
Sanctions Screening Platform
Sanctions Screening Platform
Sanctions screening platforms help financial institutions detect sanctioned entities, politically exposed persons, and high risk individuals before financial activity occurs. Facctum’s sanctions screening platform enables real time customer and payment screening against global watchlists, helping organisations prevent regulatory breaches, reduce false positives, and maintain effective financial crime controls.
Why Sanctions Screening Is Critical
Why Sanctions Screening Is Critical
Sanctions regulations are enforced by multiple authorities across the world and change frequently as governments respond to geopolitical and financial crime risks. Financial institutions must ensure customers, counterparties, and transactions are screened against global sanctions lists before financial activity occurs. Effective sanctions screening platforms allow organisations to identify sanctioned entities quickly while maintaining operational efficiency across payment networks and customer screening processes.
Sanctions regulations are enforced by multiple authorities across the world and change frequently as governments respond to geopolitical and financial crime risks. Financial institutions must ensure customers, counterparties, and transactions are screened against global sanctions lists before financial activity occurs. Effective sanctions screening platforms allow organisations to identify sanctioned entities quickly while maintaining operational efficiency across payment networks and customer screening processes.
Sanctions regulations are enforced by multiple authorities across the world and change frequently as governments respond to geopolitical and financial crime risks. Financial institutions must ensure customers, counterparties, and transactions are screened against global sanctions lists before financial activity occurs. Effective sanctions screening platforms allow organisations to identify sanctioned entities quickly while maintaining operational efficiency across payment networks and customer screening processes.
Global Sanctions Regimes
Sanctions programmes issued by authorities such as OFAC, the European Union, and the United Nations require institutions to screen customers and transactions against official watchlists.
Global Sanctions Regimes
Sanctions programmes issued by authorities such as OFAC, the European Union, and the United Nations require institutions to screen customers and transactions against official watchlists.
Global Sanctions Regimes
Sanctions programmes issued by authorities such as OFAC, the European Union, and the United Nations require institutions to screen customers and transactions against official watchlists.
Cross Border Financial Activity
International payments and financial relationships introduce sanctions exposure across jurisdictions, requiring screening controls before transactions are processed.
Cross Border Financial Activity
International payments and financial relationships introduce sanctions exposure across jurisdictions, requiring screening controls before transactions are processed.
Cross Border Financial Activity
International payments and financial relationships introduce sanctions exposure across jurisdictions, requiring screening controls before transactions are processed.
High Screening Volumes
Banks and fintech companies process large volumes of payments and customer checks daily, requiring scalable screening systems that can operate without slowing operations.
Real-Time Payment Pressure
Banks and fintech companies process large volumes of payments and customer checks daily, requiring scalable screening systems that can operate without slowing operations.
Real-Time Payment Pressure
Banks and fintech companies process large volumes of payments and customer checks daily, requiring scalable screening systems that can operate without slowing operations.
Real Time Compliance Requirements
Regulatory Complexity
Regulatory Complexity
Modern financial infrastructure demands screening decisions be made instantly so transactions can proceed without unnecessary delays.
Modern financial infrastructure demands screening decisions be made instantly so transactions can proceed without unnecessary delays.

Key Risks Addressed by Sanctions Screening
Key Risks Addressed by Sanctions Screening
Key Risks Addressed by Sanctions Screening
Sanctions screening platforms help financial institutions detect and prevent financial activity involving sanctioned entities, reducing regulatory exposure and operational risk across global financial systems.
Sanctions screening platforms help financial institutions detect and prevent financial activity involving sanctioned entities, reducing regulatory exposure and operational risk across global financial systems.
Financial institutions must ensure that payments and customer relationships do not involve individuals, organisations, or jurisdictions subject to sanctions restrictions.
Financial institutions must ensure that payments and customer relationships do not involve individuals, organisations, or jurisdictions subject to sanctions restrictions.
Financial institutions must ensure that payments and customer relationships do not involve individuals, organisations, or jurisdictions subject to sanctions restrictions.
Failure to screen customers and transactions against sanctions lists may lead to regulatory enforcement actions and significant financial penalties.
Failure to screen customers and transactions against sanctions lists may lead to regulatory enforcement actions and significant financial penalties.
Failure to screen customers and transactions against sanctions lists may lead to regulatory enforcement actions and significant financial penalties.
Large volumes of alerts generated by screening systems can overwhelm compliance teams if not managed effectively.
Large volumes of alerts generated by screening systems can overwhelm compliance teams if not managed effectively.
Different jurisdictions maintain their own sanctions regimes, requiring institutions to screen activity against multiple regulatory datasets.
Different jurisdictions maintain their own sanctions regimes, requiring institutions to screen activity against multiple regulatory datasets.
Core Sanctions Screening Capabilities
Core Sanctions Screening Capabilities
A modern sanctions screening platform combines customer screening, payment screening, and watchlist management to detect sanctions exposure across financial systems.
A modern sanctions screening platform combines customer screening, payment screening, and watchlist management to detect sanctions exposure across financial systems.
Customer Screening
Customer screening checks individuals and organisations against sanctions lists, politically exposed persons databases, and adverse media sources.
Customer Screening
Customer screening checks individuals and organisations against sanctions lists, politically exposed persons databases, and adverse media sources.
Customer Screening
Customer screening checks individuals and organisations against sanctions lists, politically exposed persons databases, and adverse media sources.
Payment Screening
Payment screening analyses transaction data before funds are transferred to ensure payments do not involve sanctioned entities or restricted jurisdictions.
Payment Screening
Payment screening analyses transaction data before funds are transferred to ensure payments do not involve sanctioned entities or restricted jurisdictions.
Payment Screening
Payment screening analyses transaction data before funds are transferred to ensure payments do not involve sanctioned entities or restricted jurisdictions.
Watchlist Management
Watchlist management consolidates sanctions lists from global authorities and ensures screening systems use the most current regulatory data.
Watchlist Management
Watchlist management consolidates sanctions lists from global authorities and ensures screening systems use the most current regulatory data.
Watchlist Management
Watchlist management consolidates sanctions lists from global authorities and ensures screening systems use the most current regulatory data.
Alert Investigation Support
Screening alerts are prioritised and presented to compliance teams for investigation and decision making.
Alert Investigation Support
Screening alerts are prioritised and presented to compliance teams for investigation and decision making.
Alert Investigation Support
Screening alerts are prioritised and presented to compliance teams for investigation and decision making.
Continuous Screening
Continuous screening automatically rechecks customers whenever sanctions lists are updated.
Continuous Screening
Continuous screening automatically rechecks customers whenever sanctions lists are updated.
Continuous Screening
Continuous screening automatically rechecks customers whenever sanctions lists are updated.

Automated Risk Detection
Advanced screening algorithms analyse customer and transaction data to identify potential sanctions matches while reducing false positives.
Advanced screening algorithms analyse customer and transaction data to identify potential sanctions matches while reducing false positives.
Scalable Screening Infrastructure
Modern screening systems support millions of customer records and high volumes of financial transactions.
Modern screening systems support millions of customer records and high volumes of financial transactions.
Integrated Compliance Workflows
Screening platforms integrate with alert adjudication and investigation tools to support compliance operations.
Screening platforms integrate with alert adjudication and investigation tools to support compliance operations.
Transparent Audit Trails
Comprehensive audit logs allow institutions to demonstrate how screening alerts were assessed and resolved.
Comprehensive audit logs allow institutions to demonstrate how screening alerts were assessed and resolved.

Technology Infrastructure for Sanctions Screening
Technology Infrastructure for Sanctions Screening
Sanctions screening platforms must support high transaction volumes while delivering accurate match detection and reliable compliance workflows.
Sanctions screening platforms must support high transaction volumes while delivering accurate match detection and reliable compliance workflows.
Why Leading Institutions Trust Facctum
Why Leading Banks
Trust Facctum
Why Financial Institutions Trust Facctum
Modern AML compliance requires screening platforms that deliver speed, reliability, and scalable compliance infrastructure.
Modern AML compliance requires screening platforms that deliver speed, reliability, and scalable compliance infrastructure.
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Fast Screening
Facctum delivers real-time screening results in under 80 milliseconds. Whether processing SWIFT, SEPA Instant, or ISO 20022 payment messages, screening occurs instantly without slowing operational workflows.
Facctum delivers real-time screening results in under 80 milliseconds. Whether you’re processing SWIFT, SEPA Instant, or ISO 20022 transactions, payments stay compliant without slowing down. Explore Payment Screening to see how our technology keeps every transaction moving.
Enterprise Grade Reliability
With 99.9 percent uptime, Facctum ensures compliance operations remain available even during peak transaction volumes. Compliance teams can maintain continuous screening and investigation workflows without interruption.
With 99.9 percent uptime, Facctum ensures compliance operations remain available even during peak transaction volumes. Compliance teams can maintain continuous screening and investigation workflows without interruption.
With 99.9% uptime, Facctum keeps your AML operations running without interruption, even during peak volumes or system changes. Your compliance team can focus on decisions, not downtime. Learn more in Alert Adjudication about how we keep workflows live and audit-ready.
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Continuous Compliance
Continuous Compliance
Regulatory watchlists are refreshed in under five minutes, ensuring screening systems always operate using the latest sanctions and compliance data.
Regulatory watchlists are refreshed in under five minutes, ensuring screening systems always operate using the latest sanctions and compliance data.
Our platform refreshes regulatory watchlists in under 5 minutes, so you’re always screening against the latest data. No more lag between updates and checks, only timely, accurate alerts. See how FacctList automates sanctions and list management across global jurisdictions.
Scalable Infrastructure
Scalable Infrastructure
Facctum supports screening and watchlist management across millions of records. As financial institutions grow, the platform scales to support increasing screening volumes without compromising performance.
Facctum supports screening and watchlist management across millions of records. As financial institutions grow, the platform scales to support increasing screening volumes without compromising performance.
Facctum already handles over 5 million watchlist records for banks and neobanks worldwide. From sanctions, PEPs and internal lists, our platform grows as your compliance needs grow. Discover FacctView for seamless customer and counterparty screening at any scale.
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Trusted by Compliance Teams Managing Global Financial Crime Risk
Trusted by Compliance Teams Managing Global Financial Crime Risk
Compliance teams rely on sanctions screening platforms to detect sanctioned entities, investigate alerts, and maintain effective sanctions compliance across financial systems.
Compliance teams rely on sanctions screening platforms to detect sanctioned entities, investigate alerts, and maintain effective sanctions compliance across financial systems.





Organisations use sanctions screening platforms to:
screen customers and counterparties against global sanctions lists
detect sanctioned entities before financial transactions occur
investigate screening alerts and determine potential matches
maintain consistent sanctions compliance controls across financial systems
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Can Facctum handle real-time payment flows like SEPA Instant and SWIFT?
Is it suitable for greenfield neobanks?
Do you support jurisdiction-specific rules?
Can I replace or work alongside legacy systems?
What Is AML Compliance For Banks?
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Can Facctum handle real-time payment flows like SEPA Instant and SWIFT?
Is it suitable for greenfield neobanks?
Do you support jurisdiction-specific rules?
Can I replace or work alongside legacy systems?
What Is AML Compliance For Banks?
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Can Facctum handle real-time payment flows like SEPA Instant and SWIFT?
Is it suitable for greenfield neobanks?
Do you support jurisdiction-specific rules?
Can I replace or work alongside legacy systems?
What Is AML Compliance For Banks?
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Strengthen Your Sanctions Screening Framework
Modern sanctions screening requires accurate data, fast detection, and reliable compliance workflows. Facctum helps financial institutions detect sanctions exposure and maintain effective financial crime controls through real time screening technology.
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Strengthen Your Sanctions Screening Framework
Modern sanctions screening requires accurate data, fast detection, and reliable compliance workflows. Facctum helps financial institutions detect sanctions exposure and maintain effective financial crime controls through real time screening technology.
Request a Demo

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