Sanctions Screening

Looking for industry-leading sanctions screening software?

Effective sanctions screening is the foundation of a modern sanctions compliance program. Maintain sanctions requirements by screening against OFAC, PEP and other government watch lists with WatchDOG Elite, CSI’s automated sanctions screening solution.

Simplify Sanctions Screening with WatchDOG Elite

Sanctions compliance poses a serious problem for organizations across a variety of industries. Often, customer databases are spread throughout multiple departments, creating disparate systems that are not connected, causing operational inefficiencies, and increased manual screening efforts.

WatchDOG Elite’s industry-leading sanctions screening platform increases operational efficiencies by replacing manual processes with real-time, centralized, and automated sanctions screening. Our web-based solution works FOR you by integrating all of your customer data into a single screening system, ensuring compliance with OFAC and other international watch lists.

Features

Real-time, Automated and Retroactive Screening
Real-time, Automated and Retroactive Screening
U.S. and International Watch Lists
U.S. and International Watch Lists
Complex Ownership Structures with Kharon LensView
Complex Ownership Structures with Kharon LensView
Centralized, Accessible Records
Centralized, Accessible Records
API Plug-Ins to Native Case Management Systems
API Plug-Ins to Native Case Management Systems
Batch Screen Customers, Counterparties, Vendors or Partners
Batch Screen Customers, Counterparties, Vendors or Partners

Simplify Your Sanctions Screening

Hosted on our WatchDOG Elite platform, CSI’s web-based sanction screening services streamline and consolidate the watch list screening process by combining an advanced search algorithm with the latest technology, resulting in fewer false positives for your staff to handle.

WatchDOG Elite leverages several sanctions screening tools to best streamline your sanctions screening process, including:

  • Denied Party, PEP, 50% Ownership and Adverse Media Screening
  • Outsourced Watch List Screening Analyst Services (OWLS Group)
  • Custom Filtering and Disqualification Options for PEP and Beneficial Ownership Screening
  • Centralized Records and Reporting for Disparate Systems
  • Sanctions Screening Modules
  • Transliteration Services for 17 Languages

WatchDOG Elite’s Global Sanctions List

  • Australia Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) List
  • Canada: Freezing Assets of Corrupt Foreign Officials (FACFO)
  • Canada Sanctioned Countries List
  • CIA and State Department Notable Officials and Offices
  • Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act of 2010 (CISADA)
  • Department of State Terrorist Exclusion List (TEL)
  • Dow Jones Watch Lists and High Factors List
  • Dow Jones High Factors List
  • European Union (EU)
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
  • Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Non-Cooperative Countries and Territories
  • FinCEN Money Services Business (MSB)
  • International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) – Recent Most Wanted List
  • Kharon Sanctions Programs, including:
    • 50-Plus Ownership
    • Russia
    • North Korea
    • Counterterrorism
    • Venezuela
    • Syria
    • Global Magnitsky
    • Supply Chain and Maritime Risk
    • Minority Ownership
  • OCC Counterfeit, Fictitious, and Stolen Official Documents List, Unauthorized Banks List
  • OCC Unauthorized Banks List
  • Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) List
  • Office of Inspector General (OIG) List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE)
  • World Bank Listing of Ineligible Firms and Individuals (WBNK)

“In this ever-altering global economy, it becomes imperative to protect the safety of doing business, whether with governmental agencies or not. WatchDOG allows us to do this effectively with very minimal effort. ”

LeeAnn Ellison
Blue Cross Blue Shield Nebraska, Medicare Liaison

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