PEPs and Sanctions

The Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) and Sanctions module in GBG Go allows you to screen individuals or businesses against global watchlists. These include PEP databases, sanctions lists, state-owned enterprises, and adverse media. This module helps you comply with regulatory requirements and mitigate risks associated with onboarding high-risk customers.

This module helps your organisation meet regulatory compliance requirements, particularly for Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Terrorism Financing (CTF) obligations. It compares customer information against international databases to identify potential matches. Some variants also support Ongoing Monitoring (OGM), which continuously re-screens registered subjects against updated watchlists.

For guidance on configuring and testing the module, see Understanding the PEPs and Sanctions module.

“UK” in the UK Instance variant names refers to where the screening service is hosted, not the nationality or residency of the subject being screened. These variants work for subjects of any nationality.

The UK Instance variants are being phased out and replaced by PEPs and Sanctions Standard. Use a Standard variant for new journeys.

UK Instance

Screens a subject against PEP databases and sanctions watchlists using the UK screening infrastructure. Requires the subject’s full name; date of birth, gender, and current address are optional but improve match accuracy and reduce false positives.

Capabilities

The module returns a structured set of result codes grouped into capability categories. Each category surfaces specific risk signals, match outcomes, and compliance flags that downstream evaluation logic can act on.

PEPs and sanctions results

The overall screening outcome, indicating whether the subject matched any PEP or sanctions record.

Code	Description
hit	The subject’s details matched one or more records in PEP databases or sanctions lists.
no_hit	The subject’s details did not match any records in PEP databases or sanctions lists. No further action is required for this screening check.
n/a	The screening could not be performed. This may occur if the input data was insufficient for the screening engine to run a meaningful check, or if the screening service was temporarily unavailable. For updates on status, check the GBG system status page.

Sanctions hit type

The specific combination of identity elements that produced a match against a sanctions list. The module checks against both the subject’s full name and any known alternate identity aliases associated with sanctioned individuals.

• Full name matches: These codes indicate matches where the subject’s submitted full name corresponded to a record on a sanctions list.

Code	Description
Full name, full address and DOB matched	The subject’s full name, complete address, and date of birth all matched a sanctions record.
Full name, full address and year of birth matched	The subject’s full name, complete address, and year of birth matched.
Full name and full address matched	The subject’s full name and complete address matched.
Full name, DOB, city and country matched	The subject’s full name, date of birth, city, and country matched.
Full name, DOB and country matched	The subject’s full name, date of birth, and country matched.
Full name and DOB matched	The subject’s full name and date of birth matched.
Full name, year of birth, city and country matched	The subject’s full name, year of birth, city, and country matched.
Full name, year of birth and country matched	The subject’s full name, year of birth, and country matched.
Full name and year of birth matched	The subject’s full name and year of birth matched.
Full name, city and country matched	The subject’s full name, city, and country matched.
A match was found against the full name	Only the subject’s full name matched. No other identity elements were compared or available.

• Alias matches: These codes indicate matches where the subject’s details corresponded to a known alternate identity alias of a sanctioned individual, rather than the individual’s primary name.

Code	Description
A match was found against a known alternate identity alias	The subject’s name matched a known alias of a sanctioned individual. No other identity elements were compared.
Identity alias, Full Address and DOB matched	An alias match with the subject’s full address and date of birth.
Identity alias, Full Address and Year of Birth matched	An alias match with the subject’s full address and year of birth.
Identity alias and Full Address matched	An alias match with the subject’s full address.
Identity alias, DOB, City and country matched	An alias match with the subject’s DOB, city, and country.
Identity alias, DOB and country matched	An alias match with the subject’s DOB and country.
Identity alias and DOB matched	An alias match with the subject’s date of birth.
Identity alias, Year of birth, City and country matched	An alias match with the subject’s year of birth, city, and country.
Identity alias, Year of birth and country matched	An alias match with the subject’s year of birth and country.
Identity alias and Year of birth matched	An alias match with the subject’s year of birth.
Identity alias, City and Country matched	An alias match with the subject’s city and country.
Not Available	No sanctions hit type is available. This is returned when the overall result is no_hit or n/a.

PEPs hit type

This capability returns the specific combination of identity elements that produced a match against a PEP database. The match types are identical to the sanctions hit type. The same set of full-name and alias match codes apply, but against PEP records rather than sanctions lists.

PEP databases include current and former heads of state, senior government officials, military leaders, judges, central bank board members, ambassadors, and senior executives of state-owned enterprises, as well as their close family members and known associates.

The full list of match type codes is the same as the Sanctions hit type above.

Sanctions candidate score

A confidence score for the top sanctions match, indicating how closely the subject’s details correspond to the matched sanctions record. A higher score indicates greater confidence; a score of 0 indicates that no sanctions match was found.

Detail	Description
Type	Integer
Range	0–100
Default	0

A higher score indicates greater confidence that the subject is the sanctioned individual. A score of 0 indicates that no sanctions match was found, which aligns with the no_hit result.

PEP candidate score

A confidence score for the top PEP match, indicating how closely the subject’s details correspond to the matched PEP record. A higher score indicates greater confidence; a score of 0 indicates that no PEP match was found.

Detail	Description
Type	Integer
Range	0–100
Default	0

The scoring logic mirrors the sanctions candidate score. A higher score indicates greater confidence in the match. A score of 0 indicates no PEP match was found.

Default outcomes

The module is pre-configured with the following default outcomes, which can be used in evaluation and routing logic within the journey designer.

Outcome	Condition	Description
MATCH	PEPs and sanctions result includes hit	The subject matched one or more PEP or sanctions records. The journey should route to a compliance review step where a human operator evaluates the match details, candidate scores, and hit types before making a decision.
NO MATCH	PEPs and sanctions result includes no_hit	The subject did not match any PEP or sanctions records. The journey can proceed.
ERROR	Default (no conditions matched)	The screening could not be completed.

Input payload

The following is a sample payload used to submit data to the UK Instance module for processing.

JSON

{
  "context": {
    "subject": {
      "identity": {
        "dateOfBirth": "1966-03-12",
        "firstName": "Suleyman",
        "gender": "male",
        "lastNames": [
          "Kerimov"
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

Field	Required	Description
FullName	Yes	The subject’s full name, including given and family names.
Gender	No	The subject’s gender.
DateOfBirth	No	The subject’s date of birth.
CurrentAddress	No	The subject’s current residential address.

Sample response

The following is a sample response returned by the module.

JSON

{
  "response": {
    "advice": {},
    "error": {},
    "outcome": "ERROR",
    "status": "error"
  }
}

UK Instance (with OGM)

Performs the same PEP and sanctions screening as the UK Instance but adds Ongoing Monitoring (OGM). When OGM is enabled, the subject’s details are registered for continuous re-screening against PEP databases and sanctions lists, and any future status change is flagged automatically.

Capabilities

This variant returns all the same capabilities as the UK Instance, plus:

Sent to OGM

Indicates whether the subject’s details were successfully registered for ongoing monitoring, so the subject is continuously re-screened against updated PEP databases and sanctions lists.

Value	Description
true	The subject’s details have been sent to the ongoing monitoring service. The system will continuously re-screen the subject against updated PEP databases and sanctions lists and flag any future matches.
false	The subject’s details were not sent to ongoing monitoring. This may occur if OGM registration failed due to a system issue, or if the module configuration does not have OGM enabled for this journey. This is the default value.

PEPs and sanctions results

The overall screening outcome, indicating whether the subject matched any PEP or sanctions record.

Value	Description
hit	PEPs and Sanctions Hit
no_hit	PEPs and Sanctions No Hit
n/a	Not Available

Sanctions hit type

The specific combination of identity elements that produced a match against a sanctions list. The module checks against both the subject’s full name and any known alternate identity aliases associated with sanctioned individuals.

Value	Description
Full name, full address and year of birth matched	Full name, full address and year of birth matched
Full name, full address and DOB matched	Full name, full address and DOB matched
Full name and full address matched	Full name and full address matched
Full name, city and country matched	Full name, city and country matched
Full name, year of birth and country matched	Full name, year of birth and country matched
Full name, year of birth, city and country matched	Full name, year of birth, city and country matched
Full name and year of birth matched	Full name and year of birth matched
Full name, DOB and country matched	Full name, DOB and country matched
Full name, DOB, city and country matched	Full name, DOB, city and country matched
Full name and DOB matched	Full name and DOB matched
A match was found against the full name	A match was found against the full name
A match was found against a known alternate identity alias	A match was found against a known alternate identity alias
Identity alias, DOB, City and country matched	Identity alias, DOB, City and country matched
Identity alias, DOB and country matched	Identity alias, DOB and country matched
Identity alias and Year of birth matched	Identity alias and Year of birth matched
Identity alias, Year of birth, City and country matched	Identity alias, Year of birth, City and country matched
Identity alias, Year of birth and country matched	Identity alias, Year of birth and country matched
Identity alias, City and Country matched	Identity alias, City and Country matched
Identity alias and Full Address matched	Identity alias and Full Address matched
Identity alias, Full Address and DOB matched	Identity alias, Full Address and DOB matched
Identity alias, Full Address and Year of Birth matched	Identity alias, Full Address and Year of Birth matched
Identity alias and DOB matched	Identity alias and DOB matched
Not Available	Not available

Peps hit type

The specific combination of identity elements that produced a match against a PEP database. The module checks against both the subject’s full name and any known alternate identity aliases associated with PEP records.

Value	Description
Full name, full address and year of birth matched	Full name, full address and year of birth matched
Full name, full address and DOB matched	Full name, full address and DOB matched
Full name and full address matched	Full name and full address matched
Full name, city and country matched	Full name, city and country matched
Full name, year of birth and country matched	Full name, year of birth and country matched
Full name, year of birth, city and country matched	Full name, year of birth, city and country matched
Full name and year of birth matched	Full name and year of birth matched
Full name, DOB and country matched	Full name, DOB and country matched
Full name, DOB, city and country matched	Full name, DOB, city and country matched
Full name and DOB matched	Full name and DOB matched
A match was found against the full name	A match was found against the full name
A match was found against a known alternate identity alias	A match was found against a known alternate identity alias
Identity alias, DOB, City and country matched	Identity alias, DOB, City and country matched
Identity alias, DOB and country matched	Identity alias, DOB and country matched
Identity alias and Year of birth matched	Identity alias and Year of birth matched
Identity alias, Year of birth, City and country matched	Identity alias, Year of birth, City and country matched
Identity alias, Year of birth and country matched	Identity alias, Year of birth and country matched
Identity alias, City and Country matched	Identity alias, City and Country matched
Identity alias and Full Address matched	Identity alias and Full Address matched
Identity alias, Full Address and DOB matched	Identity alias, Full Address and DOB matched
Identity alias, Full Address and Year of Birth matched	Identity alias, Full Address and Year of Birth matched
Identity alias and DOB matched	Identity alias and DOB matched
Not Available	Not available

Sanctions candidate score

A confidence score for the top sanctions match, indicating how closely the subject’s details correspond to the matched sanctions record. A higher score indicates greater confidence; a score of 0 indicates that no sanctions match was found.

Detail	Description
Type	Integer
Range	0–100
Default	0

PEP candidate score

A confidence score for the top PEP match, indicating how closely the subject’s details correspond to the matched PEP record. A higher score indicates greater confidence; a score of 0 indicates that no PEP match was found.

Detail	Description
Type	Integer
Range	0–100
Default	0

Default outcomes

The default outcomes are identical to the UK Instance.

Input payload

The following is a sample payload used to submit data to the UK Instance (with OGM) module for processing.

JSON

{
  "context": {
    "subject": {
      "identity": {
        "currentAddress": {
          "country": "AFG"
        },
        "dateOfBirth": "1942-01-12",
        "firstName": "hedayat amin",
        "lastNames": [
          "arsala"
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

Field	Required	Description
FullName	Yes	The subject’s full name, including given and family names.
Gender	No	The subject’s gender.
DateOfBirth	No	The subject’s date of birth.
CurrentAddress	No	The subject’s current residential address.

Sample response

The following is a sample response returned by the module.

JSON

{
  "response": {
    "advice": {
      "customDecision": null,
      "decision": "hit",
      "pep_candidate_score": 100,
      "pep_hit": "Full name, year of birth and country matched",
      "sanctions_hit": "Not Available",
      "sent_to_ogm": true
    },
    "note": {
      "pep_match_details": {
        "addresses": [
          {
            "country": "",
            "lines": [
              ""
            ],
            "locality": "Kabul",
            "superAdministrativeArea": ""
          },
          {
            "country": "",
            "lines": [
              ""
            ],
            "locality": "",
            "superAdministrativeArea": "Illinois"
          },
          {
            "country": "",
            "lines": [
              ""
            ],
            "locality": "",
            "superAdministrativeArea": "Nangarhar Province"
          },
          {
            "country": "",
            "lines": [
              ""
            ],
            "locality": "",
            "superAdministrativeArea": "Washington"
          }
        ],
        "aliases": [
          "Hidayat Amin Arsala",
          "Hedayat  Amin Arsala",
          "Hedayad Amin Arsala",
          "Hidayad Amin Arsala",
          "هدايت امين  ارسلا",
          "هدايت امين ارسلا"
        ],
        "dates": [
          {
            "date": "1942-01-12",
            "type": "Birth"
          }
        ],
        "fullname": "Hedayat Amin  Arsala",
        "gender": "Male",
        "nationality": "AF - Afghanistan",
        "personId": 22526,
        "positions": [
          {
            "country": "AF",
            "position": "Member of the National Islamic Front of Afghanistan"
          },
          {
            "country": "AF",
            "position": "Former Minister of Commerce and Industries (Former)"
          },
          {
            "country": "AF",
            "position": "Former Senior Adviser to the President (Former)"
          },
          {
            "country": "AF",
            "position": "Former Minister of Foreign Affairs (Former)"
          },
          {
            "country": "AF",
            "position": "Former Minister of Finance of the Transitional Government (Former)"
          },
          {
            "country": "AF",
            "position": "Former Member of the Executive Council of the Emergency Grand Assembly (Loya Jirga) (Former)"
          },
          {
            "country": "AF",
            "position": "Former Vice President (2002-2004)"
          },
          {
            "country": "AF",
            "position": "Former Minister of Finance (2001-2002)"
          }
        ],
        "tier": 1
      }
    },
    "outcome": "MATCH"
  }
}

UK Instance (with Adverse Media and OGM)

Extends the UK Instance (with OGM) by adding adverse media screening. In addition to checking PEP databases and sanctions lists, it searches news and media sources for negative coverage associated with the subject, such as involvement in financial crime, fraud, corruption, money laundering, or terrorist financing.

Capabilities

All capabilities from the UK Instance (with OGM) apply, plus:

Adverse media hit type

The result of the adverse media screening, indicating whether negative media coverage was found that may be associated with the subject.

Code	Description
Match found for name	The subject’s name matched one or more adverse media records. The match indicates that negative media coverage has been found that may be associated with the subject. A compliance reviewer should evaluate the specific media sources and content to determine whether the coverage relates to the subject or is a false positive example, a different person with the same name.
Not Available	No adverse media match was found, or the adverse media check was not performed.

PEPs and sanctions results

The overall screening outcome, indicating whether the subject matched any PEP or sanctions record.

Value	Description
hit	PEPs and Sanctions Hit
no_hit	PEPs and Sanctions No Hit
n/a	Not Available

Sanctions hit type

The specific combination of identity elements that produced a match against a sanctions list. The module checks against both the subject’s full name and any known alternate identity aliases associated with sanctioned individuals.

Value	Description
Full name, full address and year of birth matched	Full name, full address and year of birth matched
Full name, full address and DOB matched	Full name, full address and DOB matched
Full name and full address matched	Full name and full address matched
Full name, city and country matched	Full name, city and country matched
Full name, year of birth and country matched	Full name, year of birth and country matched
Full name, year of birth, city and country matched	Full name, year of birth, city and country matched
Full name and year of birth matched	Full name and year of birth matched
Full name, DOB and country matched	Full name, DOB and country matched
Full name, DOB, city and country matched	Full name, DOB, city and country matched
Full name and DOB matched	Full name and DOB matched
A match was found against the full name	A match was found against the full name
A match was found against a known alternate identity alias	A match was found against a known alternate identity alias
Identity alias, DOB, City and country matched	Identity alias, DOB, City and country matched
Identity alias, DOB and country matched	Identity alias, DOB and country matched
Identity alias and Year of birth matched	Identity alias and Year of birth matched
Identity alias, Year of birth, City and country matched	Identity alias, Year of birth, City and country matched
Identity alias, Year of birth and country matched	Identity alias, Year of birth and country matched
Identity alias, City and Country matched	Identity alias, City and Country matched
Identity alias and Full Address matched	Identity alias and Full Address matched
Identity alias, Full Address and DOB matched	Identity alias, Full Address and DOB matched
Identity alias, Full Address and Year of Birth matched	Identity alias, Full Address and Year of Birth matched
Identity alias and DOB matched	Identity alias and DOB matched
Not Available	Not available

Peps hit type

The specific combination of identity elements that produced a match against a PEP database. The module checks against both the subject’s full name and any known alternate identity aliases associated with PEP records.

Value	Description
Full name, full address and year of birth matched	Full name, full address and year of birth matched
Full name, full address and DOB matched	Full name, full address and DOB matched
Full name and full address matched	Full name and full address matched
Full name, city and country matched	Full name, city and country matched
Full name, year of birth and country matched	Full name, year of birth and country matched
Full name, year of birth, city and country matched	Full name, year of birth, city and country matched
Full name and year of birth matched	Full name and year of birth matched
Full name, DOB and country matched	Full name, DOB and country matched
Full name, DOB, city and country matched	Full name, DOB, city and country matched
Full name and DOB matched	Full name and DOB matched
A match was found against the full name	A match was found against the full name
A match was found against a known alternate identity alias	A match was found against a known alternate identity alias
Identity alias, DOB, City and country matched	Identity alias, DOB, City and country matched
Identity alias, DOB and country matched	Identity alias, DOB and country matched
Identity alias and Year of birth matched	Identity alias and Year of birth matched
Identity alias, Year of birth, City and country matched	Identity alias, Year of birth, City and country matched
Identity alias, Year of birth and country matched	Identity alias, Year of birth and country matched
Identity alias, City and Country matched	Identity alias, City and Country matched
Identity alias and Full Address matched	Identity alias and Full Address matched
Identity alias, Full Address and DOB matched	Identity alias, Full Address and DOB matched
Identity alias, Full Address and Year of Birth matched	Identity alias, Full Address and Year of Birth matched
Identity alias and DOB matched	Identity alias and DOB matched
Not Available	Not available

Sent to OGM

Indicates whether the subject’s details were successfully registered for ongoing monitoring, so the subject is continuously re-screened against updated PEP databases and sanctions lists.

Detail	Description
Type	Boolean
Default	isFalse

Sanctions candidate score

A confidence score for the top sanctions match, indicating how closely the subject’s details correspond to the matched sanctions record. A higher score indicates greater confidence; a score of 0 indicates that no sanctions match was found.

Detail	Description
Type	Integer
Range	0–100
Default	0

PEP candidate score

A confidence score for the top PEP match, indicating how closely the subject’s details correspond to the matched PEP record. A higher score indicates greater confidence; a score of 0 indicates that no PEP match was found.

Detail	Description
Type	Integer
Range	0–100
Default	0

Default outcomes

The default outcomes are identical to the UK Instance. The adverse media hit type is available for use in custom evaluation rules but is not included in the default outcome conditions.

Input payload

The following is a sample payload used to submit data to the UK Instance (with Adverse Media and OGM) module for processing.

JSON

{
  "context": {
    "subject": {
      "identity": {
        "dateOfBirth": "1984-09-15",
        "firstName": "Henry Charles",
        "gender": "m",
        "lastNames": [
          "Mountbatten-Windsor"
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

Field	Required	Description
FullName	Yes	The subject’s full name, including given and family names.
Gender	No	The subject’s gender.
DateOfBirth	No	The subject’s date of birth.
CurrentAddress	No	The subject’s current residential address.

Sample response

The following is a sample response returned by the module.

JSON

{
  "response": {
    "advice": {
      "adverse_media_hit": "Match found for name",
      "customDecision": null,
      "decision": "hit",
      "pep_candidate_score": 99,
      "pep_hit": "Full name and year of birth matched",
      "sanctions_hit": "Not Available",
      "sent_to_ogm": true
    },
    "note": {
      "adverse_media_match_details": {
        "details": [
          {
            "category": "ALLNM",
            "newsOutlet": "telegraph.co",
            "score": "86",
            "sourceID": "514",
            "subjectMatched": "Archie Mountbatten-Windsor",
            "text": "Duchess of Sussex settles claim against photo agency over Canada park pictures The Duchess of Sussex and her baby son Archie Mountbatten-Windsor sued a photo agency which 'papped' them while dog walki",
            "textHeading": "Duchess of Sussex settles claim against photo agency over Canada park pictures The Duchess of Sussex",
            "url": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/12/18/meghan-archie-settle-claim-against-photo-agency-canada-park/"
          },
          {
            "category": "ALLNM",
            "newsOutlet": "stcatharinesstandard.ca",
            "score": "97",
            "sourceID": "4334",
            "subjectMatched": "Charles Mountbatten-Windsor",
            "text": "Charles Mountbatten-Windsor waited 73 years to become king. He’s filled the time productively — founding the Prince’s Trust, a charity that has helped created career opportunities for over a million y",
            "textHeading": "Charles Mountbatten-Windsor waited 73 years to become king. He’s filled the time productively — foun",
            "url": "https://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/ts/news/world/royals/2023/04/27/from-tampongate-to-the-black-spider-memos-king-charles-iiis-most-memorable-scandals-so-far.html"
          },
          {
            "category": "ALLNM",
            "newsOutlet": "newsweek.com",
            "score": "97",
            "sourceID": "3999",
            "subjectMatched": "Charles Mountbatten-Windsor",
            "text": "NewsCharles Faces Backlash Over Tax Exemption on Queen's $430 Million Fortune By James Crawford-Smith On 9/13/22 at 7:59 AM EDT Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedInShare on Reddi",
            "textHeading": "NewsCharles Faces Backlash Over Tax Exemption on Queen's $430 Million Fortune By James Crawford-Smit",
            "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/king-charles-backlash-tax-exemption-queen-million-fortune-1742402"
          },
          {
            "category": "ALLNM",
            "newsOutlet": "dailymail.co",
            "score": "96",
            "sourceID": "466",
            "subjectMatched": "Henry Mountbatten Windsor",
            "text": "Royal fans are furious at Meghan Markle's latest revelation after she insisted that her surname is 'Sussex,' despite the fact that she seems to have only visited the English county once and has no off",
            "textHeading": "Royal fans are furious at Meghan Markle's latest revelation after she insisted that her surname is '",
            "url": "https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-14462373/Mountbatten-Windsor-not-Sussex-royal-fans-Meghan-Markle.html"
          },
          {
            "category": "ALLNM",
            "newsOutlet": "dailymail.co",
            "score": "96",
            "sourceID": "465",
            "subjectMatched": "Henry Mountbatten Windsor",
            "text": "Royal fans are furious at Meghan Markle's latest revelation after she insisted that her surname is 'Sussex,' despite the fact that she seems to have only visited the English county once and has no off",
            "textHeading": "Royal fans are furious at Meghan Markle's latest revelation after she insisted that her surname is '",
            "url": "https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-14462373/Mountbatten-Windsor-not-Sussex-royal-fans-Meghan-Markle.html"
          },
          {
            "category": "ALLNM",
            "newsOutlet": "dailymail.co",
            "score": "96",
            "sourceID": "464",
            "subjectMatched": "Henry Mountbatten Windsor",
            "text": "Royal fans are furious at Meghan Markle's latest revelation after she insisted that her surname is 'Sussex,' despite the fact that she seems to have only visited the English county once and has no off",
            "textHeading": "Royal fans are furious at Meghan Markle's latest revelation after she insisted that her surname is '",
            "url": "https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-14462373/Mountbatten-Windsor-not-Sussex-royal-fans-Meghan-Markle.html"
          },
          {
            "category": "ALLNM",
            "newsOutlet": "deseret.com",
            "score": "95",
            "sourceID": "5918",
            "subjectMatched": "Harry Mountbatten-Windsor",
            "text": "Meghan Markle? Meghan Sussex? What we know about the Duchess' last name Meghan Markle has ruffled feathers again. The Duchess of Sussex’s latest controversial moment transpired during her new Netflix ",
            "textHeading": "Meghan Markle? Meghan Sussex? What we know about the Duchess' last name Meghan Markle has ruffled fe",
            "url": "https://www.deseret.com/u-s-world/2025/03/12/meghan-markle-last-name/"
          },
          {
            "category": "ALLNM",
            "newsOutlet": "mirror.co",
            "score": "95",
            "sourceID": "477",
            "subjectMatched": "Harry Mountbatten-Windsor",
            "text": "In her brand new food show, With Love, Meghan, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, opened up about the surname she now uses. But not everyone is too sure about it. The Californian Royal, who left palace li",
            "textHeading": "In her brand new food show, With Love, Meghan, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, opened up about the su",
            "url": "https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/us-celebrity-news/meghan-markle-completely-incorrect-sussex-34822284"
          },
          {
            "category": "ALLNM",
            "newsOutlet": "theglobeandmail.com",
            "score": "95",
            "sourceID": "11976",
            "subjectMatched": "Harry Mountbatten-Windsor",
            "text": "Open this photo in gallery: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in Buckingham Palace in London on Jan. 12, 1954. -/Getty Images Share Save for later Please log in to bookmark this ",
            "textHeading": "Open this photo in gallery: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in Buckingham Pa",
            "url": "https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-in-britain-everyone-has-two-families-their-own-and-the-royals/"
          },
          {
            "category": "ALLNM",
            "newsOutlet": "irishexaminer.com",
            "score": "95",
            "sourceID": "7174",
            "subjectMatched": "Harry Mountbatten-Windsor",
            "text": "Denis Lehane: Harry's traumatic book signing at the mart X Sign in Subscribe My Account Sign out SUBSCRIBE    Sign in Subscribe My Account Sign out news  Munster Ireland Climate Politics Court & C",
            "textHeading": "Denis Lehane: Harry's traumatic book signing at the mart X Sign in Subscribe My Account Sign out SUB",
            "url": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/farming/arid-41047094.html"
          },
          {
            "category": "ALLNM",
            "newsOutlet": "express.co",
            "score": "95",
            "sourceID": "509",
            "subjectMatched": "Harry Mountbatten-Windsor",
            "text": "Would Meghan Markle become Princess Henry if Queen strips her Duchess of Sussex title? MEGHAN MARKLE and Prince Harry have faced calls to be stripped off their Duke and Duchess of Sussex titles follow",
            "textHeading": "Would Meghan Markle become Princess Henry if Queen strips her Duchess of Sussex title? MEGHAN MARKLE",
            "url": "https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1437282/meghan-markle-princess-henry-duchess-of-sussex-title-queen-prince-harry-evg"
          },
          {
            "category": "ALLNM",
            "newsOutlet": "belfasttelegraph.co",
            "score": "95",
            "sourceID": "11272",
            "subjectMatched": "Harry Mountbatten Windsor",
            "text": "One of the side-effects of the Covid crisis has been that Mr and Mrs Harry Mountbatten Windsor have had to up their game in competing for headlines.",
            "textHeading": "One of the side-effects of the Covid crisis has been that Mr and Mrs Harry Mountbatten Windsor have ",
            "url": "https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/columnists/lindy-mcdowell/why-its-time-for-queen-to-cut-the-cord-on-meghan-and-harry/39633333.html"
          },
          {
            "category": "ALLNM",
            "newsOutlet": "bignewsnetwork.com",
            "score": "95",
            "sourceID": "2376",
            "subjectMatched": "Harry Mountbatten-Windsor",
            "text": "As South Africans celebrate the Springboks third Rugby World Cup win, a tweet by EFF spokesperson Mbuyiseni Ndlozi has proved about as successful as the English scrum on Saturday. Even before the game",
            "textHeading": "As South Africans celebrate the Springboks third Rugby World Cup win, a tweet by EFF spokesperson Mb",
            "url": "https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/262964668/twitter-tackles-grinch-ndlozi-after-tweet-about-springboks"
          },
          {
            "category": "ALLNM",
            "newsOutlet": "nydailynews.com",
            "score": "94",
            "sourceID": "12016",
            "subjectMatched": "Henry Charles Albert David Mountbatten-Windsor",
            "text": "Royal wild-child Prince Harry has finally met his match — an American actress who shares his passion for promoting humanitarian causes. Harry, 33, and his betrothed Meghan Markle, 36, put on glittery ",
            "textHeading": "Royal wild-child Prince Harry has finally met his match — an American actress who shares his passion",
            "url": "https://www.nydailynews.com/2017/11/27/prince-harry-announces-engagement-to-actress-meghan-markle/"
          },
          {
            "category": "ALLNM",
            "newsOutlet": "nzherald.co",
            "score": "94",
            "sourceID": "1117",
            "subjectMatched": "Henry Charles Albert David Mountbatten-Windsor",
            "text": "EDITORIAL These past few days it has been difficult to avoid the disclosures from the royal-gone-rogue Prince Harry as the contents of his memoir have been strategically - and perhaps, in the case of ",
            "textHeading": "EDITORIAL These past few days it has been difficult to avoid the disclosures from the royal-gone-rog",
            "url": "https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/editorial-prince-harrys-extraordinary-accusations/EBAZ4CI2NNHY7FEW5Q57PF2KKY/"
          },
          {
            "category": "ALLNM",
            "newsOutlet": "mylondon.news",
            "score": "94",
            "sourceID": "5815",
            "subjectMatched": "Henry Charles Albert David Mountbatten-Windsor",
            "text": "NewsRoyal Family: Forgotten photo of young King Charles shows uncanny resemblance to Prince Harry and baby ArchieThe rare image of the new King as a baby shows him alongside a beaming Queen Elizabeth ",
            "textHeading": "NewsRoyal Family: Forgotten photo of young King Charles shows uncanny resemblance to Prince Harry an",
            "url": "https://www.mylondon.news/news/uk-world-news/king-charles-baby-photo-harry-25026987"
          },
          {
            "category": "ALLNM",
            "newsOutlet": "dw.com",
            "score": "94",
            "sourceID": "7154",
            "subjectMatched": "Henry Charles Albert David Mountbatten-Windsor",
            "text": "UK′s Prince Harry and Meghan to give up senior royal roles | News | DW | 08.01.2020 We use cookies to improve our service for you. You can find more information in our data protection declaration. Mor",
            "textHeading": "UK′s Prince Harry and Meghan to give up senior royal roles | News | DW | 08.01.2020 We use cookies t",
            "url": "https://www.dw.com/en/uks-prince-harry-and-meghan-to-give-up-senior-royal-roles/a-51934384"
          },
          {
            "category": "ALLNM",
            "newsOutlet": "dw.com",
            "score": "94",
            "sourceID": "7116",
            "subjectMatched": "Henry Charles Albert David Mountbatten-Windsor",
            "text": "British royals sue tabloid for publishing Meghan Markle letter | News | DW | 01.10.2019 We use cookies to improve our service for you. You can find more information in our data protection declaration.",
            "textHeading": "British royals sue tabloid for publishing Meghan Markle letter | News | DW | 01.10.2019 We use cooki",
            "url": "https://www.dw.com/en/british-royals-sue-tabloid-for-publishing-meghan-markle-letter/a-50668194"
          },
          {
            "category": "ALLNM",
            "newsOutlet": "belfasttelegraph.co",
            "score": "94",
            "sourceID": "11272",
            "subjectMatched": "Henry Charles Albert David Mountbatten-Windsor",
            "text": "It was a day which captivated millions, with question marks over certain elements of Harry and Meghan’s wedding right up until the last moment. Here are the most frequently asked searches related to t",
            "textHeading": "It was a day which captivated millions, with question marks over certain elements of Harry and Megha",
            "url": "https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/answered-the-most-asked-questions-on-google-about-the-royal-wedding/36925297.html"
          },
          {
            "category": "ALLNM",
            "newsOutlet": "livemint.com",
            "score": "94",
            "sourceID": "12542",
            "subjectMatched": "Mountbatten-Windsor",
            "text": "Meghan Markle speaks about new website after Royalists slam controversial change: ‘It is illegal…’ Critics argue that Meghan Markle using the Sussex title is an insult to Prince Philip and Harry's fam",
            "textHeading": "Meghan Markle speaks about new website after Royalists slam controversial change: ‘It is illegal…’ C",
            "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/trends/meghan-markle-speaks-about-new-website-after-royalists-slam-controversial-change-it-is-illegal-11707984436946.html"
          }
        ],
        "inputName": "Henry Charles Mountbatten-Windsor",
        "pageNumber": 1,
        "processedDate": "2025-10-13 11:11:29",
        "sanctionsType": "NM",
        "subjectName": "Henry Charles Mountbatten-Windsor",
        "totalItems": 100,
        "totalPages": 5
      },
      "pep_match_details": [
        {
          "addresses": [
            {
              "country": "",
              "lines": [
                "Kensington Palace"
              ],
              "locality": "London",
              "superAdministrativeArea": ""
            },
            {
              "country": "",
              "lines": [
                "Nottingham Cottage"
              ],
              "locality": "London",
              "superAdministrativeArea": ""
            }
          ],
          "aliases": [
            "  Prince Harry",
            "  Henry, Prince of Wales",
            "  Harry, Prince of Wales",
            "  Prince Harry of Wales",
            "  Prince Henry of Wales",
            "  Prince Henry",
            "Henry Charles Albert David Windsor"
          ],
          "dates": [
            {
              "date": "1984-09-15",
              "type": "Birth"
            }
          ],
          "fullname": "Henry Charles Albert David Mountbatten-Windsor",
          "gender": "Male",
          "nationality": "GB - United Kingdom",
          "personId": 92949,
          "tier": 4
        }
      ]
    },
    "outcome": "MATCH"
  }
}

PEPs and Sanctions Standard

Performs PEP screening and sanctions screening in a single check, returning candidate scores for both PEP and sanctions matches, without the UK-specific screening infrastructure. Requires the subject’s full name; gender, date of birth, and address are optional. For ongoing monitoring, use in combination with the PEPs and Sanctions Standard OGM Push variant.

Capabilities

The capabilities are the same as those documented for the UK Instance.

PEPs and sanctions results

The overall screening outcome, indicating whether the subject matched any PEP or sanctions record.

Value	Description
hit	PEPs and Sanctions Hit
no_hit	PEPs and Sanctions No Hit

Sanctions hit type

The specific combination of identity elements that produced a match against a sanctions list. The module checks against both the subject’s full name and any known alternate identity aliases associated with sanctioned individuals.

Value	Description
Full name, city and country matched	Full name, city and country matched
Full name, year of birth and country matched	Full name, year of birth and country matched
Full name, year of birth, city and country matched	Full name, year of birth, city and country matched
Full name and year of birth matched	Full name and year of birth matched
Full name, DOB and country matched	Full name, DOB and country matched
Full name, DOB, city and country matched	Full name, DOB, city and country matched
Full name and DOB matched	Full name and DOB matched
A match was found against the full name	A match was found against the full name
A match was found against a known alternate identity alias	A match was found against a known alternate identity alias
Identity alias, DOB, City and country matched	Identity alias, DOB, City and country matched
Identity alias, DOB and country matched	Identity alias, DOB and country matched
Identity alias and Year of birth matched	Identity alias and Year of birth matched
Identity alias, Year of birth, City and country matched	Identity alias, Year of birth, City and country matched
Identity alias, Year of birth and country matched	Identity alias, Year of birth and country matched
Identity alias, City and Country matched	Identity alias, City and Country matched
Identity alias and DOB matched	Identity alias and DOB matched
Not Available	Not available

Peps hit type

The specific combination of identity elements that produced a match against a PEP database. The module checks against both the subject’s full name and any known alternate identity aliases associated with PEP records.

Value	Description
Full name, city and country matched	Full name, city and country matched
Full name, year of birth and country matched	Full name, year of birth and country matched
Full name, year of birth, city and country matched	Full name, year of birth, city and country matched
Full name and year of birth matched	Full name and year of birth matched
Full name, DOB and country matched	Full name, DOB and country matched
Full name, DOB, city and country matched	Full name, DOB, city and country matched
Full name and DOB matched	Full name and DOB matched
A match was found against the full name	A match was found against the full name
A match was found against a known alternate identity alias	A match was found against a known alternate identity alias
Identity alias, DOB, City and country matched	Identity alias, DOB, City and country matched
Identity alias, DOB and country matched	Identity alias, DOB and country matched
Identity alias and Year of birth matched	Identity alias and Year of birth matched
Identity alias, Year of birth, City and country matched	Identity alias, Year of birth, City and country matched
Identity alias, Year of birth and country matched	Identity alias, Year of birth and country matched
Identity alias, City and Country matched	Identity alias, City and Country matched
Identity alias and DOB matched	Identity alias and DOB matched
Not Available	Not available

Sanctions candidate score

A confidence score for the top sanctions match, indicating how closely the subject’s details correspond to the matched sanctions record. A higher score indicates greater confidence; a score of 0 indicates that no sanctions match was found.

Detail	Description
Type	Integer
Range	0–100
Default	0

PEP candidate score

A confidence score for the top PEP match, indicating how closely the subject’s details correspond to the matched PEP record. A higher score indicates greater confidence; a score of 0 indicates that no PEP match was found.

Detail	Description
Type	Integer
Range	0–100
Default	0

Decision score

A confidence score for the top match across all datasets. A higher score indicates greater confidence in the match, while a score of 0 indicates that no match was found.

Detail	Description
Type	Integer
Range	0–100
Default	0

Default outcomes

The module is pre-configured with the following default outcomes, which can be used in evaluation and routing logic within the journey designer.

Outcome	Condition	Description
MATCH	PEPs and sanctions result includes hit	The subject matched one or more PEP or sanctions records. Route to compliance review.
NO MATCH	PEPs and sanctions result includes no_hit	No matches found. The journey can proceed.
ERROR	Default (no conditions matched)	The screening could not be completed.

Input payload

The following is a sample payload used to submit data to the PEPs and Sanctions Standard module for processing.

JSON

{
  "context": {
    "config": {
      "datasets": [
        "PEP",
        "SAN",
        "RRE"
      ]
    },
    "subject": {
      "identity": {
        "dateOfBirth": "1984-09-15",
        "firstName": "Henry Charles",
        "lastNames": [
          "Mountbatten-Windsor"
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

Field	Required	Description
FullName	Yes	The subject’s full name, including given and family names.
Gender	No	The subject’s gender.
DateOfBirth	No	The subject’s date of birth.
CurrentAddress/country	No	The country of the current address.
CurrentAddress/locality	No	The locality (town or city) of the current address.
CurrentAddress/lines	No	The full address as one or more free-form lines, used when structured address components are not available.

Sample response

The following is a sample response returned by the module.

JSON

{
  "response": {
    "advice": {
      "decision": "hit",
      "pep_candidate_score": 99,
      "pep_hit": "Full name and DOB matched",
      "sanctions_hit": "Not Available"
    },
    "outcome": "MATCH"
  }
}

PEPs and Sanctions Standard with Adverse Media

Performs PEP screening, sanctions screening, and adverse media screening in a single check, returning candidate scores for both PEP and sanctions matches. Requires the subject’s full name; gender, date of birth, and current address are optional but improve match accuracy and reduce false positives.

Capabilities

The module returns the following capabilities.

PEPs and sanctions results

The overall screening outcome. It’s hit when the subject matches a record in any screened dataset, not only PEP and sanctions lists. For example, a match against a disqualified directors list alone returns hit.

Value	Description
hit	PEPs and Sanctions Hit
no_hit	PEPs and Sanctions No Hit

Sanctions hit type

The specific combination of identity elements that produced a match against a sanctions list. The module checks against both the subject’s full name and any known alternate identity aliases associated with sanctioned individuals.

Value	Description
Full name, city and country matched	Full name, city and country matched
Full name, year of birth and country matched	Full name, year of birth and country matched
Full name, year of birth, city and country matched	Full name, year of birth, city and country matched
Full name and year of birth matched	Full name and year of birth matched
Full name, DOB and country matched	Full name, DOB and country matched
Full name, DOB, city and country matched	Full name, DOB, city and country matched
Full name and DOB matched	Full name and DOB matched
A match was found against the full name	A match was found against the full name
A match was found against a known alternate identity alias	A match was found against a known alternate identity alias
Identity alias, DOB, City and country matched	Identity alias, DOB, City and country matched
Identity alias, DOB and country matched	Identity alias, DOB and country matched
Identity alias and Year of birth matched	Identity alias and Year of birth matched
Identity alias, Year of birth, City and country matched	Identity alias, Year of birth, City and country matched
Identity alias, Year of birth and country matched	Identity alias, Year of birth and country matched
Identity alias, City and Country matched	Identity alias, City and Country matched
Identity alias and DOB matched	Identity alias and DOB matched
Not Available	Not available

Peps hit type

The specific combination of identity elements that produced a match against a PEP database. The module checks against both the subject’s full name and any known alternate identity aliases associated with PEP records.

Value	Description
Full name, city and country matched	Full name, city and country matched
Full name, year of birth and country matched	Full name, year of birth and country matched
Full name, year of birth, city and country matched	Full name, year of birth, city and country matched
Full name and year of birth matched	Full name and year of birth matched
Full name, DOB and country matched	Full name, DOB and country matched
Full name, DOB, city and country matched	Full name, DOB, city and country matched
Full name and DOB matched	Full name and DOB matched
A match was found against the full name	A match was found against the full name
A match was found against a known alternate identity alias	A match was found against a known alternate identity alias
Identity alias, DOB, City and country matched	Identity alias, DOB, City and country matched
Identity alias, DOB and country matched	Identity alias, DOB and country matched
Identity alias and Year of birth matched	Identity alias and Year of birth matched
Identity alias, Year of birth, City and country matched	Identity alias, Year of birth, City and country matched
Identity alias, Year of birth and country matched	Identity alias, Year of birth and country matched
Identity alias, City and Country matched	Identity alias, City and Country matched
Identity alias and DOB matched	Identity alias and DOB matched
Not Available	Not available

Adverse media hit type

The result of the adverse media screening, indicating whether negative media coverage was found that may be associated with the subject.

Value	Description
Match found for name	Match found for name
Not Available	Not available

Sanctions candidate score

A confidence score for the top sanctions match, indicating how closely the subject’s details correspond to the matched sanctions record. A higher score indicates greater confidence; a score of 0 indicates that no sanctions match was found.

Detail	Description
Type	Integer
Range	0–100
Default	0

PEP candidate score

A confidence score for the top PEP match, indicating how closely the subject’s details correspond to the matched PEP record. A higher score indicates greater confidence; a score of 0 indicates that no PEP match was found.

Detail	Description
Type	Integer
Range	0–100
Default	0

Decision score

A confidence score for the top match across all datasets. A higher score indicates greater confidence in the match, while a score of 0 indicates that no match was found.

Detail	Description
Type	Integer
Range	0–100
Default	0

Default outcomes

The module is pre-configured with the following default outcomes, which can be used in evaluation and routing logic within the journey designer.

Outcome	Condition	Description
MATCH	PEPs and sanctions results is hit	The subject matched a record in one or more of the screened datasets. Route to compliance review.
NO MATCH	PEPs and sanctions results is no_hit	No matches found. The journey can proceed.
ERROR	Default (no conditions matched)	The screening could not be completed.

Input payload

The following is a sample payload used to submit data to the PEPs and Sanctions Standard with Adverse Media module for processing.

JSON

{
  "context": {
    "subject": {
      "identity": {
        "currentAddress": {
          "country": "USA"
        },
        "dateOfBirth": "1984-05-14",
        "firstName": "Mark",
        "lastNames": [
          "Zuckerberg"
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

Field	Required	Description
FullName	Yes	The subject’s full name, including given and family names.
Gender	No	The subject’s gender.
DateOfBirth	No	The subject’s date of birth.
CurrentAddress/country	No	The country of the current address.
CurrentAddress/locality	No	The locality (town or city) of the current address.
CurrentAddress/lines	No	The full address as one or more free-form lines, used when structured address components are not available.

Sample response

The following is a sample response returned by the module.

JSON

{
  "response": {
    "advice": {
      "adverse_media_hit": "Match found for name",
      "decision": "hit",
      "pep_candidate_score": 0,
      "pep_hit": "Not Available",
      "sanction_candidate_score": 100,
      "sanctions_hit": "Full name, year of birth and country matched"
    },
    "outcome": "MATCH"
  }
}

PEPs and Sanctions Standard OGM Push

Registers a subject for ongoing monitoring without performing a screening check. Designed to be placed after the PEPs and Sanctions Standard variant so that subjects who pass the initial screening are automatically enrolled for continuous re-screening.

Capabilities

The module returns a single capability.

Sent to OGM

Indicates whether the subject’s details were successfully registered for ongoing monitoring, so the subject is continuously re-screened against updated PEP databases and sanctions lists.

Value	Description
true	The subject’s details have been sent to the ongoing monitoring service. The system will continuously re-screen the subject and flag any future PEP or sanctions matches.
false	The subject’s details were not sent to ongoing monitoring. This may indicate a system issue or a configuration problem. This is the default value.

Default outcomes

The module is pre-configured with the following default outcomes, which can be used in evaluation and routing logic within the journey designer.

Outcome	Condition	Description
Success	Sent to OGM is true	The subject was successfully registered for ongoing monitoring.
ERROR	Default (no conditions matched)	The OGM registration could not be completed.

Input payload

The following is a sample payload used to submit data to the PEPs and Sanctions Standard OGM Push module for processing.

JSON

{
  "context": {
    "config": {
      "worklistId": "invalidId"
    },
    "subject": {
      "identity": {
        "dateOfBirth": "1984-09-15",
        "firstName": "Henry Charles",
        "lastNames": [
          "Mountbatten-Windsor"
        ]
      },
      "uid": "a541850e-0274-4b03-8750-53acf708dd57"
    }
  }
}

Field	Required	Description
FullName	Yes	The subject’s full name, including given and family names.
Gender	No	The subject’s gender.
DateOfBirth	No	The subject’s date of birth.
CurrentAddress/country	No	The country of the current address.
CurrentAddress/locality	No	The locality (town or city) of the current address.
CurrentAddress/lines	No	The full address as one or more free-form lines, used when structured address components are not available.
UserId	No	A unique identifier for the subject within your system, used to correlate the request.

Sample response

The following is a sample response returned by the module.

JSON

{
  "response": {
    "advice": {},
    "outcome": "ERROR"
  }
}

US instance (Name and DOB)

Screens a subject in the United States against PEP databases and sanctions watchlists. Requires the subject’s full name and date of birth, and accepts current and previous addresses as optional inputs. Before you use this variant, GBG configures its screening settings for your organisation, such as the watchlists, countries, and match score.

Capabilities

PEPs and sanctions results

Overall Hit or No Hit

Value	Description
global.watch.list	PEPs and Sanctions Hit
global.watch.list.no.match	PEPs and Sanctions No Hit

PEPs and sanctions risk capabilities

Risk capabilities for DOB and Country

Value	Description
resultcode.pa.dob.match	PEPs and Sanctions DOB Match
resultcode.pa.dob.does.not.match	PEPs and Sanctions DOB Not Match
resultcode.pa.dob.not.available	PEPs and Sanctions DOB Not Available
resultcode.pa.country.match	PEPs and Sanctions Country Match
resultcode.pa.country.does.not.match	PEPs and Sanctions Country Does Not Match
resultcode.pa.country.not.available	PEPs and Sanctions Country Not Available

Subject restricted

Subject is under COPPA age limit and we legally can not do business with this individual.

Value	Description
resultcode.coppa.alert	COPPA Alert

Trust USA risk capabilities

Trust USA Risk Capabilities

Value	Description
ADDR4	Street Address w/ SSN4
ADDR	Street Address
IADDR4	Street Address w/ SSN4
IADDR	Street Address
IALTADDR	Alternate Street Address
IALT	Alternate Street Address
IBADDR	Business Address
IBDBA	Business DBA Name
IBDBANAME	Business DBA Name
IBFEIN	Business FEIN
IBNAME	Business Name
IDOC	Document Number
IEMAILDOM	Email Domain
IEMAIL	Email Address
IEMAILIADDR	Email Address w/ Input Street Address
IEMAILIIPADDR	Email Address w/ Input IP Address
IEMAILIPHONE	Email Address w/ Input Phone Number
IEMAILISSN9	Email Address w/ Input SSN9
IFIRST	First Name
IIPADDRIADDR	IP Address w/ Input Street Address
IIPADDR	IP Address
IIPADDRIPHONE	IP Address w/ Input Phone Number
IIPADDRISSN9	IP Address w/ Input SSN9
IIP	IP Address
ILAST	Last Name
ILNAME4	Last Name w/ SSN4
INAME2	First Name and Last Name
INAME4	Last Name and Street Address w/ SSN4
INAME	Last Name and Street Address
IPHONEIADDR	Phone Number w/ Input Street Address
IPHONEISSN9	Phone Number w/ Input SSN9
IPHONE	Phone Number
ISKU	SKU
ISNAME	Street Name
ISNBR	Street Number
ISSN4	SSN4
ISSN9	SSN9
ISTRNZIP	Street Name and ZIP Code
IZIP	ZIP Code
LDOC	Document Number
LFIRST	First Name
LLAST	Last Name
LNAME4	Last Name w/ SSN4
LPHONE	Phone Number
LSAC	Street Name and Unit Designation
LSNAME	Street Name
LSNBR	Street Number
LSSN4	SSN4
LSSN9	SSN9
LZIP	ZIP Code
NAME2	First Name and Last Name
NAME4	Last Name and Street Address w/ SSN4
NAME	Last Name and Street Address
PHONE	Phone Number
SSN9	SSN9
STRNZIP	Street Name and ZIP Code
pass	Pass
fail	Fail
refer	Refer

Trust USA result capabilities

Trust USA Result Capabilities

Value	Description
pass	Pass
fail	Fail
refer	Refer

Default outcomes

The following default outcomes are available for evaluation and routing in the Journey builder.

Outcome	Condition	Description
MATCH RESTRICTED	Subject Restricted is resultcode.coppa.alert	The subject is flagged as a minor under COPPA, so the screening result is restricted.
MATCH	PEPs and Sanctions Results is global.watch.list and Subject Restricted is none of resultcode.coppa.alert	The subject matches one or more global watch list records. Route to compliance review.
NO MATCH	PEPs and Sanctions Results is global.watch.list.no.match and Subject Restricted is none of resultcode.coppa.alert	The subject doesn’t match any global watch list records.
ERROR	Default, when no conditions matched	An unexpected error occurred, so the module couldn’t return a result.

Input payload

The following is a sample payload used to submit data to the US instance (Name and DOB) module for processing.

JSON

{
  "equalToFile": "peps-and-sanctions-dob-required-coppa-data.json"
}

Field	Required	Description
FullName	Yes	The subject’s full name, including given and family names.
DateOfBirth	Yes	The subject’s date of birth.
CurrentAddress/lines	No	The full address as one or more free-form lines, used when structured address components are not available.
CurrentAddress/premise	No	The premise (building name or number) of the current address.
CurrentAddress/thoroughfare	No	The street or thoroughfare of the current address.
CurrentAddress/building	No	The building name or number of the current address.
CurrentAddress/subBuilding	No	The sub-building (for example, flat or unit) of the current address.
CurrentAddress/locality	No	The locality (town or city) of the current address.
CurrentAddress/administrativeArea	No	The administrative area (for example, state, province, or county) of the current address.
CurrentAddress/dependentLocality	No	The dependent locality (a smaller area within the locality) of the current address.
CurrentAddress/postalCode	No	The postal or ZIP code of the current address.
CurrentAddress/country	No	The country of the current address.
PreviousAddresses	No	The subject’s previous residential addresses.

Sample response

The following is a sample response returned by the module.

JSON

{
  "response": {
    "advice": {
      "sanction_restricted_capabilities": [
        "resultcode.coppa.alert"
      ],
      "sanction_result_capabilities": [],
      "sanction_risk_capabilities": [],
      "trust_usa_result_capabilities": [],
      "trust_usa_risk_capabilities": []
    },
    "outcome": "MATCH RESTRICTED"
  }
}

US instance (Name Only)

Screens a subject in the United States against PEP databases and sanctions watchlists. Requires the subject’s full name, and accepts date of birth, current address, and previous addresses as optional inputs. Before you use this variant, GBG configures its screening settings for your organisation, such as the watchlists, countries, and match score.

Capabilities

PEPs and sanctions results

Overall Hit or No Hit

Value	Description
global.watch.list	PEPs and Sanctions Hit
global.watch.list.no.match	PEPs and Sanctions No Hit

PEPs and sanctions risk capabilities

Risk capabilities for DOB and Country

Value	Description
resultcode.pa.country.match	PEPs and Sanctions Country Match
resultcode.pa.country.does.not.match	PEPs and Sanctions Country Does Not Match
resultcode.pa.country.not.available	PEPs and Sanctions Country Not Available

Subject restricted

Subject is under COPPA age limit and we legally can not do business with this individual.

Value	Description
resultcode.coppa.alert	COPPA Alert

Trust USA risk capabilities

Trust USA Risk Capabilities

Value	Description
ADDR4	Street Address w/ SSN4
ADDR	Street Address
IADDR4	Street Address w/ SSN4
IADDR	Street Address
IALTADDR	Alternate Street Address
IALT	Alternate Street Address
IBADDR	Business Address
IBDBA	Business DBA Name
IBDBANAME	Business DBA Name
IBFEIN	Business FEIN
IBNAME	Business Name
IDOC	Document Number
IEMAILDOM	Email Domain
IEMAIL	Email Address
IEMAILIADDR	Email Address w/ Input Street Address
IEMAILIIPADDR	Email Address w/ Input IP Address
IEMAILIPHONE	Email Address w/ Input Phone Number
IEMAILISSN9	Email Address w/ Input SSN9
IFIRST	First Name
IIPADDRIADDR	IP Address w/ Input Street Address
IIPADDR	IP Address
IIPADDRIPHONE	IP Address w/ Input Phone Number
IIPADDRISSN9	IP Address w/ Input SSN9
IIP	IP Address
ILAST	Last Name
ILNAME4	Last Name w/ SSN4
INAME2	First Name and Last Name
INAME4	Last Name and Street Address w/ SSN4
INAME	Last Name and Street Address
IPHONEIADDR	Phone Number w/ Input Street Address
IPHONEISSN9	Phone Number w/ Input SSN9
IPHONE	Phone Number
ISKU	SKU
ISNAME	Street Name
ISNBR	Street Number
ISSN4	SSN4
ISSN9	SSN9
ISTRNZIP	Street Name and ZIP Code
IZIP	ZIP Code
LDOC	Document Number
LFIRST	First Name
LLAST	Last Name
LNAME4	Last Name w/ SSN4
LPHONE	Phone Number
LSAC	Street Name and Unit Designation
LSNAME	Street Name
LSNBR	Street Number
LSSN4	SSN4
LSSN9	SSN9
LZIP	ZIP Code
NAME2	First Name and Last Name
NAME4	Last Name and Street Address w/ SSN4
NAME	Last Name and Street Address
PHONE	Phone Number
SSN9	SSN9
STRNZIP	Street Name and ZIP Code
pass	Pass
fail	Fail
refer	Refer

Trust USA result capabilities

Trust USA Result Capabilities

Value	Description
pass	Pass
fail	Fail
refer	Refer

Default outcomes

The following default outcomes are available for evaluation and routing in the Journey builder.

Outcome	Condition	Description
MATCH RESTRICTED	Subject Restricted is resultcode.coppa.alert	The subject is flagged as a minor under COPPA, so the screening result is restricted.
MATCH	PEPs and Sanctions Results is global.watch.list and Subject Restricted is none of resultcode.coppa.alert	The subject matches one or more global watch list records. Route to compliance review.
NO MATCH	PEPs and Sanctions Results is global.watch.list.no.match and Subject Restricted is none of resultcode.coppa.alert	The subject doesn’t match any global watch list records.
ERROR	Default, when no conditions matched	An unexpected error occurred, so the module couldn’t return a result.

Input payload

The following is a sample payload used to submit data to the US instance (Name Only) module for processing.

JSON

{
  "equalToFile": "peps-and-sanctions-error-no-name-data.json"
}

Field	Required	Description
FullName	Yes	The subject’s full name, including given and family names.
DateOfBirth	No	The subject’s date of birth.
CurrentAddress/lines	No	The full address as one or more free-form lines, used when structured address components are not available.
CurrentAddress/premise	No	The premise (building name or number) of the current address.
CurrentAddress/thoroughfare	No	The street or thoroughfare of the current address.
CurrentAddress/building	No	The building name or number of the current address.
CurrentAddress/subBuilding	No	The sub-building (for example, flat or unit) of the current address.
CurrentAddress/locality	No	The locality (town or city) of the current address.
CurrentAddress/administrativeArea	No	The administrative area (for example, state, province, or county) of the current address.
CurrentAddress/dependentLocality	No	The dependent locality (a smaller area within the locality) of the current address.
CurrentAddress/postalCode	No	The postal or ZIP code of the current address.
CurrentAddress/country	No	The country of the current address.
PreviousAddresses	No	The subject’s previous residential addresses.

Sample response

The following is a sample response returned by the module.

JSON

{
  "response": {
    "advice": {},
    "outcome": "ERROR",
    "status": "error"
  }
}

PEPs and Sanctions Business Screening with Adverse Media

Screens a business against global watchlists and adverse media in a single check, covering sanctions, PEP association, state-owned enterprise status, profile of interest, regulatory enforcement and negative media coverage.

It returns an overall decision score and a match result for each screened dataset. It also returns the provider’s business classification, and whether any linked director, officer, or owner is itself listed. Requires the business name; country and locality are optional but narrow the search.

Capabilities

PEPs and sanctions results

The overall screening outcome, indicating whether the business matched any screened record.

Value	Description
hit	PEPs and Sanctions Hit
no_hit	PEPs and Sanctions No Hit

Decision score

A confidence score for the top match across all datasets. A higher score indicates greater confidence in the match, while a score of 0 indicates that no match was found.

Detail	Description
Type	Integer
Range	0–100
Default	0

Sanctions match at threshold

Whether a business matched a sanctions record at or above the configured matching threshold. Reports not_requested when the sanctions dataset was not part of the search, so a rule can tell ‘screened and clean’ from ‘never screened’.

Value	Description
match	Match at or above threshold
no_match	No match
not_requested	Dataset not requested

PEP association match at threshold

Whether a business matched a PEP-association record at or above the configured matching threshold. A business is never a politically exposed person in its own right, only connected to one. Reports not_requested when the PEP dataset was not part of the search.

Value	Description
match	Match at or above threshold
no_match	No match
not_requested	Dataset not requested

State-Owned enterprise match at threshold

Whether a business matched a state-owned enterprise record at or above the configured matching threshold. Reports not_requested when the SOE dataset was not part of the search.

Value	Description
match	Match at or above threshold
no_match	No match
not_requested	Dataset not requested

Insolvency match at threshold

Whether a business matched a formal insolvency record at or above the configured matching threshold. Reports not_requested when the insolvency dataset was not part of the search.

Value	Description
match	Match at or above threshold
no_match	No match
not_requested	Dataset not requested

Business type

The screening provider’s own classification of the matched business, passed through without modification. A business with more than one classification returns them as a comma-separated string, for example, Publicly-Traded Company,Bank. It’s None when the module finds no match or the matched profile carries no classification.

Value	Description
Vessel	Vessel
Aircraft	Aircraft
Terrorist Organisation	Terrorist Organisation
Organised Crime Group	Organised Crime Group
Militant Group	Militant Group
Shell Corporation	Shell Corporation
Sovereign Wealth Fund	Sovereign Wealth Fund
Government Body	Government Body
Political Party	Political Party
Civic Movement	Civic Movement
International Organisation	International Organisation
Other International Organisations	Other International Organisations
Non-Government Organisation	Non-Government Organisation
Charitable Organisation	Charitable Organisation
Professional Organisation	Professional Organisation
Privately-Held Company	Privately-Held Company
Publicly-Traded Company	Publicly-Traded Company
Trust Fund	Trust Fund
Bank	Bank
Cryptocurrency Business	Cryptocurrency Business
Gaming Business	Gaming Business
Non-Bank Financial Institution	Non-Bank Financial Institution
Designated Professional (Gatekeeper) Organisation	Designated Professional (Gatekeeper) Organisation
Website	Website
Fake Entity/Clone Company	Fake Entity/Clone Company
Apps/Applications	Apps/Applications
None	Not available

Linked party flagged

Indicates whether any director, officer, owner, or associated company of the matched business is itself on a screened list. When more than one applies, the module returns the values as a comma-separated string, for example, sanctioned_party,pep_party.

Value	Description
sanctioned_party	Sanctioned Linked Party
pep_party	PEP Linked Party
poi_party	Profile of Interest Linked Party
regulatory_enforcement_party	Regulatory Enforcement Linked Party
none	No Linked Party Flagged

Adverse media match at threshold

Whether a business matched an adverse media record at or above the configured matching threshold. Reports not_requested when the adverse media dataset was not part of the search.

Value	Description
match	Match at or above threshold
no_match	No match
not_requested	Dataset not requested

Default outcomes

The following default outcomes are available for evaluation and routing in the Journey builder.

Outcome	Condition	Description
MATCH	PEPs and sanctions results is hit	The business matched a record in one or more of the screened datasets. Route to compliance review.
NO MATCH	Default, when no conditions matched	No matches found. The journey can proceed.
ERROR	An error occurs during processing	The screening could not be completed.

Input payload

The following is a sample payload used to submit data to the PEPs and Sanctions Business Screening with Adverse Media module for processing. The config.datasets array sets which datasets the module screens. For the codes, see Dataset codes.

JSON

{
  "context": {
    "config": {
      "candidatesReturned": 3,
      "datasets": [
        "PEP",
        "SAN",
        "RRE",
        "POI",
        "REL",
        "INS",
        "SOE"
      ]
    },
    "subject": {
      "entities": [
        {
          "addresses": [
            {
              "country": "US"
            }
          ],
          "name": "Twitter",
          "type": "primary"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Field	Required	Description
PrimaryEntity	Yes	The primary business entity to screen.
PrimaryEntity/name	Yes	The registered name of the business entity.
EntityAddress	No	The registered or trading address of the business entity.
EntityAddress/country	No	The country of the business address, as an ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code, for example, "US".
EntityAddress/locality	No	The locality (town or city) of the business address.

Sample response

The following is a sample response returned by the module.

JSON

{
  "response": {
    "advice": {
      "business_type": "Privately-Held Company",
      "decision": "hit",
      "decision_score": 99,
      "insolvency_match_at_threshold": "no_match",
      "linked_party_flagged": "pep_party,poi_party,regulatory_enforcement_party",
      "linked_pep_match_at_threshold": "match",
      "sanctions_match_at_threshold": "no_match",
      "soe_match_at_threshold": "no_match"
    },
    "outcome": "MATCH"
  }
}

Input payload

The following is a sample payload used to screen an individual with the PEPs and Sanctions module. To screen a business, use the payload in the Business Screening with Adverse Media variant.

JSON

{
  "resourceId": "<resourceId>",
  "context": {
    "config": {
      "datasets": ["PEP", "SAN"]
    },
    "subject": {
      "identity": {
        "firstName": "<string>",
        "lastNames": ["<string>"],
        "dateOfBirth": "<YYYY-MM-DD>",
        "currentAddress": {
          "locality": "<string>",
          "country": "<ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code>"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Field	Required	Description
config.datasets	Yes	Specifies which screening datasets to run against, as an array of dataset codes. The module doesn’t screen datasets you leave out. For the codes, see Dataset codes.
identity.firstName	Yes	First name of the subject.
identity.lastNames	Yes	Array containing the last names of the subject.
identity.dateOfBirth	No	Date of birth in YYYY-MM-DD format.
identity.currentAddress.locality	No	Town or city of the subject’s current address.
identity.currentAddress.country	No	Country code in ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 format, for example, "GBR".

Dataset codes

config.datasets accepts the following codes. Each variant supports its own set of datasets, shown in the sample payload for that variant.

Code	Dataset
PEP	Politically Exposed Persons
SAN	Sanctions
RRE	Adverse media, also called reputational risk exposure
POI	Profiles of interest
REL	Regulatory enforcement lists
INS	Insolvency
SOE	State-owned enterprises
DD	Disqualified directors

A dataset you leave out isn’t screened. Variants that report a result per dataset return not_requested for it, so a rule can tell a clean result from a dataset that wasn’t screened.

Sample response

The following is a sample response for an individual who matched PEP and adverse media records. It comes from a variant with Ongoing Monitoring (OGM), such as UK Instance (with Adverse Media and OGM). That’s why it includes sent_to_ogm and the note match details.

Other variants return the fields documented in their own section.

JSON

{
  "response": {
    "advice": {
      "decision": "hit",
      "sanctions_hit": "Not Available",
      "pep_hit": "Full name and year of birth matched",
      "adverse_media_hit": "Match found for name",
      "sent_to_ogm": true,
      "pep_candidate_score": 99,
      "customDecision": null
    },
    "note": {
      "pep_match_details": [
        {
          "fullname": "Jonathan Edward William Clarke",
          "aliases": [
            "Jon Clarke",
            "Jonathan Clarke",
            "J.E.W. Clarke",
            "Jonathan W. Clarke"
          ],
          "addresses": [
            {
              "lines": ["12 Parliament Square"],
              "locality": "Westminster",
              "country": "GB",
              "superAdministrativeArea": "Greater London"
            },
            {
              "lines": ["4 Whitehall Court"],
              "locality": "London",
              "country": "GB",
              "superAdministrativeArea": "Greater London"
            }
          ],
          "dates": [
            {
              "type": "Birth",
              "date": "1971-03-22"
            }
          ],
          "tier": 2,
          "personId": 48821,
          "gender": "Male",
          "nationality": "GB - United Kingdom"
        }
      ],
      "adverse_media_match_details": {
        "sanctionsType": "NM",
        "subjectName": "Jonathan Edward Clarke",
        "inputName": "Jonathan Edward Clarke",
        "processedDate": "2025-11-04 09:23:11",
        "details": [
          {
            "sourceID": "1021",
            "subjectMatched": "Jonathan Clarke",
            "text": "Senior minister Jonathan Clarke faces questions over undisclosed property interests amid renewed calls for transparency in public office declarations.",
            "score": "97",
            "category": "ALLNM",
            "url": "https://www.fakenewsdaily.co.uk/politics/clarke-property-interests",
            "textHeading": "Senior minister Jonathan Clarke faces questions over undisclosed property interests",
            "newsOutlet": "fakenewsdaily.co.uk"
          },
          {
            "sourceID": "1022",
            "subjectMatched": "Jonathan Edward Clarke",
            "text": "A parliamentary inquiry has been launched following allegations that Jonathan Edward Clarke failed to register overseas financial interests in line with current conduct rules.",
            "score": "95",
            "category": "ALLNM",
            "url": "https://www.fakegazette.co.uk/news/parliamentary-inquiry-clarke",
            "textHeading": "Parliamentary inquiry launched over Clarke overseas financial interests",
            "newsOutlet": "fakegazette.co.uk"
          },
          {
            "sourceID": "1023",
            "subjectMatched": "Jon Clarke",
            "text": "Former trade secretary Jon Clarke has been linked to a lobbying firm that received government contracts during his tenure, according to documents obtained under freedom of information laws.",
            "score": "93",
            "category": "ALLNM",
            "url": "https://www.faketribune.co.uk/investigations/clarke-lobbying-contracts",
            "textHeading": "Former trade secretary linked to lobbying firm that received government contracts",
            "newsOutlet": "faketribune.co.uk"
          }
        ],
        "pageNumber": 1,
        "totalItems": 3,
        "totalPages": 1
      }
    },
    "outcome": "MATCH"
  }
}

Related guides and tutorials

The following guides and tutorials use this module or explain how to configure it.

Understanding the PEPs and Sanctions module

PEPs and Sanctions module overview.

API-first integration quickstart

Start journeys and submit data via the API.

Troubleshooting

Diagnose and resolve common issues.

How to use the Manual Review module in Go

Use manual review steps in GBG Go.