Name Screening Services for Reporting Entities
Matching a name to a list is harder than it looks. We build the name screening that recognises the same person across spellings and aliases, then confirms whether a hit is really them.
A Name Is Rarely Written One Way
The same person can appear as many different strings. Names are transliterated from other scripts, shortened to nicknames, reordered between given and family name, or simply misspelled. Plain text matching misses these, letting a real match slip past. We build name screening that recognises a person across all the ways their name can be written.
Confirming It Is Really Them
Catching a possible name match is only half the task. Many people share a name, so a hit has to be checked against more than spelling. We use dates of birth, nationality, and other secondary identifiers to confirm whether a match is genuinely the listed person or an innocent namesake, so you act on real matches and clear false ones with confidence.
Alias Matching
We match names across aliases, nicknames, and known alternative spellings of a name.
Transliteration Handling
We match names transliterated from other scripts and languages into English.
Identity Resolution
We use secondary identifiers to confirm whether a name match is really them.
Namesake Review
We separate genuine name matches from innocent namesakes sharing a common name.
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Businesses We Support With Screening
We build name screening for money services businesses, payment service providers, cryptocurrency platforms, currency exchanges, real estate firms, and the many other reporting entities matching customer names under the PCMLTFA.
We support banks with program design, oversight, & regulatory examination readiness.
We help credit unions meet obligations proportionate to their membership and scale.
We handle registration, renewals, reporting, & controls FINTRAC expects from you.
We cover Bank of Canada registration alongside your anti money laundering obligations.
We establish what your wallet activity triggers, then build only what applies.
We build compliance around what your product does, before volumes and questions arrive.
We register virtual currency dealers and build the reporting their activity demands.
We support financial institutions across registration, program build, and reporting duties.
Why Businesses Choose Our Screening
Nothing Missed
We match names across spellings and aliases, so a real person is caught even when their name is written differently.
Identity Confirmed
We use secondary identifiers to confirm a match, so a genuine hit is acted on and a namesake is cleared.
Fewer Namesakes
We resolve name matches carefully, so your team is not buried under namesakes and irrelevant partial matches.
Serving Businesses Across Canada
We deliver name screening right across the whole of Canada, from Toronto and Montreal to Vancouver and Calgary, and for foreign reporting entities that carry Canadian obligations wherever they operate.
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Name Screening Questions
Clear answers to the questions Canadian businesses ask most about matching customer names against lists under the PCMLTFA and FINTRAC rules.
What is name screening exactly?
Matching a customer’s name against list entries, allowing for aliases, spellings, and transliteration, then confirming whether a hit is genuinely them.
Why is matching names difficult?
One person can be written many ways through transliteration, nicknames, and reordering, while many people share a name, creating both misses and false hits.
How do you confirm a real match?
We check secondary identifiers such as date of birth and nationality, so a name match is confirmed as the listed person rather than a namesake.
How is this different from watchlist screening?
Watchlist screening covers the overall process across lists. Name screening focuses on matching the name itself and confirming identity accurately.
Does name screening reduce false positives?
Yes. Better matching and identity resolution mean fewer namesakes and irrelevant partial matches reaching your team for review.”