Global Sanctions and PEP Screening
Screen customers against global sanctions lists, PEP screening data, and related-party risk indicators to support customer due diligence and ongoing monitoring. ComplyCube’s sanctions screening software helps compliance teams identify relevant exposure earlier, review matches more efficiently, and apply a more consistent risk-based approach.
There are nearly 80,000 sanctioned persons globally, with the London Stock Exchange Group's Global Sanctions Index up 446% since January 2017.
Global PEP screening
Screen against global PEP data across 250+ countries and territories, including foreign, domestic, and international-organization PEPs.
Reduce false positives
With structured matching, entity context, and risk-based review logic, teams can focus on genuinely relevant sanctions, and PEP matches.
Automate checks
Automate through APIs, SDKs, and hosted workflows to support consisted checks across onboarding and ongoing monitoring.
Worldwide PEP Checks
Extensive PEP Screening
Identify politically exposed persons across foreign, domestic, and international roles, together with relevant relatives and close associates, to support proportionate risk-based review.
Intuitive workflow
Integrate structured PEP screening into your customer due diligence workflow, review potential matches with greater context, and support more consistent escalation decision through:
- Structured profiles
- Broad global coverage
- Linkages to associates and relatives
Best Sanctions Screening Software
New PEP and sanctions profiles are added on an ongoing basis
ComplyCube’s sanctions screening software combines official lists, global screening sources, and structured research inputs to support broader sanctions and PEP coverage. Profiles are normalized into a consistent format and reviewed to support more reliable screening outcomes across sanctions, PEP, and related-party checks.
Unlock insights
Relationship mapping for deeper sanctions and PEP review
Our graph network helps compliance teams identify direct and indirect business, family, and close-association links that may be relevant to sanctions and PEP risk reviews. This supports informed customer due diligence and stronger risk-based review.
Reduce false positives
Built to reduce screening noise and support faster match review
ComplyCube combines structured matching, automation, and configurable business rules to help reduce false positives. This helps MLROs and compliance teams review alerts more efficiently and apply decisions more confidently.
Best PEP Screening and Sanctions Screening Software
We actively screen and monitor your clients against all official lists, such as the UN, EU, OFAC, and OFSI, as well as local and regional lists. Additionally, we monitor against all PEP levels (from head of states to local public officials) and their associations. This helps you stay compliant regardless of your industry or geography.
Global sanction search
ComplyCube supports sanctions screening across 250+ countries and territories using official regional, local, and commercial sources to help businesses manage screening requirements as they scale.
Custom lists
Extend sanctions screening and PEP screening checks with your own internal lists of persons, entities, and higher-risk subjects. Custom list ingestion supports faster updates and more consistent internal policy enforcement.
Omni-channel
Deploy sanctions screening software consistently across web, mobile, API, and hosted workflows. This helps teams maintain a unified screening process across onboarding, due diligence, and ongoing monitoring.
Enterprise-ready
Designed for high-growth businesses, ComplyCube supports secure and scalable PEP screening and sanctions screening workflows with encryption in transit and at rest, audit trails, and role-based access controls.
Trusted by big names
Fortifying AML Controls
Sanctions screening and PEP screening can strengthen customer due diligence, support ongoing monitoring and help teams respond to emerging exposure more consistently. Read our guide for more on building a stronger risk-based screening framework.
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Ongoing monitoring
Keep on top of your Ongoing Due Diligence (ODD) obligations with ease, using our continuous monitoring service. You’ll get notified in real-time should your customers’ status change.
Frequently asked questions
What does ComplyCube's sanctions screening software cover?
ComplyCube’s PEP screening checks customers against global PEP data to identify politically exposed persons, as well as relevant relatives and close associates. Results are presented in structured profiles with relationship context, helping compliance teams review exposure faster and apply the right level of due diligence.
What does ComplyCube's sanctions screening software cover?
ComplyCube’s sanctions screening software supports checks against official sanctions lists, including sources such as the UN, EU, OFAC, and OFSI, alongside relevant regional and local lists. This helps businesses screen customers across jurisdictions and maintain a broader view of sanctions exposure.
How does ComplyCube reduce false positives in sanctions screening?
ComplyCube reduces false positives through structured matching, entity context, and configurable business rules that helps teams focus on more relevant sanctions screening results. This makes alert review faster, more consistent, and easier to manage to scale.
Can ComplyCube integrate with my existing onboarding or compliance systems?
Yes. ComplyCube can be integrated through APIs, SDKs, and hosted workflows. Businesses can embed PEP screening and sanctions screening into existing onboarding, KYC, AML, and ongoing monitoring processes. This supports faster deployments and a more consistent compliance workflow across channels
Why do businesses choose ComplyCube's sanction screening software?
Businesses choose ComplyCube’s sanctions screening software because it combines official sanctions list coverage, global PEP screening, relationship mapping, and ongoing monitoring in one platform. This helps compliance teams manage screening more efficiently, reducing manual review effort, and supporting risk-based decision-making at scale.