Watchlist screening
Watchlist screening for clearer customer risk reviews
Watchlist screening checks people and businesses against sanctions lists, politically exposed person records and other supported watchlists. Review potential matches, compare available identifying details and manage ongoing screening through WatchEye or integrate checks into your own systems.
- Sanctions, PEP and enforcement sources, Australian and international
- Potential matches with source details to compare against your customer
- Ongoing screening with Events for your team to review, in WatchEye or by API
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Screening coverage
Global watchlist screening coverage
Explore Australian and international sanctions, politically exposed person and enforcement sources. Select a highlighted location to view the screening sources available.
Screening draws on official sanctions lists, parliamentary and government PEP registers, and regulatory, debarment and wanted-person records from publishers around the world.
Choose a source category, then select a location to explore its lists and records.
Select a marker, or choose a source below, to see its publisher, jurisdiction, categories and refresh frequency.
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Sanctions and terrorism lists
Check for potential matches in supported sanctions and designated-party sources. Review the originating list and available record details to understand the finding.
93 sources · 55 jurisdictions
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Politically exposed persons
Identify potential matches to PEP records and examine the available role, location and identifying details. Assess the relevance of each finding within your customer review.
215 sources · 135 jurisdictions
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Regulatory and enforcement records
Review relevant findings from supported regulatory, enforcement, banned or disqualified-person sources. Keep the source and record type visible when interpreting the result.
117 sources · 29 jurisdictions
Available information and update frequency vary by source. Map locations identify source jurisdictions or publishing bodies; a list may include people or entities from other locations.
For published news and related reporting, explore adverse media screening.
How it works
From customer details to screening results
Start with the subject you need to check, select the relevant sources and review the information returned.
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Supply identifying details
Enter the person or business details required for the selected check. Include additional identifying information where supported to help distinguish between subjects with similar names.
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Run the selected checks
Choose the relevant screening sources and submit the check. Keep the scope of the search clear so your team understands what the results cover.
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Assess the findings
Open potential matches and compare the available source information with your customer details. Identify what supports the match and what needs further enquiry.
Shown here in the WatchEye Quick Screen. The same checks are available through the supported screening APIs; see access options.
Illustrative mockup of the WatchEye Quick Screen with mock data, not a product screenshot. Field names and result fields to be confirmed against approved screens.
Screening results
Understand each potential match
A similar name is a starting point for review. Assess the available identifying details and source information before deciding whether a finding relates to your customer.
Compare the identifying details
Check the information available in the source record against the details you hold. Look for supporting information, differences and gaps that need further investigation.
Understand the source
Consider which list returned the finding and what that record represents. Keep sanctions listings, PEP records and other watchlist findings distinct in your assessment.
Identify the next step
Use the findings to inform further enquiry, escalation or your documented review. The screening result supports the assessment; your organisation determines the action.
Ongoing screening
Keep screening current as records change
Customer information and watchlist records can change after an initial check. Use ongoing screening to revisit relevant sources and assess later findings alongside your earlier review.
In WatchEye, configured monitors run on a schedule. New findings can create Events for your team to review.
- Select the checks relevant to the customer.
- Confirm the available screening schedule.
- Review later findings in the context of previous results.
A source's update frequency and your screening schedule are separate. Confirm both when planning ongoing checks.
Illustrative mockups of WatchEye monitors and Events with mock data. Elapsed time is illustrative; supported schedules and Event behaviour to be confirmed.
Review context
Keep findings and review context together
A useful review explains what was found, how it was assessed and what happened next. Keep the source information and your review reasoning connected so another team member can understand the decision.
WatchEye provides notes and audit information to support review work. Use these alongside your organisation's procedures for recording actions and follow-up.
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Source information
The list, record type and details returned.
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Review reasoning
What was compared and why it did or did not relate.
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Follow-up action
The next step under your process, and who took it.
Access options
Use WatchEye or connect your own systems
Choose the access route that fits how your team runs checks and reviews results.
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WatchEye dashboard
Run checks and inspect findings through the browser-based interface. Use the screening and monitoring views relevant to your team's work.
- Suits
- Teams running and reviewing checks by hand
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- Quick Screen, programs, monitors, Events, notes and PDF export
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API integration
Bring supported screening checks into your own application. Confirm the relevant endpoints, available response fields and monitoring requirements as part of integration planning.
- Suits
- Onboarding platforms and systems that screen at volume
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- Supported screening endpoints with results returned to your system
Many teams combine both: staff review in WatchEye, with checks submitted from their own onboarding system by API.
Where screening fits
Fit screening into your customer checks
Apply screening where a finding can inform the next stage of your customer review.
Getting started
Plan your screening setup
Bring a sample of your screening requirements to the discussion. We can work through the relevant checks, result information and access options with your team.
- SubjectsThe people and businesses you need to screen.
- SourcesThe lists and record categories relevant to your review.
- VolumesYour expected check volumes and existing-customer requirements.
- FrequencyOne-off checks, repeat checks or scheduled screening.
- AccessDashboard use, API integration or a combination.
- ReviewWho assesses findings and what information they need.
What is watchlist screening?
Watchlist screening compares supplied person or business details with selected sources to identify potential matches. The returned information helps your team assess whether a finding relates to the subject and whether further review is needed.
Which sources are included?
Coverage depends on the selected screening service and sources. Use the coverage section to explore the confirmed inventory, then discuss any specific list or jurisdiction requirements before setting up your checks.
What details are needed to run a check?
Required fields depend on the subject and selected check. Supply the identifying information requested by the service and include additional details where supported. The setup discussion can confirm the fields required for your access route.
Does a potential match confirm the customer is the listed person?
No. Compare the available source details with the customer information you hold. A similar name alone may not establish that the record relates to the same person.
What does a result with no matches mean?
It means the check returned no matches within its search scope. Consider the supplied information, selected sources and settings when interpreting the result. It does not establish that the customer has no risk or that no relevant information exists elsewhere.
How often are sources updated and checks repeated?
Source updates depend on the publisher and data service. Repeat checks depend on the monitoring configuration. Confirm the available source information and screening schedules for the service you intend to use.
How does watchlist screening differ from adverse media screening?
Watchlist screening checks selected lists and structured records. Adverse media screening examines published reporting. They provide different types of information and can support the same customer review.
Can screening be integrated into our own systems?
Supported checks are available through API access. Confirm the endpoints and returned fields required for your application, including any separate requirements for ongoing monitoring and review.
Request a demo
See watchlist screening in action
Explore a sample screening result, the information available to review potential matches and the access options for your team. Use the call to cover:
- Who you need to screen
- Your expected screening volumes
- Dashboard or API access for your process
Prefer to talk? Call 03 9948 4089, 9am to 5pm AEST, Monday to Friday.
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