How does Firco Global WatchList compare to Sanctions Screening?

Firco Global WatchList by LexisNexis Risk Solutions is a robust screening solution that ensures compliance with global sanctions and regulatory requirements. The platform consolidates multiple watchlists, including sanctions lists, politically exposed persons (PEP) databases, and adverse media sources, providing comprehensive risk intelligence.

With real-time updates and advanced matching algorithms, Firco Global WatchList minimizes false positives while ensuring thorough risk assessments. The solution integrates seamlessly into existing compliance workflows, enabling organizations to streamline operations and maintain regulatory adherence.

Sardine's Sanctions Screening module provides real-time screening of customers and transactions against global sanctions lists, ensuring compliance with international regulatory requirements. The module continuously updates its databases with the latest information from various sanctions lists, including those maintained by governmental and international bodies. It employs advanced matching algorithms to accurately identify potential matches, minimizing false positives and ensuring that legitimate customers are not unduly affected. The system also generates comprehensive audit trails and reports, facilitating regulatory reporting and internal compliance reviews. By integrating seamlessly with existing customer management and transaction processing systems, the Sanctions Screening module enables organizations to maintain compliance without disrupting operational workflows.

Sardine's sanctions screening is part of their broader fraud and compliance platform, which includes:

- Know Your Customer (KYC) and Know Your Business (KYB) checks
- Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance
- Transaction monitoring
- Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) and adverse media checks.

This integrated approach allows for a comprehensive view of potential risks across the customer lifecycle, from onboarding to ongoing transactions.

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LexisNexis Risk Solutions is a global data and analytics company that provides information-based analytics, decision tools, and data management services to help organizations make informed decisions, stay compliant, reduce risk, and improve operations

Sardine offers a platform to automate risk decisioning, catch more fraud, detect money laundering, and protect customers from scams.

Sardine's platform integrates several key functionalities aimed at combating fraud and ensuring compliance:

- Fraud Detection: Utilizing behavioral analysis and machine learning, Sardine detects scams before they occur by monitoring subtle changes in user behavior across the customer lifecycle—from onboarding to transaction monitoring.
- Risk Scoring: The platform employs advanced risk-scoring models to evaluate potential threats in real-time.
- Compliance Solutions: Sardine provides services such as Know Your Customer (KYC), Know Your Business (KYB), transaction monitoring, and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance.
- Device Intelligence & Behavioral Biometrics: By incorporating device intelligence and behavioral biometrics, Sardine enhances its fraud detection capabilities beyond traditional methods.

The inception of Sardine was driven by the founders' experiences in the fintech space, particularly their recognition of the fragmented nature of fraud prevention services available to cryptocurrency and neobanking sectors. Ranjan's background in cybersecurity and machine learning, alongside the team's collective expertise, led to the development of a unified API platform designed to tackle various fraud risks comprehensively. The name "Sardine" is a nod to Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs), which are critical in reporting financial crimes.