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An overview of World-Check Data
- World-Check aggregates and provides its clients with access to public domain data, in highly structured risk related intelligence, by means of a subscription-only proprietary database of heightened risk individuals and entities to both commercial and government agencies to assist institutional clients to manage and avoid reputational, regulatory, and financial risk.
- Assist clients to comply with regulation impacting on: Know Your Customer (KYC); Know Your Supplier (KYS); Anti-Money Laundering (AML); Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT); Anti-Bribery & Corruption (ABC); Politically Exposed Persons (PEP); Customer Due Diligence (CDD); Ultimate Beneficial Ownership (UBO).
- Assists clients with New Client Screening at onboarding at account opening; retrospectively and ongoing screening for existing clients; high-risk payment screening; end client validation; cross border payments/correspondent banking; 3rd party vendor and supplier screening.
Key Facts
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Geographical coverageGlobal
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HistoryFrom 2000
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Data formatCSVUser InterfaceXML
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Delivery mechanismAPIDesktopDigital FilesExcelSFTPWeb Service
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Data frequencyContinuous
Features & Benefits
What you get with World-Check Data
- Highly structured information.
- Subject names in 20+ languages based on the Latin alphabet such as English, German, Italian (40+ non-Latin character sets are added with the purchase of Advanced).
- Records categorized into 30+ categories such as country, type of crime, political party, organization or individual.
- Identification of whether subjects are politically exposed (PEP).
- Biographical information such as titles, positions, and passport numbers.
- Secondary identifiers such as age, date of birth, and location.
- ISAE 3000 Type 2 certification for completeness, accuracy and validity of sanctions research process
How it works
Accessing the dataset
This dataset can be used by the following products. Talk to us to learn more about different packages and offerings.
Refinitiv World-Check One
- Data Formats:
- XML
- Delivery Mechanisms:
- API
- Web Service
- Service Frequencies:
- Intraday snapshot
World-Check Data File
- Data Formats:
- CSV
- XML
- Delivery Mechanisms:
- Digital Files
- SFTP
- Service Frequencies:
- Intraday snapshot
Refinitiv Datastream
- Data Formats:
- XML
- User Interface
- Delivery Mechanisms:
- API
- Desktop
- Excel
- Service Frequencies:
- Intraday Snapshot
Request details
Call your local sales team
Americas
All countries (toll free): +1 800 427 7570
Brazil: +55 11 47009629
Argentina: +54 11 53546700
Chile: +56 2 24838932
Mexico: +52 55 80005740
Colombia: +57 1 4419404
Europe, Middle East, Africa
Europe: +442045302020
Africa: +27 11 775 3188
Russia and CIS: +7 495 775 1200
Middle East & North Africa: 800035704182
Asia Pacific (Sub-Regional)
Australia & Pacific Islands:
+612 8066 2494
China mainland: +86 10 6627 1095
Hong Kong & Macau: +852 3077 5499
India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Maldives & Sri Lanka:
+91 22 6180 7525
Indonesia: +622150960350
Japan: +813 6743 6515
Korea: +822 3478 4303
Malaysia & Brunei: +603 7 724 0502
New Zealand: +64 9913 6203
Philippines: 180 089 094 050 (Globe) or
180 014 410 639 (PLDT)
Singapore and all non-listed ASEAN Countries:
+65 6415 5484
Taiwan: +886 2 7734 4677
Thailand & Laos: +662 844 9576
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