Watchlist Screening

Watchlist screening for modern compliance teams

Screen customers, vendors, and entities precisely and continuously against sanctions, PEP, and adverse media lists with configurable logic, intelligent matching, and alert workflows that fit your risk strategy.

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How Unit21 Watchlist Screening Works

Comprehensive sanctions screening & ongoing monitoring

Screen customers, counterparties, and transactions against global sanctions lists with precision and speed. Leverage configurable rule logic, fuzzy matching, and risk-based thresholds to reduce false positives while maintaining regulatory compliance. Continuously monitor your portfolio for updates to sanctions lists and ensure timely alerting, investigation, and audit-ready documentation.

Onboarding screening

Instantly screen new customers against consolidated global sanctions, PEP, and adverse media lists using a single, unified API. Apply dynamic list selection and filters based on entity type, risk level, and jurisdiction to ensure precision from the start.

Dynamic
rule logic

Design flexible screening rules using field-level filters, fuzzy matching, and list segmentation. Adapt thresholds to reduce false positives without compromising control or coverage.

Continuous monitoring

Keep your customer base continuously monitored with automated re-screening triggered by changes in watchlists. Detect newly designated or exposed individuals and entities in real time, with alerts configured to your policies.

Investigative Workflow

Manage alerts efficiently with a unified queue, collaborative review tools, and full audit trails. Investigators can triage, investigate, and resolve alerts faster using side-by-side data views and configurable display settings.

What Makes Unit21 Watchlist Screening Different

Precision without the operational burden

Compliance teams choose Unit21 to minimize false positives, expedite investigations, and adapt quickly to evolving regulatory requirements. With configurable risk logic, real-time monitoring, and unified case management, teams gain precision control without relying on rigid legacy systems or heavy engineering support.

Real-time, continuous protection

Screen customers, vendors, and partners instantly at onboarding and throughout the customer lifecycle, with always-on monitoring that detects emerging risks the moment they appear.

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Precision-Tuned Risk Logic

Tailor exactly who gets screened, against which lists, and with what sensitivity, using configurable thresholds, field-level matching, and entity-type filters that align to your risk appetite.