Real-Time Adverse Media & Negative News Screening
Detect risk with real-time negative news screening aligned to FATF standards, scanning thousands of global media sources so your team can focus on decisions, not searches.
Comprehensive Data Coverage
AI-powered monitoring of thousands of global media sources per FATF financial crime categories.
Direct Sources
News agencies, magazines, media sources, newsletters from CNN, BusinessInsider, CNBC, and more.
Aggregators
Government archives, feeds, newswire agencies, and specialized databases like EIN News, Library of Congress, FINRA.
Keyword Monitoring
Automated tracking of specific terms like money laundering, bribery, corruption via Google Alerts and custom feeds.
Search Engines
Real-time search across the web using Google News, Bing News, Yahoo APIs for comprehensive coverage.
Intelligent Analysis
Extensive use of LLMs to perform more accurate Sentiment Analysis, Context Analysis & PEP Identification.
Sentiment Analysis
Determines article sentiment by analyzing tone and context, ensuring accurate classification of negative news for risk assessment.
Named Entity Resolution
Uses NLP to identify key concepts: persons, entities, locations, organizations, and more with advanced LLM integration.
Context Analysis
Identifies the primary actor responsible while distinguishing bystanders, ensuring accurate classification of involved entities.
Crime Classification
Classifies personas according to 6AMLD predicate offenses: fraud, forgery, terrorism financing. Deduplicated and categorized.
PEP Proximity Analysis
Identifies PEPs by analyzing proximity of entities to key risk indicators and keywords within articles.
Faster, Better, Smarter
Unlike traditional systems that flood analysts with duplicates, we deliver explainable, regulator-ready alerts with dramatically fewer false positives.
We Detect Stories, Not Just Articles
Most systems treat every news article as a separate alert. We automatically group all versions of the same news story into one single case.
✓ No alert floods from syndicated or copied news. One story = one alert = less noise for analysts.
Advanced Deduplication
We don't just compare exact titles. We also catch slightly rewritten headlines, paraphrased news, and syndicated versions from different publishers.
✓ Far fewer repeated alerts. Cleaner and more reliable adverse media results.
Relevance Before Download
We analyze the headline first to decide if an article is likely relevant before downloading the full content.
✓ Faster processing, lower infrastructure cost. Most irrelevant content filtered out early.
AI Used Carefully, Not Blindly
We combine rule-based checks, keyword logic, traditional ML, and AI only when needed for ambiguity.
✓ Lower AI cost, more stable results, explainable decisions for compliance teams.
Old Scandals Don't Reappear
Once a negative news story is already indexed, we remember it and prevent duplicate alerts.
✓ No repeated alerts for the same historical case. Cleaner long-term screening results.
Trusted Sources Prioritized
We give higher importance to official and reputable publishers.
✓ Better quality alerts, fewer low-quality sources, higher confidence in results.
Built for Real-Time Operation
Our system runs continuously and updates itself as new news arrives.
✓ Near real-time detection. No batch delays. Always-fresh monitoring.
Every Decision Is Traceable
For every alert, we store why it was flagged, how it was classified, whether it was a duplicate, which rules or AI applied.
✓ Regulator-ready audit trails. Easy explanations to stakeholders.
Measurable Results
Dramatically reduce noise while maintaining comprehensive coverage
Story clustering and semantic deduplication eliminate alert floods
Early filtering and intelligent processing reduce infrastructure needs
Near real-time detection for faster onboarding and transactions
"The most advanced and highly precise adverse media screening solution, so you can speed up customer onboarding with confidence."
API-First Design
Up and testing in less than 5 hours with our flexible integration options.
Quick Search UI
Perform individual searches and review results through the DecisionIQ interface.
Batch (SFTP)
Upload customer lists through Batch Search API with adverse media screening enabled.
REST API
Full API access with comprehensive documentation and library support.
Contact the KYC2020 support team to configure your Adverse Media screening preferences, set response types, enable or disable 3rd party databases, and customize your experience.
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