Screening checks an individual against Politically Exposed Person (PEP) lists, sanctions lists and adverse media. It runs automatically as part of the KYC pipeline after identity verification, and you can run or re-run it on demand. Screening results and the actions in this article require AML access — members without it see an AML access required notice.
Open the AML profile and go to the Screening tab (or use the Screening card on the Overview).
Click Run Screening — or Re-run Screening if it has run before. You'll see Screening initiated.
Results populate three summary badges — PEP, Sanctions and Adverse Media — on the profile and on the AML dashboard:
Clear — screened, nothing found.
Match — Review Required — at least one hit needs a human decision.
Confirmed PEP / Confirmed Match — a reviewer confirmed a true match.
A dash means that check hasn't been run yet.
If everything comes back clean, the Screening tab shows No screening hits found — all checks passed.
Each hit card shows the matched name, the screening type (PEP (Politically Exposed Person), Sanctions or Adverse Media), the provider's own review status (Provider: Unreviewed / Confirmed Match / False Positive / Inconclusive) and score bars for Match (how closely the name/details matched) and Risk where available, plus the datasets the entity appears in and when the hit was found.
Below that, Nagaris unpacks the provider data so you rarely need raw output:
Why this is listed — plain-English reasons, e.g. a regulator's disqualification note.
Matched list(s) — the authoritative register that flagged the person (for example an Australian Taxation Office register) with its description.
Risk breakdown — categories such as Crime, Country and Watchlist with a level and the main contributor.
Match basis — how the match score was built (Name, DOB and Country percentages). A 100% name match with no date of birth compared is much weaker evidence than name plus DOB.
Adverse media hits show article previews: headline, source, date, summary, sentiment and keywords, with links to the article and sources.
Raw provider response — a collapsible view of the full data if you need it.
The provider automatically classifies low-scoring hits as false positives. These are hidden by default; a banner tells you how many (N hits auto-classified as False Positive by the provider (low match score) and hidden) with a Show false positives switch to reveal them. If all hits were auto-classified, the tab reports No review-required hits. All hits were auto-classified as False Positive by the provider.
Hits that still need a decision are counted in the amber N to review badge on the dashboard and in the Review required tile.
Click Resolve on the hit.
In the Resolve Screening Hit dialog choose a Resolution:
False Positive — this is not your client (e.g. same name, different person).
True Match — this is your client; the profile's PEP/sanctions status becomes confirmed.
Escalated — needs your compliance officer or further investigation.
Add optional Notes explaining your reasoning, then click Resolve.
You'll see Screening hit resolved, and the resolution, notes, resolver and time are stored on the hit and in the profile's Timeline.
The onboarding form asks clients to self-declare PEP status. If the self-declaration doesn't match the screening outcome — for example a client declared No but screening confirms a PEP — the profile shows a warning: Politically Exposed Person (PEP) self-declaration does not match screening results — review required, and an alert icon appears next to the PEP column on the dashboard.
If a run fails, the Screening tab shows the failure (The last screening run failed: …) with when it failed. Click Re-run Screening to retry; contact support if it keeps failing.
Screening is blocked while the latest identity verification is declined — the button is disabled with Resolve identity verification first.
Business (KYB) profiles don't have a Screening tab — entity screening isn't part of the KYB check. Screen the individuals behind the entity instead.
Resolving hits refreshes the risk assessment's auto factors, so resolve screening before you assess risk.
