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Criminal History Check vs Warrants Search: What Sets Them Apart?
Does a criminal history check show outstanding warrants? Published answers disagree. A GCheck guide says warrants can show up as a general rule, while an iProspectCheck guide says standard criminal background checks typically leave out open warrants and bench...
10 PEP Categories and Roles You Should Know
A President Is Easy to Spot. What About Everyone Else? A president is an obvious PEP. A state-owned bank executive, a senior judge, a military commander, and a political party leader can be too. Lenín Moreno became a politically exposed person the moment he...
Interpol Red Notice vs International Arrest Warrant: What Actually Changes at the Border
Carlos Ghosn fled Japan and ended up wanted on an INTERPOL Red Notice. Vijay Mallya left India and spent close to a decade fighting extradition in UK courts. Same kind of alert, wildly different consequences. Confuse the two during a background check, and you either...
Sanctions Screening False Positives: Causes, Risks, and Solutions
Sanctions screening false positives happen when a name looks similar to that of a listed individual or entity but belongs to someone else. A true positive is when the alert identifies the individual or entity exactly as intended. However, the real cost begins when a...
What NATO 2026 Summit Means for Defence Supply Chain Screening?
The defence industry supply base has been greatly enlarged by the recent July 2026 Ankara Summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO 2026). At this summit, the alliance agreed to procure over EUR 50 billion worth of defence equipment; this includes ten...
The Growing Role of Beneficial Ownership Intelligence in 2026
What Is Beneficial Ownership Intelligence? Beneficial ownership intelligence identifies the individual who ultimately owns or controls a company, often called the ultimate beneficial owner (UBO), even when that ownership runs through other companies or people....
Entity Intelligence vs Name Matching: What Changes in 2026?
A tanker known as YOUNG YONG was sanctioned by OFAC. The tanker continued to sail under the names SAINT LIGHT and STELLAR ORACLE, respectively. The renaming by the US Treasury was regarded as an attempt to obscure the vessel's identity. The IMO number of the...
8 Best Sanctions Screening Providers in 2026 (Verified Sanctions, PEP, and Criminal Entity Data)
Navigating the 2026 Data Explosion to Find Your Perfect Compliance Match The majority of compliance teams see a homepage labelled "global sanctions coverage" and automatically assume it is universal across all vendors. Wrong. Coverage varies across jurisdiction...
Sanctions Circumvention Intelligence: What’s Changed in 2026?
Sanctions Circumvention Has Become a Growing Focus of Sanctions Compliance in 2026. In April 2026, the EU adopted its 20th sanctions package against Russia and activated its anti-circumvention tool for the first time. The move banned specific exports to Kyrgyzstan...
How Sanctions Screening Works? Sanctions Data, PEP Lists, and Criminal Entity Checks Explained
Mastering Sanctions, PEPs, and Criminal Data In 2024, the US introduced 2,500+ new sanctions designations, the most in a year ever. On April 23, 2026, the EU implemented its 20th package of sanctions related to Russia, the largest package in two years,...