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.

HOW IT WORKS

Only Screen What Matters

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Why Compliance Teams Choose Unit21

Eliminate Concern of False Positives

Real-Time, Continuous Protection

Screen customers, vendors, and partners instantly at onboarding and across the customer lifecycle — with always-on monitoring that detects emerging risk the moment it appears.

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.

AI-Powered Noise Reduction

Cut false positives and review queues with a trained AI agent that mimics a human analyst. Get clear, explainable summaries — not black-box scoring.

Adverse Media That Matters

Detect relevant reputational risks with curated, real-time media alerts — filtered by topic, geography, and exposure level to avoid alert overload.

Operational Routing by Risk Type

Automatically route sanctions, PEP, or media alerts to the right team — based on risk type, entity segment, or jurisdiction.

Audit-Ready, Regulator-Friendly

Every alert and decision is logged with rationale, timestamps, and analyst notes — making audits fast and painless.

End-to-End Case Management

Triage, investigate, and resolve alerts in one streamlined dashboard — with side-by-side data views, collaboration tools, and customizable workflows.

The State of Fraud & AML

In our third year, we surveyed 350+ practitioners across banks, credit unions, and fintech. Five trends emerged.
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