KYC Onboarding
Do you really know who you're signing with?
One name. Five minutes. Full risk profile — sanctions, PEP, adverse media, beneficial ownership. Before the contract, not after the regulator calls.
Subject of investigation
A new business relationship. What do you actually know?
Case File — KYC Investigation
REF: KYC-2024-04471
Entity
Al-Rashid Trading FZE
Country
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Type
Trading Company
Initiated
14 Nov 2024 · 09:41 UTC
Evidence 1 — AML Check
Ten sanctions lists. Zero hits.
OFAC, EU, UN, UK, DFAT, SECO, Canada — all checked simultaneously. Al-Rashid Trading FZE: no match on any list.
"All clear. But that's the easy part."
Evidence 2 — Ownership / PEP
Who really owns this company?
Corporate layers exist to obscure control. The AI traces ownership until it finds the person behind the entity.
UBO F. Al-Rashid identified as PEP — son of a former minister. 3 corporate layers traced to reach this finding.
Evidence 3 — Adverse Media
What the media says — in languages you don't read
Regulatory designations lag reality by months. The signal is in the news, and it's rarely in English.
알라시드 트레이딩, 이란 부품 밀수 의혹
Al-Rashid Trading suspected of Iran parts smuggling
Companie din EAU, legată de rețea de evaziune sancțiuni
UAE company linked to sanctions evasion network
تحقيق في شركة الراشد بشأن انتهاكات التصدير
Investigation into Al-Rashid Co. over export violations
"Three languages. Zero coverage from English-only tools."
Case closed
Now you know. Five minutes. Full picture.
Every layer of risk — in one report. Your compliance team sees what they need to make a decision, not a guess.
Final Investigation Report
Al-Rashid Trading FZE
Sanctions
Clear — all 10 lists checked
PEP
Match — UBO F. Al-Rashid
Adverse Media
3 hits across 3 languages
Ownership
3 layers traced, UBO identified
From name to risk file in five steps
Enter the name
Name, country, any identifiers. Any script. Corporate or individual.
AI runs multi-source screening
Sanctions, PEP, adverse media, ownership registries — all at once. Transliterates, follows chains.
Review findings
Confidence scores, source citations, reasoning chains. Your team sees exactly why something was flagged.
Risk decision
Standard CDD, enhanced EDD, or reject. Your call — with full evidence.
Export compliance file
Timestamped report. Sources, scores, rationale. Audit-ready.
10+
Sanctions lists checked per screening
ScreenVeritAI coverage
50+
Languages the AI agent searches
ScreenVeritAI multi-language engine
<5min
To full customer risk profile
ScreenVeritAI benchmarks
Questions
What do I need to start screening?
How long does screening take?
Can I screen non-Latin names?
What happens when the AI finds something?
Can I plug this into our existing onboarding system?
Is the report enough for regulators?
How is this different from a sanctions list check?
Can I screen a batch of customers?
Key terms
Regulatory sources
- 1.FATF Recommendation 10 — Customer Due Diligence
Financial Action Task Force
- 2.EU Anti-Money Laundering Regulation (AMLR) 2024/1624
Official Journal of the European Union
- 3.FinCEN Customer Due Diligence Rule (31 CFR 1010.230)
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
- 4.UK Money Laundering Regulations 2017
UK Government Legislation
- 5.FATF Risk-Based Approach for Banking
Financial Action Task Force