Sanction Scanner Blog

Understand what FATF Recommendations 5–8 require for terrorist financing compliance, including sanctions screening, NPO risk, PF controls, and CFT obligations.

Discover Enhanced Due Diligence(EDD), FATF requirements and regulators expectations in the “Enhanced Due Diligence for PEPs: What It Means and What Regulators Expect” article. Learn more about senior management approval, Sow and SoF, and enhanced ongoing monitoring. Read more!

Learn how sanctions screening works for payments, including SWIFT, SEPA, and cross-border transfers, and how to screen transactions effectively against sanctions lists.

Learn the key differences between sanctions screening and PEP screening, why one means block while the other means scrutinize, and how both strengthen compliance risk management.

Learn the difference between real-time and batch sanctions screening, when to use each approach, and how both help financial institutions strengthen compliance and reduce sanctions risk.

Learn how PEP screening regulations differ across the US, UK, EU, Singapore, and other key jurisdictions. Compare global PEP compliance requirements and best practices for multinational firms.

Explore cryptocurrency and terrorism financing risks, red flags, case studies, and compliance requirements for VASPs across key global jurisdictions.

Spot terrorist financing red flags that actually matter: Behavioral patterns, customer profile, geography, counterparties, and cross-channel signals and examples and current FinCEN guidance.

Sanctions screening vs watchlist screening: learn the differences, what lists you must cover (sanctions, PEP, adverse media, internal), and how to build a regulator-ready screening program.