Risk · AML
Screen customers and businesses against sanctions, PEP and adverse-media lists in real time — a core control for onboarding and ongoing monitoring.
Overview
What the AML Screening API does
FinHub's AML Screening API checks names against global and Indian sanctions lists, politically-exposed-person (PEP) databases and adverse-media sources, returning ranked matches with scores so your team can clear or escalate. Screening can run at onboarding and on an ongoing basis, with every check and disposition written to an audit trail for regulator review.
Inputs
- Name / entity
- Date of birth (optional)
- Consent artifact ID
Returns
- Sanctions match & score
- PEP status
- Adverse-media hits
- Recommended disposition
POST /v1/risk/aml/screen
How it works
Three steps to a verified result
Submit the entity
Send a person or business name with optional identifiers over a single call.
Screen the lists
FinHub matches against sanctions, PEP and adverse-media sources and scores each hit.
Clear or escalate
Auto-clear clean results and route potential matches for review, all logged to your audit trail.
Use cases
Where teams use AML Screening
- Onboarding AML checks
- Ongoing customer monitoring
- Merchant & counterparty screening
- High-value transaction review
FAQ
AML Screening API — FAQs
Common questions about FinHub's AML Screening API.
It screens against global and Indian sanctions lists, politically-exposed-person (PEP) databases and adverse-media sources, returning ranked matches with scores.
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