Multi-jurisdiction AML and sanctions screening

The problem

Cross-border operations had to screen customers and transactions against global watchlists, including EU terrorism lists, without slowing payments.

What we built

A high-throughput screening engine that matches transaction streams, customers and counterparties against continuously updated lists.

Screening has to be strict enough to satisfy several regulators at once and fast enough that payments do not queue behind it. The engine screens customers at onboarding, then keeps checking transactions and counterparties as lists change.