database with a free trial |
| 6. OpenSanctions | 63 | Sanctions and PEP data and screening API | Crypto and payment firms wanting the clearest published per-query prices and traceable sources |
| 7. Facctum | 58 | Sanctions and payment screening platform | Banks and payment firms wanting fast payment screening and a choice of hosting region |
| 8. Dow Jones Risk & Compliance | 56 | Sanctions, PEP and adverse media data and screening | Banks and investment firms needing ownership data on sanctioned parties |
| 9. Napier AI | 54 | Screening and transaction monitoring platform | Banks wanting screening and monitoring on one platform with strong security credentials |
| 10. Sanction Scanner | 53 | Sanctions, PEP and adverse media screening platform | Smaller firms wanting one plan for screening, adverse media and daily monitoring |
| 11. Ripjar | 48 | Sanctions, PEP and adverse media screening platform | Large banks wanting entity-based screening across many languages |
| 12. Moody's Grid | 31 | Sanctions, PEP and adverse media risk database | Banks wanting a broad risk database to feed their own screening systems |
Weighted to coverage and published pricing: customers and every payment screened, at a cost the firm can plan for.
| Rank and provider | Score /100 | Status | Strongest for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. ComplyAdvantage | 91 | Sanctions, PEP and adverse media screening platform | Payment and e-money firms wanting full coverage with a published monthly price table |
| 2. dilisense | 84 | Sanctions, PEP and adverse media screening API | Smaller payment and crypto firms wanting low published per-check prices |
| 3. sanctions.io | 74 | Sanctions, PEP and adverse media screening API | Fintechs and crypto firms wanting hourly list updates and quick API set-up |
| 4. Castellum.AI | 72 | Sanctions, PEP and adverse media screening platform | US banks and fintechs wanting very fresh data and automated alert review |
| 5. LSEG World-Check | 67 | Sanctions, PEP and adverse media data and screening | Banks and larger firms wanting an established risk database with a free trial |
| 6. OpenSanctions | 66 | Sanctions and PEP data and screening API | Crypto and payment firms wanting the clearest published per-query prices and traceable sources |
| 7. Sanction Scanner | 57 | Sanctions, PEP and adverse media screening platform | Smaller firms wanting one plan for screening, adverse media and daily monitoring |
| 8. Dow Jones Risk & Compliance | 55 | Sanctions, PEP and adverse media data and screening | Banks and investment firms needing ownership data on sanctioned parties |
| 9. Facctum | 55 | Sanctions and payment screening platform | Banks and payment firms wanting fast payment screening and a choice of hosting region |
| 10. Napier AI | 53 | Screening and transaction monitoring platform | Banks wanting screening and monitoring on one platform with strong security credentials |
| 11. Ripjar | 47 | Sanctions, PEP and adverse media screening platform | Large banks wanting entity-based screening across many languages |
| 12. Moody's Grid | 32 | Sanctions, PEP and adverse media risk database | Banks wanting a broad risk database to feed their own screening systems |
Weighted to matching, data depth and security: high volumes where false alerts cost analyst time and auditors test every decision.
| Rank and provider | Score /100 | Status | Strongest for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. ComplyAdvantage | 90 | Sanctions, PEP and adverse media screening platform | Payment and e-money firms wanting full coverage with a published monthly price table |
| 2. Castellum.AI | 87 | Sanctions, PEP and adverse media screening platform | US banks and fintechs wanting very fresh data and automated alert review |
| 3. sanctions.io | 78 | Sanctions, PEP and adverse media screening API | Fintechs and crypto firms wanting hourly list updates and quick API set-up |
| 4. dilisense | 70 | Sanctions, PEP and adverse media screening API | Smaller payment and crypto firms wanting low published per-check prices |
| 5. LSEG World-Check | 69 | Sanctions, PEP and adverse media data and screening | Banks and larger firms wanting an established risk database with a free trial |
| 6. Facctum | 65 | Sanctions and payment screening platform | Banks and payment firms wanting fast payment screening and a choice of hosting region |
| 7. Napier AI | 61 | Screening and transaction monitoring platform | Banks wanting screening and monitoring on one platform with strong security credentials |
| 8. Dow Jones Risk & Compliance | 57 | Sanctions, PEP and adverse media data and screening | Banks and investment firms needing ownership data on sanctioned parties |
| 9. Ripjar | 55 | Sanctions, PEP and adverse media screening platform | Large banks wanting entity-based screening across many languages |
| 10. OpenSanctions | 54 | Sanctions and PEP data and screening API | Crypto and payment firms wanting the clearest published per-query prices and traceable sources |
| 11. Sanction Scanner | 45 | Sanctions, PEP and adverse media screening platform | Smaller firms wanting one plan for screening, adverse media and daily monitoring |
| 12. Moody's Grid | 28 | Sanctions, PEP and adverse media risk database | Banks wanting a broad risk database to feed their own screening systems |
Weighted to pricing, fresh data and fast integration: new sanctions designations reach crypto firms quickly and teams are small.
| Rank and provider | Score /100 | Status | Strongest for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. ComplyAdvantage | 92 | Sanctions, PEP and adverse media screening platform | Payment and e-money firms wanting full coverage with a published monthly price table |
| 2. dilisense | 86 | Sanctions, PEP and adverse media screening API | Smaller payment and crypto firms wanting low published per-check prices |
| 3. sanctions.io | 76 | Sanctions, PEP and adverse media screening API | Fintechs and crypto firms wanting hourly list updates and quick API set-up |
| 4. Castellum.AI | 70 | Sanctions, PEP and adverse media screening platform | US banks and fintechs wanting very fresh data and automated alert review |
| 5. OpenSanctions | 70 | Sanctions and PEP data and screening API | Crypto and payment firms wanting the clearest published per-query prices and traceable sources |
| 6. LSEG World-Check | 68 | Sanctions, PEP and adverse media data and screening | Banks and larger firms wanting an established risk database with a free trial |
| 7. Sanction Scanner | 58 | Sanctions, PEP and adverse media screening platform | Smaller firms wanting one plan for screening, adverse media and daily monitoring |
| 8. Dow Jones Risk & Compliance | 56 | Sanctions, PEP and adverse media data and screening | Banks and investment firms needing ownership data on sanctioned parties |
| 9. Facctum | 54 | Sanctions and payment screening platform | Banks and payment firms wanting fast payment screening and a choice of hosting region |
| 10. Napier AI | 48 | Screening and transaction monitoring platform | Banks wanting screening and monitoring on one platform with strong security credentials |
| 11. Ripjar | 42 | Sanctions, PEP and adverse media screening platform | Large banks wanting entity-based screening across many languages |
| 12. Moody's Grid | 32 | Sanctions, PEP and adverse media risk database | Banks wanting a broad risk database to feed their own screening systems |
Each criterion is scored 0 to 5 against the best published offer in this edition. 0 means not offered or not published.
| Provider | Screening coverage | Published pricing | Data depth and freshness | Matching and alert handling | Integration | Security and clients |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ComplyAdvantage | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| dilisense | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Castellum.AI | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| sanctions.io | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| LSEG World-Check | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| OpenSanctions | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Facctum | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Dow Jones Risk & Compliance | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Napier AI | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Sanction Scanner | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Ripjar | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Moody's Grid | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
6 criteria, scored only from what each provider publishes.
Whether one provider publishes all five parts: sanctions screening, PEP screening (checks for politically exposed persons, meaning people in prominent public roles and their family and close associates), adverse media screening (searching news for links to crime), ongoing monitoring of existing customers, and payment screening (checking the parties to each payment before it is sent).
Per-search, per-entity or monthly prices with the volume included, on a pricing page. "From", "starting at" and prices shown only after a sales form do not count.
The published number of lists or sources screened and how often the data is updated after a regulator changes a list.
Fuzzy matching (finding a name despite spelling differences), matching across languages and scripts, adjustable match thresholds, and automated review of alerts with a record of each decision.
An API (a way for the firm's own systems to send checks automatically), batch or file upload, a web screening tool, and self-serve sign-up or a free trial.
Security certifications such as ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II, and regulated banks, payment or e-money firms named as clients.
| Criterion | Payment and e-money firms | Banks and lenders | Crypto firms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Screening coverage | 25 | 20 | 20 |
| Published pricing | 20 | 5 | 20 |
| Data depth and freshness | 15 | 20 | 20 |
| Matching and alert handling | 15 | 25 | 10 |
| Integration | 15 | 10 | 20 |
| Security and clients | 10 | 20 | 10 |
| Criterion | 5 | 3 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Screening coverage | Sanctions, PEP, adverse media, ongoing monitoring and payment screening all published | Three of the five published | Not published |
| Published pricing | Per-search or per-entity prices with volumes for screening and monitoring on a pricing page | One plan priced, or part of the product priced | Not published, or "from" prices only |
| Data depth and freshness | A published count of lists or sources and updates every hour or faster | One of the two published, or a count with daily updates | Not published |
| Matching and alert handling | Fuzzy matching, cross-language matching, adjustable thresholds and automated alert review with an audit trail | Two of the four published | Not published |
| Integration | API, batch or file upload, web screening tool and self-serve sign-up or free trial | API with one other option | Not published |
| Security and clients | ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II with named regulated clients | One certification published | Not published |
Score out of 100 is the sum of each criterion score divided by five and multiplied by its weight. The overall ranking is the mean of the segment scores. Ties are broken by screening coverage, then data depth and freshness. A provider that does not publish a price is scored as though the price were high, because a business cannot plan on an unpublished price. Prices are scored on the standard published rate, never an introductory, promotional or "from" rate, and a figure counts only when it appears on a pricing, fee or terms page rather than in a marketing line. A provider that serves one country only is scored on access for that country, and the limitation is printed in its profile.
What each provider publishes, criterion by criterion, with the date read and the source.
A screening and monitoring platform covering sanctions, PEPs, adverse media, ongoing monitoring and payment screening. It publishes a full monthly price table for its starter plan, which can be bought online, and states that its data is updated in minutes. Payment screening and transaction monitoring sit in an enterprise plan with no published price, and the SOC 2 report type is not stated.
| Coverage | Mesh platform lists Customer Screening, Company Screening, Ongoing Monitoring, Transaction Monitoring and Payment Screening, with data on Sanctions & Watchlists, PEPs & RCAs and Adverse Media. |
| Pricing | Starter Plan: "Up to 100" monitor searches $119 a month billed monthly or $99 billed annually, up to 2,000 at $383 or $319. Starter with agentic workflows: $179 to $575 monthly, $149 to $479 annually. Minimum "100 monitored entities". Enterprise: "POA". |
| Data | Sanctions data from OFAC, HMT, EU consolidated lists "and over 60 additional jurisdictions", "updated in minutes rather than months". Adverse media: "over 11,000 verified national, regional, and local media sources across 200+ countries and territories", "updated every day". |
| Matching | "Name commonness matching"; lists covering "14 different languages"; agentic workflows "resolve up to 85% of routine alerts autonomously". |
| Integration | "A choice of integration methods: API, SFTP, or via our web interface"; REST API following the OpenAPI specification; Starter Plan bought online, with set-up "within 1 business day". |
| Security and clients | Mesh article lists "ISO27001 compliance" and "SOCII compliance" (type not stated). Customer stories name Monex and Recap. |
| Date read | Read 26 October 2026 |
Facts read on 26 October 2026 from: complyadvantage.com, complyadvantage.com, complyadvantage.com, complyadvantage.com, complyadvantage.com, complyadvantage.com, complyadvantage.com.
A Swiss screening provider covering sanctions, PEPs, criminal lists and adverse media through an API, batch tool, free web search and on-premise database. It publishes per-call prices and a monthly plan, a source count and multiple daily updates. It publishes no security certification and names no regulated clients.
| Coverage | "Sanctions, PEP, criminal and adverse media" screening, Ongoing Monitoring with "instant alerts when sanctions or PEP status changes", and screening "on every relevant transaction" through the API. |
| Pricing | Starter: "EUR 0.10" per API call, "No monthly fee", "100 API calls free". Professional: "300 EUR/mo, 10,000 calls included, 0.03 EUR per additional call". |
| Data | "2.3M+ records · 10,000+ sources · 190+ jurisdictions"; API page states "10,000+ sources, hourly updated" and "All sources are updated multiple times per day." |
| Matching | "Decide which lists to include, use fuzzy or exact search, and dial in your false-positive threshold"; secondary identifiers such as date of birth refine fuzzy matching. |
| Integration | REST API with JSON responses, Postman collection, SDKs and sandbox; Excel batch screening; free web search "without registration"; on-premise database download; "Every product offers a free trial." |
| Security and clients | No ISO 27001 or SOC 2 published; site shows "GDPR" and "DORA" badges. "Trusted by 500+ companies worldwide"; logos include DFX Swiss and Availabill. Company: dilisense GmbH, Switzerland. |
| Date read | Read 26 October 2026 |
Facts read on 26 October 2026 from: dilisense.com, dilisense.com.
A screening provider covering sanctions, PEPs, adverse media, real-time monitoring and transaction screening, with AI agents that review alerts. It publishes the freshest data cycle in this edition, a five-minute update, and a 1,700+ watchlist count. Its pricing page shows tiers without prices.
| Coverage | Products: Sanctions & PEPs Screening, AI-Powered Adverse Media Screening, KYC/KYB Onboarding, Real-Time Monitoring and Transaction Screening. |
| Pricing | Pricing page: "Select the tier that fits your needs"; no prices shown. |
| Data | "Screen across 1,700+ global watchlists, including sanctions, PEPs, export controls, forced labor, law enforcement lists"; "200,000+ sources"; "We update our global watchlists and sanctions database every 5 minutes". |
| Matching | "Patented Jgram search algorithm" for "spelling variations, aliases, transliterations"; matches names "across 100+ languages"; "Adjust filters, thresholds, screening logic and list coverage"; AI agents "auto-adjudicate routine alerts" with "audit-ready documentation". |
| Integration | API documentation, API knowledge base and an API trial booked through an integration call; web log-in at search.castellum.ai. |
| Security and clients | Homepage states "SOC 2 compliant" (type not stated in text). Lead Bank named through a case study and a testimonial from its BSA Officer. |
| Date read | Read 26 October 2026 |
Facts read on 26 October 2026 from: www.castellum.ai, www.castellum.ai, www.castellum.ai, www.castellum.ai.
A US screening provider covering sanctions, PEPs, criminal watchlists and adverse media through an API, batch API and portal with Excel upload. It publishes hourly list updates and a free trial. Its pricing calculator shows a price only after contact details are submitted.
| Coverage | Sanctions, PEP, criminal watchlists (Interpol Red Notices, FBI Most Wanted) and adverse media; monitoring "with real-time alerts"; API suited to "real-time onboarding and transaction screening use cases". |
| Pricing | Pricing calculator by annual screening volume and entities; "Enter your details to access custom pricing options". No prices shown on the page. |
| Data | "75+ sanctions & watchlists from 30+ jurisdictions", "Lists updated every 60 mins"; PEP database "more than 1M records"; adverse media from "over 60,000 sources in more than 100 countries". |
| Matching | Name matching using NLP and machine learning covering "transliteration issues, nicknames, spelling errors, honorifics"; "custom allow- and deny-listing". |
| Integration | Screening API with average response "~350m"; batch screening API; screening portal with Excel upload; connectors for SAP, Salesforce, HubSpot and Shopify; "FREE Trial". |
| Security and clients | "SOC2 compliant" (type not stated); Trust Center published. "Trusted by 400+ Organizations"; testimonial from Deel. |
| Date read | Read 26 October 2026 |
Facts read on 26 October 2026 from: www.sanctions.io, www.sanctions.io.
The London Stock Exchange Group's risk database and screening platform, covering sanctions, PEPs, enforcement and adverse media, with ongoing monitoring and payment screening. It publishes online tiers with screen volumes and a free trial, and names regulated bank clients. It shows "Get a quote" in place of prices and publishes a daily update cycle.
| Coverage | World-Check records include "sanctions, law and regulatory enforcement, politically exposed persons (PEPs), relatives and close associates, state-owned or state-invested enterprises, and relevant adverse media"; ongoing monitoring and periodic review; World-Check Verify for "payment journeys". |
| Pricing | World-Check One Tier 1: "36,000" annual usage points, "Initial screening of up to 3,000 screens"; Tier 2: "66,672" points, up to 5,556 screens; both priced "Get a quote". Free trial for new customers. |
| Data | "World-Check data is updated daily". No list or source count on the pages read. |
| Matching | "Adverse media checks with AI-powered relevance filtering"; Active Intelligence for "intelligent matching and continuous learning". |
| Integration | World-Check One web platform with case management; World-Check On Demand APIs; "Batch screening and Zero Footprint API integration"; free trial and "Purchase online". |
| Security and clients | "Backed by ISAE 3000 accreditation". Named clients include First National Bank South Africa and Philippine National Bank. |
| Date read | Read 26 October 2026 |
Facts read on 26 October 2026 from: www.lseg.com, www.lseg.com.
An open-data provider of sanctions, PEP and criminal-interest data, sold as a hosted screening API billed by query or as a bulk data licence. It publishes credit bundle prices, its source count and four daily updates, and its matching rules are open source. It does not publish adverse media screening, ongoing monitoring or security certifications on the pages read.
| Coverage | Sanctions, "regulatory and PEP combined dataset", "entities of criminal interest"; hosted "sanctions & PEP screening, billed by the query". Adverse media and ongoing monitoring not published. |
| Pricing | Credit bundles: 500 credits "€50" (€0.10 per query), 5,000 "€400", 30,000 "€2,000", 100,000 "€5,000", 500,000 "€15,000" (€0.03 per query); "2,000 free credits" on sign-up; credits valid one year. |
| Data | "1,799,353 entities · 477 data sources · updated 2026-10-26"; "update our entire collection four times per day". |
| Matching | "Fuzzy matching that handles spelling across scripts and languages"; matching on dates of birth, nationalities and identifiers such as LEI, IMO and wallet address; "Weights and matching rules are open source." |
| Integration | Hosted API with same-day documentation, bulk data licence, on-premise deployment of the same open-source API, web screening tool, self-serve sign-up. |
| Security and clients | Trust Center published; no ISO 27001 or SOC 2 stated on the pages read. "Trusted by 650+ clients worldwide"; none named on the pages read. Company: OpenSanctions Datenbanken GmbH. |
| Date read | Read 26 October 2026 |
Facts read on 26 October 2026 from: www.opensanctions.org, www.opensanctions.org, www.opensanctions.org.
A screening platform for customers and payments, with watchlist management that combines commercial, regulator and in-house lists. It publishes a five-minute sanctions update, several security certifications and a choice of more than 30 hosting regions. It publishes no prices, adverse media screening or named clients.
| Coverage | Customer Screening with continuous monitoring, Payment Screening ("Screen transactions in real time for sanctions, AML, PEP, and fraud before processing") and Watchlist Management. Adverse media not published. |
| Pricing | Not published on the pages read. |
| Data | "Sanctions records from regulators are updated within 5 minutes"; "Our clients manage over 5 million watchlist records on our platform". No list count. |
| Matching | "Attribute-weighted scoring" with "explainable match decisions" at "~80 ms"; "Our AI learns from previous outcomes to reduce false positives"; "detailed audit trails". |
| Integration | Web UI and REST APIs with OAuth 2.0 and single sign-on; "available in over 30 regions worldwide". |
| Security and clients | "ISO 27001, 27017, 27018, and SOC 2 certified" (SOC 2 type not stated); Trust Center at facctum.trust.site. No clients named on the pages read. |
| Date read | Read 26 October 2026 |
Facts read on 26 October 2026 from: www.facctum.com, www.facctum.com, www.facctum.com, facctum.trust.site.
Dow Jones's risk data business, covering sanctions, PEP and adverse media data, monitoring and a payment screening feed, with research on firms owned by sanctioned parties. It publishes a record count and an ISO 27001 page. It publishes no prices, update frequency or named clients.
| Coverage | Sanctions list data, AML/KYC due diligence on customers, "high-volume screening and always-on monitoring", Factiva news for adverse media, and a "high-frequency data feed for real-time screening of incoming and outgoing payments". |
| Pricing | Not published on the pages read. |
| Data | "More than 4 million records on entities and individuals"; "nearly 54,000 entities owned or controlled by sanctioned individuals or entities"; sanctions lists "continuously monitored and updated" (no frequency stated). |
| Matching | "Sanctions data and search logic" and "leading AI technology"; no matching method published. |
| Integration | "Data delivery is tailored to your compliance needs and can be via feeds, APIs, partner integrations or within applications"; web-based search tool. |
| Security and clients | Site footer links to "ISO 27001" and "ISAE 3000 & Data Quality Reports". No clients named on the pages read. |
| Date read | Read 26 October 2026 |
Facts read on 26 October 2026 from: www.dowjones.com, www.dowjones.com.
A UK financial crime platform covering client screening against sanctions, PEPs and adverse media, transaction screening, monitoring and ongoing risk assessment. It publishes both main security certifications and names a bank client. It uses third-party list data and publishes no prices, list counts or update times.
| Coverage | "Real-time and batch screening across sanctions, PEPs & adverse media"; Client Screening, Transaction Screening and Transaction Monitoring; Perpetual Client Risk Assessment across "the full client lifecycle". |
| Pricing | Not published on the pages read. |
| Data | No list or source count and no update frequency on the pages read. |
| Matching | "Advanced fuzzy-matching algorithms that reduce false positives"; detection engine "learning from every analyst decision"; transaction monitoring has an "integrated sandbox for rapid rules testing". |
| Integration | "Cloud native, API first architecture"; "Deploy in the cloud or on premise, with our case management or headless via API"; real-time and batch screening. |
| Security and clients | "ISO 27001:2022 Certified" and "SOC2 Type 2 Audited". "Trusted by more than 150 financial institutions"; Banco do Brasil named for a sanctions operations award with Napier AI. |
| Date read | Read 26 October 2026 |
Facts read on 26 October 2026 from: www.napier.ai.
A screening and monitoring provider covering sanctions, PEPs, adverse media, daily ongoing monitoring and transaction screening. It publishes a starter plan price and a list count. It does not state the billing period clearly, and publishes no security certification beyond GDPR compliance.
| Coverage | AML Screening (name, sanction, PEP and adverse media checks), Ongoing Monitoring ("Daily automated re-screening"), Transaction Screening ("Automated sender & receiver checks") and Transaction Monitoring. |
| Pricing | Starter Plan: "€990" with "100 entities /month", including sanctions, PEP and adverse media screening, "Daily Ongoing monitoring" and "Basic API access"; billing period not clearly stated; annual billing "GET 2 MONTHS FREE". Enterprise: "Custom". |
| Data | "More than 3000 different Sanctions, PEPs Wanted and Watched Lists from 220+ countries". No update frequency on the pages read. |
| Matching | Not published on the pages read. |
| Integration | API documentation published; "all plans include API access"; dashboards and audit trails. |
| Security and clients | About page lists "GDPR Compliant"; no ISO 27001 or SOC 2 shown on the pages read. "Trusted by over 800+ clients"; testimonial from the Chief Compliance Officer of Tom Bank. |
| Date read | Read 26 October 2026 |
Facts read on 26 October 2026 from: www.sanctionscanner.com, sanctionscanner.com, www.sanctionscanner.com.
A UK screening platform founded by former GCHQ technologists, covering sanctions, PEPs, watchlists and adverse media with entity profiles that keep earlier decisions. It publishes the widest language coverage in this edition and an automated alert review tool. It uses the client's chosen list data and publishes no prices, API documentation, certifications or named clients.
| Coverage | "Unifies sanctions, PEPs, watchlists and adverse media"; each screened entity "maintains a continuously updated profile". Payment screening not published. |
| Pricing | Not published on the pages read. |
| Data | "Data-agnostic by design" across OFAC, EU, UK, AUSTRAC and other lists; sanctions "Updates delivered at the speed of up to every four hours depending on data source"; adverse media from "6 billion+ articles in 22+ languages", updated "twice daily". |
| Matching | Name matching "across 400+ languages, 20+ scripts and over 1 million+ name variants"; configurable PEP categories and list selection; Screening Assistant "auto-closes low-risk items with a full audit trail". |
| Integration | "Cloud-based deployments are typically faster than on-premises installations"; no API documentation, batch tool or trial on the pages read. |
| Security and clients | No certification on the pages read. "Trusted by 400+ organisations globally" and "Tier 1 banks"; none named. |
| Date read | Read 26 October 2026 |
Facts read on 26 October 2026 from: ripjar.com, ripjar.com, ripjar.com.
Moody's risk monitoring and screening database, combining sanctions, watchlists, PEPs and adverse media into structured risk profiles. It publishes country and risk category coverage. It publishes no prices, update frequency, matching method, integration detail beyond an API name, or certifications on the page read.
| Coverage | "Combining adverse media, sanctions, watchlists, and politically exposed persons (PEPs) into structured risk profiles", with family members, close associates and "risk monitoring and screening". Payment screening not published. |
| Pricing | Not published on the page read. |
| Data | "Coverage across 200+ countries and jurisdictions with millions of profiles and sources"; "50+ risk categories". No update frequency stated. |
| Matching | Not published on the page read. |
| Integration | "Entity Verification API" listed; no batch, web tool or trial detail. |
| Security and clients | No certification or named clients on the page read. Moody's states it was "category winner for Financial Crime Data in the Chartis RiskTech100, 2026". |
| Date read | Read 26 October 2026 |
Facts read on 26 October 2026 from: www.moodys.com.
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Sanctions screening checks a name against official lists of people, companies and ships that governments have barred from dealing, such as the US OFAC list or the UK sanctions list. Adverse media screening searches news and other published sources for links between a name and crimes such as fraud, bribery or money laundering. Regulators expect both.
A new sanctions designation applies from the moment it is published. If a provider updates its lists once a day, a payment to a newly sanctioned person can pass in the gap. Providers that publish hourly or faster updates score higher.
A "from" or "starting at" price is the lowest price for the smallest plan and does not tell a firm what it will pay. Only a published per-search, per-entity or monthly price with its volume counts.
No. The firm stays responsible for its own sanctions controls under its regulator's and government's rules. A provider supplies the lists and the matching; the firm's policies, risk assessment and people decide what to do with each alert.
Every provider is re-read monthly and a new edition is published every October.
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