KYC360 Screening Features

Explore the capabilities that power sanctions, PEP, adverse media and watchlist screening across the customer lifecycle.

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The below provides a detailed overview of the features available within KYC360 Screening. From sanctions, PEP, RCA and adverse media screening to risk-based matching, ongoing monitoring, case management and audit reporting, the matrix below outlines the platform's capabilities for identifying, assessing and managing financial crime risk.

Category Feature Availability Description
Screening coverage Sanctions screening Yes Screens individuals and organisations against sanctions data.
Screening coverage PEP screening Yes Screens for Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs).
Screening coverage RCA screening Yes Screens for relatives and close associates (RCAs).
Screening coverage Watchlist screening Yes Screens against watchlists and special-interest lists.
Screening coverage Special-interest screening Yes Supports special-interest/watchlist classifications.
Screening coverage Structured adverse media screening Yes Screens against adverse-media records supplied through screening datasets.
Screening coverage Live adverse media screening Optional module Searches wider unstructured online sources for adverse information.
Screening coverage Internal watchlist screening Yes / configuration dependent Allows internally identified risk subjects to form part of screening.
Screening coverage Individual/person screening Yes Screens natural persons.
Screening coverage Company/entity screening Yes Screens legal entities and organisations.
Screening coverage Unknown/other classifications Configurable Criteria can include additional source classifications where provided.
Screening methods One-off screening Yes Performs an individual point-in-time screening check.
Screening methods Immediate screening Yes Allows a newly created customer to be screened immediately.
Screening methods Ongoing screening Yes Retains customers for recurring AML screening.
Screening methods Batch screening Yes Screens customer populations automatically at scale.
Screening methods High-volume screening Yes Designed to support screening populations up to millions of records.
Screening methods Web-based screening Yes Screening can be accessed through a browser-based interface.
Screening methods Salesforce-native screening Available Screening can operate within Salesforce workflows.
Screening methods API screening Available Supports integration of screening into other systems using APIs.
Matching Risk-based matching Yes Applies screening rules according to risk instead of a single universal threshold.
Matching 3D risk-based matching Yes KYC360's risk-based matching approach combines name and other metadata to prioritise relevant results.
Matching Configurable matching sensitivity Yes Matching sensitivity can be adjusted through screening criteria.
Matching First-name matching threshold Yes First-name match sensitivity can be configured.
Matching Middle-name matching threshold Yes Middle-name match sensitivity can be configured.
Matching Last-name matching threshold Yes Last-name match sensitivity can be configured.
Matching Fuzzy / similarity name matching Yes Detects close rather than only exact name matches.
Matching Advanced alias/name matching Yes Supports matching against alternative customer identities and names.
Matching Multi-language name matching Yes Advanced multi-language alias and name matching is identified in KYC360 product material.
Matching Reverse-name search Yes Repeats the search with first and last names transposed.
Matching Blank middle-name handling Yes Controls whether source records without middle-name information can generate potential matches.
Matching Date-of-birth matching Yes Uses date of birth as part of person screening.
Matching Incorporation-date matching Yes Uses incorporation/registration dates for organisations.
Matching Exact-date filtering Yes Can require exact dates to generate relevant match potentials.
Matching Date-range filtering Yes Excludes potential matches beyond a configurable date radius.
Matching Partial-date relevance Yes Month/year, year-only and day/month correspondence can influence match ranking.
Matching Country matching Yes Uses associated countries during screening.
Matching Multiple customer countries Yes Up to three associated countries can be supplied for a customer.
Matching Country filtering Yes Potential matches can be excluded where source countries do not correspond.
Matching Metadata-based ranking Yes Relevant metadata increases a match's ranking using KYC360's Meta Bump logic.
Matching Date match ranking Yes Exact and partial date correspondence can increase result priority.
Matching Country match ranking Yes Country correspondence can contribute to result relevance.
Matching Batch ID Search Yes Batch screening of records against ID numbers associated with the record. These could include ISIN number (for securities), passport number (for individuals), IMO number (for vessels) or many others.
Screening criteria Multiple screening criteria Yes Different screening configurations can be created for different customer populations.
Screening criteria Criteria assigned by customer Yes Customers can be assigned to the appropriate screening criteria.
Screening criteria Configurable PEP screening Yes PEP screening can be enabled or disabled at criteria level.
Screening criteria Configurable RCA screening Yes RCA screening can be enabled or disabled.
Screening criteria Configurable sanctions screening Yes Sanctions screening can be enabled or disabled.
Screening criteria Configurable watchlist screening Yes Watchlist/special-interest screening can be enabled or disabled.
Screening criteria Configurable adverse-media screening Yes Adverse-media screening can be controlled by criteria.
Screening criteria Granular Screening Available module Allows organisations to curate a smaller subset of lists/categories from source data.
Aliases Customer aliases Yes Alternative identities can be attached to a primary customer.
Aliases Alias-specific names Yes An alias can have its own name information.
Aliases Alias-specific dates Yes Alias records can contain date information.
Aliases Alias-specific countries Yes Alias records can contain country information.
Aliases Alias-specific criteria Yes Different screening criteria can be associated with alias data.
Aliases Alias-parent linkage Yes Alias records remain linked to the main customer.
Aliases Alias identification in reports Yes Reports can identify whether a result relates to an alias and its parent record.
Sanctions intelligence Active sanctions identification Yes Indicates active sanctions status.
Sanctions intelligence Inactive/expired sanctions identification Yes Identifies sanctions records where applicable sanctions are no longer active.
Sanctions intelligence Historical PEP status Yes Inactive PEP information and relevant dates can be displayed where available.
Sanctions intelligence Historical RCA status Yes Inactive RCA information can be shown.
Sanctions intelligence Related-party information Yes Related records and their type can be presented to aid assessment of indirect risk.
Live adverse media Unstructured adverse media search Optional Extends screening beyond conventional structured adverse-media data.
Live adverse media Configurable search terms Yes Search criteria can use configured adverse-risk terminology.
Live adverse media AND search terms Yes Terms can be required in addition to the subject's identity.
Live adverse media OR search terms Yes Alternative risk terms can broaden relevant searches.
Live adverse media Excluded terms Yes Irrelevant terms can be excluded.
Live adverse media Search-engine selection Yes Individual search engines can be included or removed at criteria level.
Live adverse media Number of search results Yes Users can configure the number of results returned.
Live adverse media Name/adverse-term proximity Yes Controls how close the customer's name and adverse term must appear for more targeted results.
Live adverse media Country-based search controls Yes Country information can help refine adverse-media searching.
Live adverse media Date-range controls Yes Search results can be constrained by date.
Live adverse media Configurable monitoring frequency Yes Adverse-media screening criteria can support differing screening schedules.
Live adverse media AVM-specific reporting Yes Dedicated reports show adverse-media potential matches.
Monitoring Recurring customer rescreening Yes Active customers can be screened repeatedly against updated data.
Monitoring Source-data change monitoring Yes Changes to previously reviewed source records can be surfaced.
Monitoring Data-change notification emails Yes Alerts users when relevant source records change.
Monitoring Configurable change notifications Yes Administrators can control the kinds of changes for which notifications are generated.
Monitoring Sanctions-change notifications Yes Notifications can be limited to relevant sanctions changes.
Monitoring Name-change notifications Yes Changes to source-record names can trigger notifications.
Monitoring Date-change notifications Yes Changes to DOB/incorporation information can be identified.
Monitoring Country-change notifications Yes Relevant country changes can be identified.
Monitoring Classification-change notifications Yes Changes to SAN, PEP and other classifications can be identified.
Monitoring Source-record deletion notifications Yes Users can be notified if a source record has been deleted.
Monitoring Direct link from notification to case Yes Change-notification emails can link to the affected customer record.
Evidence Point-in-time snapshots Yes Stores evidence of source information associated with reviewed matches.
Evidence Updated profile snapshots Yes Captures later versions of relevant data-source profiles.
Evidence Snapshot difference comparison Yes Compares historic and updated records and identifies differences.
Evidence Downloadable snapshot Yes Users can retrieve previous snapshots.
Evidence Downloadable difference report Yes Differences between source versions can be downloaded/reviewed.
Alert management Potential-match queue Yes Presents outstanding screening alerts for investigation.
Alert management Match prioritisation Yes Helps higher-priority/risk cases appear appropriately in investigator workflows.
Alert management Match type identification Yes Identifies whether a potential match relates to sanctions, PEP, watchlist, adverse media etc.
Alert management Flag relevant match Yes Confirms a potential match as relevant.
Alert management Discount false positive Yes Rejects a potential match as irrelevant/false positive.
Alert management Acceptable relevant match Yes Supports classification of a true match that remains acceptable.
Alert management Unacceptable relevant match Yes Supports classification of a true match that is not acceptable.
Alert management Mandatory decision rationale Configurable A free-text reason can be made mandatory for specified dispositions.
Alert management Configurable flag categories Yes Organisations can create their own flag reasons.
Alert management Configurable discount categories Yes Organisations can define their own false-positive/discount reasons.
Alert management Extended decision notes Yes The disposition reason field supports up to 25,000 characters.
Alert management Bulk match handling Yes Multiple matches can be actioned together.
Alert management Bulk supporting-document upload Yes Supporting evidence can be attached during bulk match handling.
Alert management Delete unresolved match potentials Yes Appropriate users can remove unresolved potential matches.
Workflow Case/user assignment Yes Customers and potential matches can be assigned to specific users.
Workflow User-group assignment Yes Screening workloads can be routed to handler groups.
Workflow Supervisor reassignment Yes Supervisors can transfer potential matches between authorised users.
Workflow Risk priority Yes Customer risk classifications can influence workflow prioritisation.
Workflow Configurable risk classifications Yes Risk values can be configured and assigned to customers.
Workflow Outstanding-match summary email Yes Users can receive an email summary of outstanding potential matches.
Workflow Scheduled summary emails Yes Summary emails can be scheduled daily, weekly or monthly.
Workflow Immediate summary email Yes Administrators can send outstanding-match summaries on demand.
Data quality Screening Data Quality Report Yes Tests customer data for issues that could negatively affect screening quality.
Data quality Duplicate person detection Yes Identifies customer-person duplicates.
Data quality Duplicate entity detection Yes Identifies duplicate organisation records.
Data quality Missing first-name detection Yes Flags person records where first-name information is absent.
Data quality Multiple-word/name-field checks Yes Identifies potentially incorrectly structured names.
Data quality Initial/single-character checks Yes Detects potentially incomplete name information.
Data quality Numeric-character person-name checks Yes Identifies numbers contained within person-name fields.
Data quality Numeric-character entity-name checks Yes Detects numeric information in entity names for review.
Data quality Unusual name-length checks Yes Identifies unusually long values that may indicate poor data quality.
Data quality DOB anomaly checks Yes Includes age/date-based checks for potentially questionable customer data.
Data quality Data-quality issue volumes Yes Reports the number/percentage of records affected by individual quality issues.
Data quality Record-level remediation information Yes Identifies the actual customer records affected so they can be corrected.
Reporting Match Potential Report Yes Reports outstanding potential matches.
Reporting Match Potential Summary Yes Provides summary information on outstanding matches.
Reporting Match Potential Volume Yes Provides volume reporting for potential matches.
Reporting Match Potential Statistics Yes Reports alert age, risk priority and volumes by screening category.
Reporting Match Flag Report Yes Reports confirmed/flagged screening matches.
Reporting Match Discount Report Yes Reports discounted/false-positive matches.
Reporting Match Flag by Category Yes Analyses flagged matches by configured category.
Reporting Match Discount by Category Yes Analyses discounts by configured reason/category.
Reporting Match Data by Day Yes Supports date-based screening-volume analysis.
Reporting Processing Run Statistics Yes Provides information on screening processing runs.
Reporting Data-change report Yes Shows source entities that generated customer change notifications.
Reporting Data Quality Report Yes Reports screening-input data-quality issues.
Reporting AVM Match Potentials Report Yes Reports adverse-media potential matches for selected periods/business units.
Reporting Customer report Yes Consolidates profile, matches, outcomes and screening history for a customer.
Reporting Flagged Entity Report Yes Provides detailed information on a flagged data-source entity.
Reporting Data export Yes Customer/screening data can be exported for authorised operational purposes.
Dashboards Screening dashboards Yes Provides visual management information in addition to detailed reports.
Dashboards Matches Dashboard Yes Analyses match volume and type over specified periods.
Dashboards User Performance Dashboard Yes Provides insight into team/user handling of screening work.
Audit Screening audit history Yes Records historical changes and decisions.
Audit Client Entity Audit Yes Shows changes made to customer records.
Audit Discounted-match audit Yes Shows changes made to discounted matches.
Audit Flagged-match audit Yes Shows changes made to flagged matches.
Audit Historic screening evidence Yes Snapshots and audit trails help evidence information available at decision time.
Administration User management Yes Administrators can invite, manage and disable users.
Administration User groups Yes Users can be organised into groups.
Administration Handler groups Yes Supports group-based handling of customer matches.
Administration Admin groups Yes Supports administrative groups and permissions.
Administration Group permissions Yes View/add/update/delete and other permissions can be managed by group.
Administration Supervisor access Yes Supervisors can oversee and reassign work within relevant groups.
Administration Two-factor authentication Yes Additional user authentication is available.
Administration Business units Available module/configuration Customer records can be separated between business units.
Administration Multi-business-unit import Yes with relevant module One import can allocate records to multiple business units.
Administration Business-unit branding Yes Individual business units can display their own internal logo.
Data management Manual customer creation Yes Individual customers can be created within the platform.
Data management Bulk customer import Yes Structured files can add and update customer populations.
Data management Customer export Yes Customer data can be exported in supported formats.
Data management Custom customer reference Yes Source-system identifiers can be retained as interface references.
Data management Custom text fields Yes Additional internal reference/note fields can be stored.
Data management Active/inactive customer status Yes Inactive customer records can be excluded from recurring screening.
Data management Controlled data deletion Yes Administrative deletion workflows are provided.
Data management Two-admin deletion approval Yes Sensitive deletion actions require request and approval by separate administrators.
Integrations Batch API Available Supports high-volume integrated screening use cases.
Integrations Real-time API Available Supports real-time integration use cases where configured.
Integrations Salesforce integration Available KYC360 provides Salesforce screening capabilities.
Integrations Salesforce sandbox/test integration Available Test API credentials/environment options are supported.
Integrations Quantios integration Listed

KYC360 Screening supports Quantios integration
Integrations Internal watchlist integration Available Internal risk data can be incorporated into screening.
Deployment SaaS / web deployment Yes Browser-based Screening is available.
Deployment API deployment/integration Yes Screening can be incorporated into wider technology estates.
Deployment On-premise option Stated in current product material Configurable deployment options include on-premise.
Deployment Test environment Available Supports testing before production deployment.
Deployment Pre-production environment Available Allows releases and integrations to be validated outside production.
Data providers Dow Jones data Supported Can use Dow Jones screening data depending on configuration.
Data providers LSEG World-Check data Supported World-Check is available for appropriate configurations/products.
Data providers LexisNexis data Supported LexisNexis is supported within appropriate Screening configurations.
Data providers Data-provider choice Yes Supports a choice of leading screening-data providers.
Extended data Factiva articles Available Access to Factiva articles is available for additional adverse-media context. 
Extended data Additional specialist sources Available by module

Access to extended sources including OpenCorporates, Offshore Leaks and Wikileaks is available in additional modules. 

 

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