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# Watchlist and AML Screening

> How Watchlist and AML Screening checks individuals against global watchlists and anti-money laundering databases.

Watchlist and AML Screening checks individuals against global watchlists and anti-money laundering databases. You add it to your **Trust Flow** and configure it in the product **Settings** panel.

## How it works

### Processes

When you configure this product, you choose which screening processes apply. Typical options include:

* **Name and DOB Screening** — Matches the person’s name and date of birth against your selected sources.
* **Global Watchlist Checks** — Screens against applicable global watchlists.
* **Sanction & PEP Screening** — Surfaces sanctions hits and politically exposed person (PEP) matches where your datasets support them.
* **Risk Dataset Screening** — Applies your selected risk datasets (reputational, regulatory, and related lists).
* **Country-Based Risk Profiling** — Uses country inputs to refine exposure and risk context.

These appear as selectable **processes** when you configure Watchlist and AML Screening.

### Inputs

Your flow supplies the data the screen uses:

* **Name** — The individual’s name to screen.
* **Date of Birth** — Used with name for matching and eligibility.
* **Datasets** — Which lists to query (configured under **Tool settings**).
* **Countries** — Jurisdictions to include in country-based profiling (multi-select; the picker can cover **233** countries—use **Select all** or pick specific countries).
* **Threshold** — The minimum match score (or confidence) you require before a hit is treated as material for your workflow.

## Tool settings

Open the **Tool settings** section in the product settings modal. The list can scroll; use the information icons beside each control for field-level help.

### Verification settings

**When matches are returned:** Use the prompt *Select the status of the verification when the Watchlist and AML Screening returns matches* and choose one option:

| Option            | Purpose                                                                                         |
| ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Manual Review** | Sends the verification to review when there are matches, so an operator can decide the outcome. |
| **Rejected**      | Fails or rejects the verification when there are matches, according to your Trust Flow rules.   |

### Datasets

Multi-select the watchlist and risk **datasets** to include. Search and tick items in the dropdown, then use **Clear** or **Close** as needed. Selected datasets appear as removable tags; large selections may show a summary such as **+ N more**.

| Code    | Dataset                         |
| ------- | ------------------------------- |
| **PEP** | Politically Exposed Person      |
| **SAN** | Sanction List                   |
| **RRE** | Reputational Risk Exposure      |
| **INS** | Insolvency                      |
| **DD**  | Disqualified Director (UK only) |
| **POI** | Profile of Interest             |
| **REL** | Regulatory Enforcement List     |

### Countries

Multi-select **Countries** to set the geographic scope of screening. Tags show individual selections; broad selections may display as **+ N more**. Use **Select all** when you want full coverage of the available country list.

### Threshold, matching policy, and PEP tiers

| Setting             | Purpose                                                                                                                   |
| ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Threshold**       | Numeric cutoff for match strength (for example **75**). Raise or lower it to balance false positives against missed hits. |
| **Matching Policy** | How name matching is performed—for example **Fuzzy** and **Strict**.                                                      |
| **PEP Tiers**       | Multi-select which PEP classification tiers to include—for example **PEP Tier 1**, **PEP Tier 2**, and **PEP Tier 3**.    |

### AML monitoring

| Setting                                | Purpose                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| -------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Add individual into AML Monitoring** | When enabled, each AML screening run **adds or updates** this person in the selected **company worklist** for ongoing monitoring. When disabled, screening runs without automatically maintaining that worklist entry. |

<Note>
  Which datasets, countries, matching options, and PEP tiers you can use depends on your account configuration. If a control is missing or you need help tuning thresholds, contact IDmeta support.
</Note>