Core sanctions regimes covered
10+
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Resources and Playbooks
PEP Screening API Integration Guide
How to integrate PEP and sanctions API checks into onboarding and transaction workflows with clear controls.
If your team is embedding compliance checks in product flows, API integration quality is critical. This guide explains request structure, idempotency, retries, and evidence handling for PEP and sanctions screening APIs.
Updated: 2026-02-20
What this workflow covers
- Define when API checks fire: onboarding, transaction, or periodic re-screening events.
- Use scoped API keys and server-side authentication controls.
- Implement asynchronous job polling with timeout and retry logic.
- Persist screening outputs in case records for audit and model governance.
Key statistics
Key workflow dimensions
4 (Sanctions, PEP, Adverse Media, UBO)
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Compliance glossary
Sanctions screening
A control process that checks a person or entity against sanctions and watchlist datasets.
PEP
Politically Exposed Person: an individual in a prominent public function requiring enhanced due diligence.
UBO
Ultimate Beneficial Owner: the natural person who ultimately owns or controls a legal entity.
Authoritative references
- OFAC Sanctions Lists
U.S. Department of the Treasury
- EU Financial Sanctions Database
European Commission
- UN Security Council Consolidated List
United Nations Security Council
Expert perspective
\"Risk controls perform best when sanctions checks and ownership context are reviewed together.\"
ScreenVeritAI Compliance Team, RegTech Research
Frequently asked questions
When should PEP screening API calls be triggered?
Most teams trigger checks at onboarding and at material risk events, then run periodic re-screening for active relationships.
Is asynchronous screening better than synchronous calls?
For production workloads, asynchronous processing is usually safer and more resilient for throughput and reliability.
What security controls are most important?
Use scoped API keys, server-to-server calls, strict logging, and least-privilege permissions for each integration service.
How should API outputs be stored?
Store normalized response payloads, request metadata, and analyst decision fields in immutable case records.