PEP Screening and Monitoring

PEP Screening and Monitoring

Reduce false positives and boost your compliance with HLBNGA's global PEP watchlist and screening solution.

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Scanned name: John Doe▸▸75
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Profile information
Profile ID40444
Profile nameJohn Doe
Profile typePolitically Exposed Person (PEP)
Personal information
First nameJohn
Middle nameN/A
SurnameDoe
GenderMale
Date of birth9 June 1957
DeceasedNo
Also known asJonathan Doe
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FromToTitle
15 Jan 201530 Jun 2018Director, national housing finance corporation
01 Jul 2018—Member, national assembly
01 Jan 202131 Dec 2022Chairman, board of directors, Bank ABC
01 Jan 2023—Minister of finance

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The basics

PEP screening, explained

PEPs are at a higher risk of involvement in corruption, money laundering and other financial crimes — which is why regulators expect you to identify them.

What is PEP screening?

PEP screening refers to the process of screening customers or business partners for Politically Exposed Persons. PEPs are individuals who hold a prominent public position or are closely associated with such individuals — government officials, political party leaders, and senior executives at state-owned enterprises. PEP screening matters because PEPs are at a higher risk of being involved in corruption, money laundering, or other financial crimes.

Why use PEP Screening services?

PEP screening software helps companies automate and streamline the screening process, reducing human error, building an audit trail, and ensuring consistency and scalability. Manually searching different sources is time-consuming and prone to errors, especially if those sources are not up to date. With PEP screening services you can screen large volumes of data quickly, and comply with AML and CTF regulations by ensuring all stakeholders are screened.

Who needs to screen

Which companies and industry sectors need to screen for PEP?

Most countries have regulations in place that require certain types of companies to screen their stakeholders for PEPs. The types of companies typically required to screen include:

Banking

2 sectors
  • Banks
  • Mutual banks and co-operative banks

Financial services

4 sectors
  • Insurance companies
  • Securities firms
  • Money services businesses
  • Virtual asset service providers

Corporate and trust

2 sectors
  • Trust and company service providers
  • Large corporations in high-risk jurisdictions

Public and non-profit

2 sectors
  • Government contractors
  • Non-profits funded from abroad
The Solution

How RiskSecure's PEP/PIP Screening supercharges your compliance workflows

Explore our diverse suite of products designed to enhance your business operations and security.

01

Increase accuracy

Precisely identifies potential matches with politically exposed persons, minimizing the risk of false positives and ensuring accurate compliance.

02

Up to date

We continually collect and enrich multiple sources of PEP data through a combination of manual and automated methods, helping you prevent transactions with high-risk individuals.

03

AI-Powered Name Matching

RiskSecure applies machine learning to achieve human-like logic and semantics for alternative name detection, further reducing false positives and improving daily screening performance.

04

Easy integration

HLBNGA's modular PEP screening APIs, cloud-based or on-prem platforms can completely align with your workflows. We also have a user-friendly web tool available.

05

Reduce costs

Reduce the need for manual screening processes, which can be time-consuming and costly, along with the extra staff and resources needed to manage compliance.

06

Audit trails

The solution provides an audit trail of all screening activities, which can help firms demonstrate their compliance with regulatory requirements.

Ongoing monitoring

Integrated ongoing PEP monitoring, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Our professional service teams will integrate and configure RiskSecure to work seamlessly with your existing IT landscape and automatically alert you about any possible PEP relationships with ongoing smart surveillance. You’ll be notified as soon as related institutions or natural persons appear on any of the many global PEP lists we monitor.

01Identification
Identify PEP data
02Sourcing
Source data
03Deduplication
Remove duplicates
04Human enrichment
Add missing data
05Publishing
Monitor and update · continuous
Finalise & publish PEP data
01

SaaS with user-friendly interface

Access PEP screening anywhere with our cloud-based platform, designed for simplicity and ease of use.

02

RESTful API integration

Integrate PEP screening into your existing systems with our cost-effective API — quick to set up, real-time monitoring.

03

Ongoing PEP monitoring

Automatic, ongoing monitoring that alerts you to new risks as they emerge, helping you mitigate threats efficiently.

04

Bulk Screening Service

No complex software or API setup. Let us handle your bulk PEP/PIP screening and deliver results in Excel or CSV.

Beyond the standard lists

Political and Prominent Connections in the Media

A key requirement imposed by global regulators is the identification of DPIPs (Domestic Prominent Influential Persons) and FPPOs (Foreign Prominent Public Officials). Traditional providers generally lag behind an ever-changing media landscape, presenting a huge business risk.

0h · News breaks

A prominent connection surfaces

A political or prominent connection appears anywhere in global media: an appointment, an association, an allegation.

Continuous · Web-wide scan

Thousands of sources scanned

A dedicated Watchlist category automatically scans thousands of sources on the web for political or prominent connections.

≤12h · Searchable

Profiled and searchable

The connection is searchable in your screening within 12 hours of the news break, not weeks later.

Features

Everything you need to run PEP screening well

Matching a name is the easy part. These are the controls that decide how quickly a PEP hit is understood, actioned and evidenced.

Screening control

How the screening is tuned and run.

  • Adjustable parameters
  • Customizable workflow and case management tool
  • Easy to use web interface (GUI)

Detection and monitoring

Catching changes as they happen.

  • Reliable and automated daily uploads (new and updated records)
  • Ongoing screening and monitoring
  • Multi-level drill down after a hit is detected

Evidence and reporting

Proving what you did, and when.

  • Report downloads
  • Screening and investigation audit trails
  • Watchlist performance reporting
Ready when you are

Ready to manage your PEP risk from one central solution?

Screen with confidence, and prove it with a full audit trail.