Watchlist Screening Services for Reporting Entities
Screening only protects you if it actually catches the right names. We build the watchlist screening that checks your customers and transactions against every list you rely on, accurately and without drowning you in noise.
One Screening Process for Every List
Your business has to screen against many lists at once: sanctions, PEPs, and adverse media among them. Running each separately is slow and leaves gaps. We build a single screening process that checks customers and transactions against all your lists together, so nothing is screened against one source but missed against another.
Matching That Catches the Right Names
Good screening is more than a plain text search. Names are spelled differently, transliterated, abbreviated, or shared by many people. We build matching that handles aliases, spelling variations, and partial matches, then tune the thresholds so genuine hits surface without burying your team in false positives. The goal is screening that catches the real match and stays quiet on the rest.
List Consolidation
We bring your sanctions, PEP, and other lists into one screening process.
Fuzzy Matching
We build matching that handles aliases, spelling variations, and transliterated names accurately.
Threshold Tuning
We tune match thresholds so real hits surface without endless false positives.
Real-Time Screening
We screen at onboarding and in real time, not just in occasional batches.
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Businesses We Support With Screening
We build watchlist screening for money services businesses, payment service providers, cryptocurrency platforms, currency exchanges, real estate firms, and the many other reporting entities screening customers and transactions 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
One Process
We consolidate your lists into a single screening process, so nothing is checked against one source but missed against another.
Accurate Matching
We build matching that handles aliases and variations, so a real name is caught even when not spelled plainly.
Less Noise
We tune thresholds carefully, so your team reviews genuine hits rather than clearing endless false positives.
Serving Businesses Across Canada
We deliver watchlist 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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Watchlist Screening Questions
Clear answers to the questions Canadian businesses ask most about screening customers and transactions against watchlists under the PCMLTFA and FINTRAC.
What is watchlist screening exactly?
Checking your customers and transactions against lists of concern, including sanctions, PEP, and other watchlists, to catch matches that carry risk.
Which lists should we screen against?
Typically sanctions lists, PEP lists, and adverse media, plus any other watchlists relevant to your business and its risk profile.
What is fuzzy name matching?
Matching that catches names despite spelling differences, aliases, or transliteration, so a genuine match is not missed on an exact spelling alone.
How do you reduce false positives?
We tune match thresholds and refine your lists, so screening surfaces credible hits without burying your team in irrelevant alerts.
Should screening be real-time or batch?
Most businesses need both: real-time screening at onboarding and for transactions, plus batch rescreening as lists change over time.