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Types

Person: full name, date (or year) of birth, nationality, and (if available) ID numbers. Company: legal name, registration number, country, and known aliases. The more accurate the data, the fewer false matches. If two people share the same name, date of birth + country usually confirms the right one.

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Datasets

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For Individuals

  • PEP — all Politically Exposed Persons: current, former, and linked.
  • PEP-CURRENT — only current public figures holding active positions.
  • PEP-FORMER — only former public figures who previously held positions of power.
  • PEP-LINKED — people associated with a PEP (family, close contacts).
  • SAN — all sanctions, including current and former listings.
  • SAN-CURRENT — only currently sanctioned individuals.
  • SAN-FORMER — only previously sanctioned individuals.
  • RRE — Reputational Risk Exposure: adverse media where an authority has taken action. See RRE Dataset Overview.
  • REL — Regulatory Enforcement Lists: fines, bans, warnings, or official enforcement actions.
  • POI — Profiles of Interest: regions or entities connected to higher risk.
  • DD — Disqualified Directors dataset.
  • INS — Insolvency Register.

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For Businesses

  • PEP — all Politically Exposed Persons: current, former, and linked.
  • PEP-LINKED — associates or family members of a PEP.
  • SAN — all sanctions, both current and former.
  • SAN-CURRENT — only active sanctions.
  • SAN-FORMER — only previously listed sanctions.
  • RRE — Reputational Risk Exposure: adverse media where an authority has taken action. See RRE Dataset Overview.
  • REL — Regulatory Enforcement Lists.
  • POI — Profiles of Interest.
  • INS — Insolvency Register.
  • SOE — all State-Owned Enterprises: current and former.
  • SOE-CURRENT — currently state-owned entities.
  • SOE-FORMER — entities that were formerly state-owned.
Tip: You don’t always need all datasets. Most teams include Sanctions (SAN) and PEP, and add RRE or REL for additional context.
RRE and REL are both adverse media, but they behave differently. RRE is editorially assessed, category-based, and applies financial thresholds to some crime types. REL aggregates published enforcement entries with no thresholds. Screening both is what closes the gap between them — see RRE Dataset Overview.

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Filters — How Strict the Search Is

Match threshold: Defines how closely a record must match your subject.
  • Higher threshold = stricter, fewer false positives (but may miss small variations).
  • Lower threshold = broader, catches more potential matches (but increases noise).
Birth-year tolerance: Adds a small ± range when you’re not certain about the exact birth date. PEP options: Select whether to include current, former, or linked individuals. Sanctions status: Limit to current listings or include previously removed ones. Regions & sources: Narrow your search to specific countries or datasets when relevant to your business.

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Results

If the provided details match anyone in the databases, you’ll receive potential profiles to review:
  • Name and identifiers — who the record is about.
  • Why it matched — name, date of birth, or country similarity.
  • Source — which list, register, or article it came from.
  • Confidence signals — matching elements like DOB or nationality.

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Good Habits

  • Always use the subject’s full legal name.
  • Add date of birth and country whenever possible.
  • Record a short reason when dismissing a false match.
  • Stay consistent as a team in how you review and escalate.
  • Run a new check whenever key information changes (new role, country, or large transaction).

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Quick Glossary

  • AML check: screening for potential financial crime or compliance risk.
  • Profile: a potential match that requires review.
  • PEP: a public figure or close contact who carries higher corruption risk.
  • Adverse media / RRE: criminal conduct reported by official sources or by media covering official action — not negative press in general.
  • Sanctions: official “do not deal” lists from governments or international bodies.
  • False positive: a result that looks similar but is not your subject.
  • Monitoring: scheduled or automatic re-checks over time.