Global PEP Data for Effective AML Screening
Screen customers and partners against 1M+ politically exposed persons, including family members, close associates and international organization PEPs. Data is refreshed every 60 minutes and screened through a fast ~350 ms API, the web portal or your CRM.
What Is a Politically Exposed Person?
A PEP is someone in a high-ranking public position, or closely connected to one, who carries a higher risk of involvement in bribery, corruption or money laundering. Being a PEP is not wrongdoing, but it calls for closer scrutiny.
Politically Exposed Persons
Individuals who hold, or have held, a prominent public function, such as heads of state, ministers or senior officials. Their position creates a higher risk of corruption and illicit finance.
International Organization PEPs
Senior figures at bodies like the United Nations or the World Bank, such as directors, deputy directors and board members, who are scrutinized because of their influence.
Family Members
Spouses, partners, children, parents and siblings of a PEP, and sometimes in-laws. They can be used to move or hold funds on a PEP's behalf.
Close Associates
People closely connected to a PEP, such as business partners or co-owners of an entity, who could act as a front for the PEP's interests.
How We Enrich PEP Data
A PEP list that only names the official misses most of the risk. Our data links each PEP to the people around them, so one search covers the full network.
Family Members Linked
Relatives are recorded alongside the PEP they are connected to, so screening a spouse or child surfaces the relationship, not just a name.
Close Associates Included
Business partners and other close associates are part of the dataset, so the people around a PEP are screened too.
International Organization PEPs
Senior officials at international bodies are covered alongside national PEPs, in the same search.
Global Coverage, One Search
1M+ PEP profiles worldwide, screened together with 80+ sanctions lists, criminal watchlists and adverse media.
Does Your Customer Count as a PEP?
Answer six questions about a customer's role and relationships. See whether they would count as a PEP, and what level of due diligence applies.
General information only, not legal advice. PEP definitions and due diligence rules vary by jurisdiction and by your own risk assessment.
AI and NLP Powered Name Matching
Matching built on natural language processing and machine learning, so the variants that defeat a string comparison still match, and the names that only look alike stop generating false positives.
Solutions for Any Sanctions Screening Workflow
The same PEP data and the same matching, wherever screening needs to run. Pick a workflow to see how it works.
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PEP Screening, Answered
The questions compliance teams ask about politically exposed persons.
