Sanctions screening

The lists are published by bodies such as the United Nations, the US Treasury, the European Union and the UK government, and they change often. Screening usually also covers politically exposed persons and negative news coverage.

Because many people share names, a first match is frequently a false alarm. A reviewer compares dates of birth, nationalities and other details before deciding whether it is the same person.

Stables screens customers when they are onboarded and screens payments as they are made, inside the same API that moves the money.