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Tranche 2 AML/CTF obligations are now in force

Screen anyone against PEP, Sanctions & Adverse Media in seconds.

数秒でPEP・制裁・ネガティブメディアを照合します。

Herkesi saniyeler içinde PEP, Yaptırım ve Olumsuz Medya listelerinde tarayın.

Verifique a cualquier persona en listas PEP, de sanciones y de medios adversos en segundos.

数秒内完成PEP、制裁与不良媒体筛查。

Vérifiez toute personne face aux PPE, sanctions et médias défavorables en quelques secondes.

افحص أي شخص مقابل قوائم الشخصيات السياسية والعقوبات والوسائط السلبية في ثوانٍ.

Tranche 2 AML checks, made simple for your business.

Run a name against extensive official government databases worldwide and get a clear, audit-ready risk result instantly, then verify IDs and businesses in the same platform.

Real estate, legal and accounting services are now regulated by AUSTRAC. NameScan gives you an easy, affordable way to screen every customer for PEP, Sanctions and Adverse Media, in seconds.

One platform: PEP Sanctions Adverse Media KYB ID Verification
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Instant result Example
AS

Alex Sample

1 match · PEP Tier 2 · politician

Review Risk level
1PEP hit
0Sanctions
3Adverse media
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rubiix
CAURI
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Origin Group
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falcon
coin-deal
bitbuy
cent-bee
avanti
achmea
olx
mercedes benz
porsche
ernst and young
eskom
ned bank
now now
sa reserve bank
standard bank
starlight
tanzania commercial bank
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Now regulated under AUSTRAC

Does Tranche 2 apply to you?

From 1 July 2026, AML/CTF obligations extend to gatekeeper professions. If your business provides these designated services, you now need to screen your customers.

1 July 2026 Obligations now in force
Customer due diligence Required before you act
Civil penalties Apply to non-compliance
One platform, full coverage

Everything you need to screen and verify a customer

A single scan checks a person or business against PEP, Sanctions and Adverse Media at once, with Know Your Business and ID Verification to complete your due diligence.

PEP screening

Politically Exposed Persons, their relatives and close associates (RCAs), worldwide.

Sanctions

OFAC, UN, EU, UK, Australian and other major sanctions regimes, updated daily.

Adverse media

Negative news and reputational risk from thousands of curated global sources.

Know Your Business

Verify corporate entities, ownership and directors for full KYB due diligence.

ID Verification

Match a customer’s government ID document to a live selfie in seconds.

Beyond name screening

Verify identities and businesses, end to end

Complete your customer due diligence in one platform: confirm real people and uncover who really owns a company.

IDV

ID Verification

Confirm a customer is who they claim to be by matching their government ID document to a live selfie, in seconds.

  • Document authentication: validate passports, driver’s licences and national IDs
  • Biometric liveness: match a live selfie to the ID photo to stop impersonation
  • Global coverage: supports identity documents from around the world
Billed per check · pay as you go
KYB

Know Your Business

Verify a company from official primary sources and identify the people behind it, including its ultimate beneficial owners.

  • Directors & UBOs identified: reveal who ultimately owns and controls the entity
  • Ownership structure: map shareholders and corporate hierarchy
  • Primary-source data: sourced directly from official company registries
Billed per company checked · pay as you go
Live in minutes

From a name to a compliant result in three steps

1

Enter a name or business

Type a person or company into the dashboard, upload a batch, or send it via the API.

2

We screen 20,000+ sources

NameScan checks PEP, Sanctions and Adverse Media across official databases worldwide in real time.

3

Get an audit-ready report

Receive a clear risk rating with match detail you can act on, store and evidence to regulators.

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Run free searches every month, no card required

Run real screenings in your browser with a free account. Explore each check type below.

Free PEP Check

Screen for Politically Exposed Persons and their close associates against our proprietary database.

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Free Sanctions Check

Check a name against major global sanctions lists and watchlists, updated daily.

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Free Adverse Media Check

Surface negative news and reputational red flags from global media sources.

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Free KYB Check

Look up and verify a business entity, its directors and ownership.

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AML Risk Assessment

Get a quick read on your business’s AML risk exposure and gaps.

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27,000+ Customers onboarded
195 Countries served
20,000+ Government & watchlist sources
Daily Database updates
Why teams switch to NameScan

Built for compliance teams and the developers who support them

Proprietary, daily-updated data

Our own consolidated database of sanctioned and politically exposed individuals, refreshed every day.

Developer-first API

A clean RESTful API takes integration from months to days, so onboarding automation ships fast. Visit the Developer Centre →

Audit-ready reports

Every scan produces a clear, timestamped result you can store and show regulators as evidence.

</> Screen a customer in one API call Example
// POST /v3/person
{
  "name": "Alex Sample",
  "dob": "1974",
  "datasets": ["pep", "sanctions", "media"]
}

// → 200 OK · risk: "review" · matches: 4

The request above is a sample. The API documentation gives the endpoints and the fields.

Days To integrate
20,000+ Data sources
195 Countries covered
Everything Tranche 2 requires

Your customer due diligence obligations, handled

Verify who your customer is

ID Verification and Know Your Business confirm real people and real businesses, including beneficial owners, before you act.

Screen against watchlists

Check every customer for PEP, Sanctions and Adverse Media, the core of ongoing customer due diligence.

Keep audit-ready records

Every check is timestamped and stored as evidence you can produce for AUSTRAC.

Customer due diligence in one search
  • Identity verified
  • PEP & Sanctions screened
  • Adverse media checked
  • Record stored for audit
One search Covers every check
$1.40 USD Best rate, per scan
No lock-in Pay as you go
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Buy scans by the pack: two data tiers, one simple scan

Start free, then choose the depth of data you need. Pay as you go, per search, with no lock-in contract, and credits stay valid for 12 months.

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Packages as low as $1.40 USD /scan

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