Financial Crime, AML & KYC Intelligence / Sources
Evidence-based decision support
Original evidence comes before conclusions
Do external identity, ownership and adverse-record signals justify further escalation?
Priority source classes
- official list entry
- company register
- original regulator notice
| Named source | Use case | Limitations |
|---|---|---|
| US Treasury OFAC sanctions search | official list entry | Confirm identity, recency, original status and completeness before reliance. |
| company register | Confirm identity, recency, original status and completeness before reliance. | |
| Dun & Bradstreet third-party risk product | original regulator notice | Confirm identity, recency, original status and completeness before reliance. |
Verification and negative evidence
- Confirm publication timestamp versus underlying record effective date.
- Do not infer no adverse record from an unsuccessful search; document search spelling and access.
- Use independent original records when a single platform aggregates primary material.
- Store source URL, date read, exact excerpt, jurisdiction and access constraints.
- Test at least one plausible contradictory hypothesis.