Sanctions List Screening
Don't Do Business with Sanctioned Individuals or Entities
deepidv's sanctions screening checks individuals and entities against global sanctions lists - OFAC, UN, EU, UK, and 100+ other jurisdictions - preventing prohibited transactions before they happen.
100+
Sanctions Programs
Real-Time
Screening
Milliseconds
Response Time
What We Screen
All major global sanctions lists and programs
OFAC Sanctions Lists
Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list, Consolidated Sanctions List, sectoral sanctions, and country-based sanctions programs administered by the U.S. Department of Treasury.
UN Security Council Sanctions
United Nations sanctions covering terrorism, weapons proliferation, human rights violations, and threats to international peace and security.
EU Sanctions Lists
European Union consolidated sanctions list covering terrorism, proliferation financing, human rights abusers, and country-specific sanctions programs.
UK Sanctions Lists
His Majesty's Treasury consolidated list of financial sanctions targets covering terrorism, proliferation, and regime sanctions.
INTERPOL & Law Enforcement
Red notices, wanted persons, and international arrest warrants for serious crimes.
Global Sanctions Programs
Country-specific sanctions from Canada, Australia, Japan, Switzerland, and other jurisdictions implementing autonomous sanctions programs.
Sanctions Screening Process
Real-time matching against global sanctions databases
Submit Screening Request
Provide individual or entity name, location, and transaction details
Search Global Sanctions Lists
Query OFAC, UN, EU, UK, and 100+ other sanctions programs
Apply Fuzzy Matching
Catch name variations, aliases, transliterations, and spelling changes
Return Match Results
Provide confidence scores and required actions for matches
Why Sanctions Compliance Is Non-Negotiable
Criminal liability and regulatory requirements make this essential
Criminal Liability
Sanctions violations are federal crimes with penalties including unlimited fines, asset forfeiture, business license revocation, and prison sentences up to 20 years for willful violations.
Regulatory Requirements
Banks, money service businesses, FinTech companies, and regulated businesses must screen for sanctions under Bank Secrecy Act, PATRIOT Act, and OFAC regulations.
Asset Freezing Obligations
If you discover sanctioned persons in your customer base, you must freeze assets, reject transactions, and report to OFAC immediately. Non-compliance compounds penalties.
Reputational Catastrophe
Doing business with terrorists, weapons proliferators, drug cartels, or sanctioned regimes destroys reputations permanently. Media coverage, customer loss, and brand damage follow.
Payment Processing Blocks
Banks and payment processors block transactions involving sanctioned persons. Sanctions matches mean frozen accounts, blocked payments, and lost business relationships.
Transaction Blocking
Real-time screening prevents prohibited transactions before execution, avoiding downstream penalties and compliance violations.
Fuzzy Matching Catches Name Variations
Sanctioned individuals use aliases and spelling variations to evade detection
Spelling Variations
Catch misspellings and alternate spellings of names that would be missed by exact matching.
Transliterations
Detect different transliterations of names from non-Latin scripts (e.g., Mohammad, Muhammad, Mohamed).
Alias & AKA Names
Screen aliases, also-known-as names, former names, and name changes listed on sanctions programs.
Entity Variants
Match business names, trade names, doing-business-as names (DBA), parent companies, and subsidiaries.
Screening Obligations by Industry
Sanctions screening is required across regulated financial services
Banking & Financial Services
Required under Bank Secrecy Act and OFAC regulations for all accounts and transactions.
Money Service Businesses
FinCEN requirements for MSBs, money transmitters, and payment processors.
FinTech & Cryptocurrency
Enhanced screening for digital assets and cross-border transactions.
International Trade
Export/import companies, freight forwarders, customs brokers screening shipments and counterparties.
Real Estate
High-value transactions, beneficial ownership verification, luxury property purchases.
Professional Services
Law firms, accounting firms, consultants with foreign clients.
Continuous Sanctions Monitoring
Stay ahead of sanctions list updates across all programs
Weekly OFAC Updates
OFAC adds names weekly. We monitor and update our screening database in real-time - often within minutes of official publication.
UN & EU Updates
United Nations and European Union sanctions lists update regularly. We track all global sanctions sources.
Immediate Alerts
Continuous monitoring alerts you immediately when existing customers appear on newly published sanctions lists.
Compliance Automation
Automated alerts trigger required account freezing and regulatory reporting procedures.
Choose Your Screening Approach
Initial Screening vs Continuous Monitoring
One-time screening or ongoing sanctions list tracking
Initial Sanctions Screening
- One-time customer screening
- Transaction screening
- Account opening verification
- Instant real-time results
- Confidence score matching
- Compliance documentation
Continuous Monitoring
- Ongoing customer monitoring
- Automatic alert on new matches
- Real-time sanctions list updates
- Customer list rescreening
- Regulatory reporting support
- Compliance automation
100+ Sanctions Programs Covered
All major sanctions lists and regional programs
U.S. Sanctions (OFAC)
Specially Designated Nationals, sectoral sanctions, country programs
UN Sanctions
Security Council sanctions on terrorism, proliferation, human rights
EU Sanctions
European Union consolidated list and country-specific programs
UK Sanctions
His Majesty's Treasury list and regime-specific programs
Other Jurisdictions
Canada, Australia, Japan, Switzerland, and autonomous programs
Specialized Lists
Terrorism lists, proliferation sanctions, narcotics designations
Sanctions Screening in Your Processes
Seamlessly integrate real-time screening into transaction workflows
Transaction Processing
Real-time API screening checks transactions before execution. Blocks prohibited transactions instantly.
Account Opening
Screen customers during KYC process before account activation. Prevent high-risk accounts.
Customer Database
Screen entire customer databases for existing sanctions matches. Identify compliance gaps.
Trusted & Certified
SOC 2 Type II
Audited security controls for data protection
GDPR Compliant
Full compliance with EU data privacy regulations
ISO 27001
International standard for information security
DIACC Member
Digital ID & Authentication Council of Canada
Ship Verification in Hours, Not Weeks
Our SDK gives you pre-built UI components, server-side libraries, and a sandbox environment so you can go from zero to live verification in a single sprint.
import { DeepIDV } from '@deepidv/sdk';
const client = new DeepIDV({
apiKey: process.env.DEEPIDV_API_KEY,
});
const verification = await client.verify({
type: 'identity',
checks: ['id-document', 'liveness', 'face-match'],
webhookUrl: 'https://yourapp.com/webhooks',
});
// verification.url → send to your user
// verification.id → track the sessionClient SDKs
Native SDKs for iOS, Android, and Web with drop-in UI components for ID capture, liveness, and document upload.
Server SDKs
Node.js, Python, and Go libraries to manage verifications, retrieve results, and configure workflows programmatically.
Sandbox Environment
Full-featured test environment with simulated ID documents, mock biometrics, and instant webhook delivery for rapid development.
Modular Architecture
Pick only the modules you need — ID verification, liveness, e-signatures, document management — and compose custom flows.
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