Screening Orchestration & Disposition
Orchestrate your screening providers and govern every disposition
Screen customers, businesses, counterparties and third parties against sanctions, politically-exposed-person and adverse-media sources — at onboarding and on a continuing schedule — through the screening providers your organisation contracts. OnyxOne does not operate the underlying watchlist databases or matching engine; it orchestrates the providers that do, applies your disposition standards, and holds every result as governed evidence against the record it belongs to. Screening is where compliance programmes generate the most noise and attract the most examiner scrutiny, because a missed true match and a flood of false ones both signal a control that is not tuned. OnyxOne treats the discipline as one configurable, evidenced workflow: your data sources, your escalation thresholds, your disposition standards, and a full trail of what was screened, when, against which source, and how each hit was resolved and by whom.
How it works, visually
From onboarding and due diligence through review, approval and remediation to an evidenced, audit-logged outcome.
The problems this module solves
The operational realities that make this hard for compliance and risk teams today.
False positives drown the team
Out-of-the-box screening matches too aggressively — every common name, every partial string — and analysts spend their days clearing hits that were never real. Genuine matches wait in the same queue as trivial ones, and the volume alone makes it impossible to show a regulator that screening is handled consistently.
Screening is a point-in-time check, not a continuous control
Customers are screened at onboarding and then forgotten. A person who was clean on day one but is later sanctioned or named in adverse media stays on the books unnoticed, because nothing re-screens the existing population against updated lists.
Match logic is a black box the firm cannot defend
When screening is opaque, the firm cannot explain why a name matched, why a hit was cleared, or why a true match was missed. At examination, the inability to articulate and evidence the matching approach is itself a finding, regardless of the outcome.
Data sources are fixed and inflexible
Screening tied to a single fixed data source cannot adapt to the firm's risk — it cannot add regional watchlists, weight adverse media differently, or apply different lists to different customer types. The firm bends its programme to the tool instead of the other way round.
Results are scattered and un-auditable
Screening runs in one place, dispositions are recorded in another, and the evidence of what was screened against which list on which date is spread across exports and inboxes. Reconstructing screening history for an examiner becomes a manual archaeology exercise.
How OnyxOne addresses it
Match logic tuned to your risk appetite
Configure match rules, fuzzy-name handling, transliteration, date-of-birth and secondary-identifier matching, and thresholds per customer type and list. Well-tuned logic is the single biggest lever on false-positive volume, and here it is transparent, versioned and defensible rather than a black box.
Continuous re-screening, not a one-off
The existing customer and counterparty population is re-screened whenever lists or data sources update, so a relationship that becomes a sanctions or adverse-media concern after onboarding is surfaced promptly rather than discovered at the next periodic review — or by a regulator.
Configurable data sources per deployment
Sanctions, PEP and adverse-media data providers are contracted and configured per deployment rather than fixed to one named source. Different lists can apply to different customer types and geographies, and adverse-media relevance can be weighted to your policy.
Structured hit review with recorded rationale
Every potential match enters a consistent review workflow — true match, false positive or needs escalation — with the reasoning captured as the disposition is made. Dispositions feed back into prioritisation so recurring false positives are suppressed intelligently rather than re-cleared forever.
Every result on the record, for good
What was screened, when, against which lists and versions, and how each hit was resolved is written against the relevant record on an append-only trail. Screening history is retrieved, not reconstructed, when an examiner asks.
What's in the module
Turn on what you need and add more as your programme scales.
Sanctions screening
Screen customers, entities and counterparties against the sanctions lists configured for your deployment, at onboarding and continuously.
PEP screening
Identify politically-exposed persons and their close associates and relatives, with risk-tiered handling of matches.
Adverse-media screening
Surface negative-news coverage relevant to financial-crime risk, with relevance weighted to your policy.
Configurable match logic
Tune fuzzy-name handling, transliteration, secondary identifiers and thresholds per customer type and list.
Continuous re-screening
Automatically re-screen the existing population when lists and data sources update, not just at onboarding.
Hit review workflow
Route potential matches into a consistent disposition workflow with true-match, false-positive and escalation outcomes.
False-positive suppression
Feed confirmed dispositions back so recurring, previously-cleared matches are handled intelligently rather than re-reviewed.
On-demand & scheduled batch screening
Screen a single record on demand at onboarding, or re-screen the whole population in batch when your providers publish list updates.
List & version management
Track which list sources and versions were applied to each screening run for full reproducibility.
Immutable screening trail
Every screen, match and disposition is written to an append-only record against the entity it concerns.
The views your team works from
Purpose-built dashboards and views, each answering a question a specific role needs to act on.
A representative layout of the KPI tiles and charts these dashboards present. Figures shown are illustrative examples, not real data.
Screening queue
Potential matches awaiting review, prioritised by risk and list type, with ownership, ageing and SLA status against each hit.
Coverage monitor
What proportion of the population has been screened against current list versions, highlighting gaps and stale records.
Disposition analytics
True-match, false-positive and escalation mix over time, with false-positive rates by list and customer type to guide tuning.
New-match alerts
Fresh matches surfaced by continuous re-screening since the last review, so newly sanctioned or newly reported entities stand out.
PEP register
Identified politically-exposed persons and associates with their risk tier and the diligence applied.
What the platform automates
Rules, workflows, alerts and scheduling that run the routine so your team works the exceptions.
Onboarding auto-screen
New customers and counterparties are screened automatically as they are created, with any potential matches raised for review.
List-update re-screening
When a configured list or source updates, the existing population is re-screened automatically and new matches are routed for review.
False-positive suppression
Previously-confirmed false positives on unchanged data are suppressed automatically so analysts are not re-shown the same cleared hit.
True-match escalation
Confirmed and higher-risk matches automatically raise a due-diligence review or financial-crime case with screening context attached.
Coverage alerts
Records that have not been screened against current list versions are flagged automatically so coverage gaps are closed.
Where AI helps the analyst
Assistive, decision-support features that speed up the work on the record. Suggestions are always reviewable, and a person stays in control of every decision.
Match-relevance assessment
Ranks the likely relevance of a potential match using name, identifier and context signals, helping the analyst prioritise — the disposition remains theirs.
Adverse-media summarisation
Summarises negative-news articles behind a hit and flags the financial-crime relevance, which the analyst reviews before deciding.
Alias & spelling suggestion
Suggests likely aliases and transliteration variants to consider so genuine matches are not missed, always subject to human review.
The enterprise workflow
A defined, end-to-end process with clear ownership at every stage.
Every result, decision and override is captured against the record it belongs to.
Configure sources & logic
Sanctions, PEP and adverse-media sources are configured, and match logic, fuzzy handling and thresholds are tuned per customer type and list.
Screen at onboarding
New customers, entities and counterparties are screened as they are onboarded, with any potential matches captured against the record.
Review hits
Potential matches enter a consistent review workflow where analysts confirm, clear or escalate, recording the rationale for each disposition.
Re-screen continuously
The existing population is re-screened whenever lists and sources update, surfacing new sanctions or adverse-media concerns promptly.
Escalate true matches
Confirmed and higher-risk matches are escalated into due diligence or a financial-crime case with full context preserved.
Evidence & report
Screening coverage, match dispositions and list versions are reported and preserved on an immutable trail for audit and examination.
What your team gains
Fewer false positives
Match logic, fuzzy handling and thresholds tuned to your risk mean analysts spend their time on genuine matches, not clearing noise.
Risk caught after onboarding
Re-screening the existing population against updated lists surfaces a customer who becomes a concern later, rather than leaving them undetected.
Matching you can defend
Versioned, explainable match rules and recorded dispositions mean the firm can articulate and evidence exactly how screening works.
Your sources, your policy
Configurable data sources and per-segment lists let screening reflect the firm's real risk rather than bending to a fixed tool.
Consistent, repeatable hit handling
A defined review workflow with recorded rationale means every potential match is handled the same way — the consistency examiners look for.
Screening history on demand
An immutable trail of what was screened against which list version and how each hit resolved turns examination prep into retrieval.
Industries it serves
Works with your existing systems
Described as capabilities — OnyxOne connects to the systems your deployment requires, configured per implementation.
- Connects to the sanctions, PEP and adverse-media data providers contracted for your deployment, with per-segment list selection
- Draws verified identity data from your existing KYC/KYB and identity-verification services so the right attributes are screened
- Ingests the customer, entity and counterparty population from your existing core systems for onboarding and continuous screening
- Escalates confirmed matches into the due-diligence and case-management modules with full screening context preserved
- Routes hit reviews, escalations and approvals through your existing email and messaging tools
Security, compliance & reporting
Security & data handling
- Screening data, match results and dispositions are encrypted in transit and at rest, with access governed by granular, role-based permissions.
- Sanctions and adverse-media match detail is restricted to authorised roles and handled under strict need-to-know.
- Segregation of duties can prevent the same person from both raising and clearing a material match where policy requires it.
- Every screen, potential match, disposition and list version is written to an append-only audit trail against the entity it concerns.
- Data residency and retention for screening records are configurable to the regulatory obligations of your jurisdiction.
Compliance support
- Supports sanctions-screening obligations against the lists configured for your deployment
- Underpins politically-exposed-person (PEP) identification and risk-based handling
- Supports adverse-media / negative-news screening within a risk-based AML programme
- Assists ongoing screening and periodic-review obligations through continuous re-screening
- Provides screening-coverage and disposition evidence expected by AML and sanctions supervisors
- OnyxOne is a technology vendor, not an obliged entity — responsibility for screening obligations remains with your firm
Reports & exports
- Screening-coverage reports showing what was screened against which lists and versions
- Match-disposition reports — true match, false positive, escalated — with rationale
- PEP identification and tiering reports
- Adverse-media hit and relevance reports
- Continuous re-screening and new-match reports
- Screening management information for the MLRO / compliance function
How to get the most from it
Tune before you scale
Invest in match logic, fuzzy handling and thresholds per customer type before rolling screening wide. The tuning done up front is the single biggest determinant of how much noise the team lives with afterwards.
Re-screen the whole book, not just new customers
Lists change constantly. Continuous re-screening of the existing population is what turns screening from a point-in-time onboarding check into a real ongoing control.
Record why a hit was cleared
Capture the reasoning at the moment of disposition. A cleared match with no recorded rationale is indistinguishable from a missed one when an examiner reviews it later.
Keep the match logic explainable
Favour transparent, versioned rules over opaque scoring you cannot articulate. Being able to explain exactly why screening behaves as it does is itself a control regulators value.
Questions, answered
Which sanctions, PEP and adverse-media sources do you use?
Data providers are contracted and configured per deployment rather than fixed to a single named source. The platform applies your chosen lists through configurable match logic, and different lists can be applied to different customer types and geographies to reflect your risk.
How does OnyxOne reduce false positives?
Match logic, fuzzy-name handling, transliteration, secondary identifiers and thresholds are all configurable per customer type and list, and confirmed dispositions feed back so recurring false positives are suppressed intelligently rather than re-cleared each time.
Does screening run continuously or only at onboarding?
Both. Records are screened at onboarding and the existing population is automatically re-screened whenever lists and data sources update, so a customer who becomes a sanctions or adverse-media concern after onboarding is surfaced promptly.
Can we prove what was screened for an examination?
Yes. Every screen records what was checked, when, against which lists and versions, and how each potential match was resolved, all on an append-only trail against the relevant record — so screening history is retrieved rather than reconstructed.
Is OnyxOne making the compliance decision on a match?
No. The platform surfaces potential matches and structures their review, but a person confirms, clears or escalates each one and owns the decision. OnyxOne is decision-support software, not a substitute for the firm's judgement or its obligations.
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