Denied Party Screening (DPS)
New stopwords
What it is
: We’ve enhanced the Entity Screening
process by adding new stopwords and their capitalized and plural variations. Now, common suffixes no longer interfere with your entity matches.
- Fideicomiso
- Servicios fiduciarios
- Fiducia
- Fiduciario
- Fideicomisario
- Fideicomisaria
- Fideicomitente
- Fideicomisos
Benefit to you
: You gain improved accuracy when screening entities. This enhancement delivers more precise results, making your decision-making process more reliable and efficient.Optimized batch submission for enhanced system efficiency
What it is
: We are pleased to announce a significant enhancement to our batch submission processes in DPS
. We have implemented key optimizations that substantially reduce processing times and improve resource utilization.Benefit to you
: You will experience faster batch processing and improved system throughput. These enhancements allow you to handle large submissions more efficiently, improving productivity and saving time during operations.Addition of new alias type mnOD and akaOD for name order change
What it is
: We have enhanced our regulatory compliance tools by integrating new alias types: "mnOD" and "akaOD". These support the standard name order format: First Name + Middle Name + Last Name
. This update is part of our ongoing commitment to providing comprehensive name variations alongside regular names, ensuring greater accuracy and compliance. As a result of this enhancement, more than 78,200 aliases across the following lists have been added in Q2:
- OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities
- Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC)
- Shawnee County Most Wanted Persons
- ICE - VOICE Most Wanted Fugitives List
- Sanctions Report - Peru
- FSEL - Foreign Sanctions Evaders List (OFAC)
- Non-SDN Menu-Based Sanctions (NS-MBS) List
- BIS Banned Aircrafts List
Benefit to you
: This enhancement improves match scores during client screening processes, ensuring greater accuracy and compliance. It supports better decision-making, enabling you to achieve more reliable outcomes in regulatory and sanctions checks.UK Sanctions update: Update systems to use the UK Sanctions List
What it is
: The UK Government has announced a major regulatory update: Effective from Wednesday, 28 January 2026, the UK will consolidate all sanctions data into a single authoritative source — the UK Sanctions List (UKSL).Key changes include:
- The OFSI Consolidated List of Asset Freeze Targets will be discontinued and will no longer be updated after this date.
- The UK Sanctions List will become the sole source for all UK sanctions designations, covering financial, immigration, trade, and transport sanctions.
- Action Required: Organisations currently using the UK Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets screening must update their systems to source data from the UK sanction List.
Benefit to you
: This update ensures a single, authoritative source for UK sanction List, reducing complexity and improving compliance accuracy. By aligning systems with the UK Sanctions List, organisations can:
- Streamline sanctions screening processes.
- Minimise risk of errors caused by outdated or duplicated data.
- Achieve greater clarity and confidence in regulatory checks.