About
NameScan is a comprehensive risk management and compliance platform designed to help businesses meet their AML (Anti-Money Laundering) and CTF (Counter-Terrorism Financing) regulatory obligations. By providing access to extensive global government databases, NameScan allows organizations to instantly screen customers, entities, and business partners against PEP (Politically Exposed Persons) lists, international sanctions lists, and adverse media sources. The platform offers a self-serve dashboard that consolidates all screening activity in one place, making it easy to manage compliance workflows without technical expertise. For teams with integration needs, NameScan provides a developer-friendly RESTful API with comprehensive documentation, drastically reducing integration time from months to days. Key capabilities include ID verification and biometric checks, Know Your Business (KYB) for primary-source company intelligence, compromised email checks, AML risk assessments, and ongoing monitoring that sends real-time alerts when risk profiles change. The proprietary global database is updated daily to ensure accuracy and currency. NameScan serves a wide range of regulated industries including financial institutions, accounting firms, legal practices, betting operators, and precious metals dealers. With simplified compliance reports and high satisfaction rates, it helps firms reduce reputational risk while maintaining efficient customer onboarding. The platform is accessible worldwide and supports multiple languages, making it a truly global compliance solution suitable for startups, SMBs, and enterprise organizations alike.
Key Features
- PEP & Sanctions Screening: Instantly check individuals and entities against global PEP lists and international sanctions databases sourced from official government records.
- Adverse Media Search: Scan global news and media sources to identify negative coverage or reputational risks associated with customers or business partners.
- Know Your Business (KYB): Access primary-source company intelligence to perform informed due diligence on business entities during onboarding or ongoing reviews.
- Ongoing Monitoring & Real-Time Alerts: Automatically track changes in risk profiles and receive real-time alerts when a customer's risk status is updated, added, or removed.
- RESTful API Integration: A developer-friendly API with comprehensive documentation enables seamless integration of screening workflows into existing systems in days, not months.
Use Cases
- Financial institutions screening new clients against global sanctions and PEP lists during account onboarding to meet AML regulatory requirements.
- Legal and accounting firms conducting due diligence on clients and counterparties to reduce reputational and compliance risk.
- Fintech startups integrating automated KYC and AML screening into their customer onboarding flows via the NameScan API.
- Betting and gaming operators performing ongoing monitoring of customers to detect changes in risk status in real time.
- Compliance teams generating simplified reports for regulatory audits by consolidating all screening activity in one dashboard.
Pros
- Free Tier with Renewable Credits: Users receive free scan credits that renew every 30 days, making it accessible for small businesses or occasional compliance checks.
- Broad Global Coverage: Serves 195+ countries with daily-updated databases covering PEP, sanctions, and adverse media, ensuring up-to-date and accurate results.
- Easy API Integration: The RESTful API and detailed developer documentation significantly reduce the time and effort needed to embed compliance screening into existing platforms.
- All-in-One Compliance Dashboard: Consolidates PEP, sanctions, adverse media, KYB, and ID verification into a single user-friendly dashboard, simplifying compliance management.
Cons
- Limited Free Scans: The free tier has a cap on the number of scans per month, which may be insufficient for businesses with high-volume screening needs.
- Enterprise Features Gated: Advanced capabilities like ongoing monitoring are available only through the enterprise MemberCheck solution, adding cost for growing businesses.
- Occasional Service Interruptions: Some features (e.g., adverse media checks) may intermittently be unavailable, requiring users to contact support or retry later.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is NameScan free to use?
Yes, NameScan offers a free tier with scan credits that renew every 30 days. For higher-volume needs, paid plans and a free trial account are also available.
What types of checks does NameScan support?
NameScan supports PEP (Politically Exposed Persons) checks, sanctions screening, adverse media searches, Know Your Business (KYB) verification, compromised email checks, AML risk assessments, and ID/biometric verification.
Can I integrate NameScan into my existing system?
Yes. NameScan provides a developer-friendly RESTful API with comprehensive documentation, allowing integration into existing onboarding or compliance workflows quickly.
How current is NameScan's database?
NameScan's global database of sanctioned individuals, PEP profiles, and related compliance data is updated on a daily basis to ensure accuracy.
Which industries does NameScan serve?
NameScan is used across regulated industries including financial institutions, accounting firms, legal practices, betting operators, and precious metals dealers — any business with AML/KYC obligations.
