Ticketing platforms handle vast volumes of payments, refunds, and promoter pay-outs across global events. The rapid movement of funds, especially through resale listings and event refunds, creates potential sanctions and AML exposure.

Facctum’s sanctions screening software empowers ticketing providers to monitor transactions in real time, protecting their networks while preserving instant, frictionless ticket sales.

Why Ticketing Platforms Need Sanctions Screening

Ticketing platforms handle payments, refunds, and vendor settlements globally. These flows can expose businesses to sanctioned individuals or regions, especially through peer-to-peer and resale marketplaces.

The FATF’s digital transformation guidance emphasises the need for explainable, data-driven AML/CFT systems that adapt to fast-changing online environments. Implementing scalable sanctions screening helps ticketing platforms align with international standards and local supervisory expectations.

Challenges Facing Ticketing Compliance Teams

High transaction speed and multiple counterparties make sanctions screening for ticketing businesses uniquely demanding.

High-Volume Ticket Sales And Refunds

Major event launches trigger massive spikes in traffic, requiring screening systems that scale elastically while maintaining low latency.

Cross-Border Transactions And Secondary Markets

Buyers, sellers, and resellers may operate in regions with varying AML and sanctions rules. Consistent global coverage is essential for compliance.

Third-Party Sellers And Vendors

Ticketing platforms that support independent sellers or venues must screen counterparties to prevent exposure to sanctioned individuals or organisations.

Data Noise And Matching Accuracy

High-speed name matching can create false positives that delay sales. Explainable AI-driven logic reduces errors and supports faster resolution.

How Facctum Supports Sanctions Screening For Ticketing Platforms

Facctum delivers modular, real-time screening capabilities that integrate with payment processors, booking systems, and vendor management tools.

Watchlist Management

Centralise and maintain accurate sanctions and PEP lists across jurisdictions, supported by automated ingestion and versioning through the watchlist management solution.

Customer And Seller Screening

Screen ticket buyers, resellers, and venues against global sanctions and PEP lists using explainable, audit-ready logic within the customer screening solution.

Payment Screening

Monitor high-volume payment flows for purchases, refunds, and settlements in real time with the payment screening solution.

Alert Adjudication

Automate low-risk dispositions, maintain reasoning codes, and standardise workflows for investigations using the alert adjudication solution.

Use Cases For Ticketing Platforms

Ticketing compliance operations benefit from consistent screening controls across all payment and vendor activities.

Buyer And Seller Onboarding Checks

Evaluate new users and partners against sanctions and PEP lists before allowing sales or listings.

Transaction-Level Payment Screening

Screen every payment and refund to prevent high-risk transactions from being processed.

Vendor Pay-out Oversight

Apply sanctions screening to promoter and venue disbursements to maintain compliance across the entire ticketing chain.

Dynamic Watchlist Updates

Ensure list synchronisation across all operational systems so every sale reflects the latest sanctions data.

Regulatory Context For Ticketing Platforms

Supervisors and regulators expect transparent, explainable controls for fast-moving online payment ecosystems. The FATF’s digital transformation guidance highlights how technology-driven compliance tools can strengthen AML/CFT outcomes. Monitoring high-risk and other monitored jurisdictions helps platforms refine policies and adjust regional risk exposure dynamically.

Core Capabilities For Sanctions Screening At Scale

Facctum’s sanctions screening platform is designed for scalability, transparency, and speed.

• Advanced Matching And Context: Handle transliteration, fuzzy matches, and multilingual data with contextual precision.

• Policy Governance And Versioning: Maintain full version history of policies and list updates for audits.

• Central Oversight Dashboards: Track alerts, list health, and screening metrics in real time.

• API-First Integration: Connect seamlessly with booking systems, payment gateways, and partner platforms.

Why Ticketing Operators Choose Facctum

Facctum helps ticketing platforms comply with global sanctions frameworks without disrupting event launches or sales flows. Explainable matching, continuous list updates, and modular architecture give compliance teams confidence and operational agility across markets.

See how sanctions screening also supports gaming companies and digital goods marketplaces.

RegTech Adoption in Event Payments

Event-driven payment surges push platforms to adopt automated AML controls. Modern ticketing providers use data-driven screening to manage resale risks and refund oversight while satisfying FCA and EU AMLR expectations.