Sanctions Screening Software
Sanctions screening that catches matches, not just names
Zyphe screens customers and counterparties against global sanctions and watchlists in real time, re-checks every profile daily, and keeps a per-decision audit trail your MLRO can defend, without storing a central honeypot of customer PII.
What is sanctions screening?
Sanctions screening checks customers and counterparties against the lists of people, entities and jurisdictions that governments and international bodies have designated, such as the OFAC, UN, EU and HM Treasury lists, so a firm does not transact with them or make funds available to them. It runs at onboarding, again whenever the lists change, and on transactions before they settle, because a party can be designated after the account is open.
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4.9/5 from 9 customer reviews
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“Zyphe has completely transformed how we handle KYC data, allowing us to seamlessly share identity information with other financial participants while ensuring that users retain full control over their personal data.”
Milo Guastamacchia · 5/5 Yooro CEO and Co-Founder -
“Zyphe has made a big difference in how we approach attendee verification and data security. With decentralized storage for greater privacy, AI-driven identity verification for global check-ins, and audit-ready KYC, we have managed to reduce how much PII we need to handle while having a better user experience. It is easier for us to comply with regulations like GDPR and CCPA.”
Kelvin Rolf · 5/5 Twotixx CEO and Co-Founder -
“As a non-custodial wallet, we require every user to complete KYC while also integrating with multiple regulated partners, each with their own compliance requirements. Zyphe gave us a centralized way to collect and manage user identity data while securely sharing it with our partners, significantly reducing friction throughout the onboarding journey.”
Gonzalo del Cerro · 5/5 Vesseo Head of Product -
“The KYB feature stands out with a good UI and a lot of information like UBO and financials. I also appreciate that their compliance features offset efforts from my compliance team, which is very helpful.”
Sam M. · 5/5 Executive, small business -
“I like the ease of use and the security that Zyphe provides. It has a clean user interface on both the admin and user side. The integrated one-click KYC feature makes the whole experience super fast. The initial setup was easy because they set up everything for me.”
Fausto D. · 5/5 Owner, mid-market business -
“The availability of the staff and the ease of integration.”
Alessandro R. · 5/5 CEO, small business -
“I use Zyphe's KYC service and agentic compliance service. My users can be verified in a seamless way, and we use their AI agents to support our compliance team. Zyphe was integrated in no time, just the time to open an account and install their SDK.”
Stefano D. · 5/5 CTO, small business -
“I think Zyphe is fantastic because of its user interface, which is really good when onboarding documentation. I also appreciate how it enables us to share KYC checks externally. And honestly, the support team is amazing.”
Ignacio P. · 4.5/5 Small business -
“I like that Zyphe provides an end-to-end solution for KYC, KYB, and AML case files, integrating seamlessly into our existing stack with documented audit trails for each decision. Additionally, I appreciate the excellent customer support that prompted us to switch from Onfido. The initial setup of Zyphe was super easy, which was a big plus.”
Gunja G. · 4.5/5 Senior Loan Processor, mid-market business
Global sanctions coverage at scale
Global sanctions, Politically Exposed Persons, and other monitoring lists
Local registries that Zyphe monitors continuously
The frequency that each user is checked against compliance lists
Sanctions screening built for real-world compliance
Screen against every major global watchlist in real time, with matching that catches evasion and a workflow that cuts false positives.
Global watchlist coverage
Screen customer and counterparty data against OFAC, UN, EU, HM Treasury and 100K+ global sanctions and watchlists to prevent prohibited transactions.
Real-time screening
Screen at onboarding and on transactions in real time, so prohibited parties are caught before a transaction settles.
Daily re-screening
Every customer is re-checked against updated lists every 24 hours, so newly sanctioned parties are flagged the moment they are listed.
Fuzzy & phonetic matching
Catch name variations, transliterations and deliberate misspellings designed to evade exact-match screening.
False-positive reduction
A risk-based approach and secondary identifiers narrow alerts to genuine matches, so analysts spend their time on real risk.
Audit-ready reporting
Every screening decision is logged with a defensible, exportable audit trail for examiners and your MLRO.
Sanctions screening in your existing workflow
Plug Zyphe into your onboarding and monitoring stack and configure screening rules to your risk appetite.
Plug screening into onboarding and transaction monitoring via webhooks and APIs, and configure lists and match thresholds to your risk appetite.
Customers and counterparties are screened against global lists in real time, with fuzzy matching and a risk-based score to surface genuine matches.
Profiles are re-checked against updated lists every 24 hours, and you are notified instantly when a customer appears on a new list.
Screen without becoming a honeypot
We're using blockchain-like technology to decentralize the storage of personal data, so you meet sanctions obligations without building a central store of customer PII.
Where data is stored, what is retained, and the audit status: the security and trust pageBetter compliance in 190+ Countries
Banking Secrecy Act
Enforces strict record-keeping and reporting requirements for financial institutions to prevent money laundering and financial crimes in the United States.
Anti-money Laundering Act
Establishes measures and responsibilities for financial intermediaries in Switzerland to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing.
Proceeds of Crime
Canadian regulation requiring financial institutions to detect, prevent, and report suspicious transactions related to criminal proceeds.
Terrorist Financing Act
Legislation enforcing measures in Canada to detect, prevent, and report financial activities linked to terrorist financing.
Anti-money Laundering
Australian regulation mandating financial entities implement robust compliance measures to detect, prevent, and report money laundering activities.
Counter-Terrorism Financing Act
Australian law ensuring financial institutions identify, monitor, and report activities related to financing of terrorism to maintain national and global security.
Integrate in as little as 15 minutes
curl -X POST https://verify.zyphe.com/v1/login_sessions \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer <API_KEY>' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"auth_type": "email"}'
Frequent Questions
Sanctions screening software checks your customers and counterparties against government and international watchlists such as OFAC, the UN, the EU and HM Treasury, so you do not transact with sanctioned individuals, entities or jurisdictions. Zyphe screens in real time and re-checks every profile daily.
Zyphe screens against 100,000+ global sanctions, Politically Exposed Person and watchlists, including the major regimes (OFAC, UN, EU, HM Treasury), and continuously monitors 240+ local registries.
Zyphe combines fuzzy and phonetic matching to catch evasion with a risk-based approach and secondary identifiers, so analysts review genuine matches instead of a flood of false alerts.
Zyphe screens on a privacy-first architecture that decentralizes identity storage, so you meet sanctions obligations without building a central honeypot of customer PII, unlike traditional providers that retain all screened data centrally.
Sanctions lists change without notice, so a check at onboarding alone leaves a gap that can run for months. Zyphe re-screens every customer profile every 24 hours, so a newly listed party is flagged the day the designation lands rather than at the next periodic review.
Yes, though the duties differ by jurisdiction. In the EU, crypto-asset service providers and payment service providers must screen the parties to a transfer under Regulation (EU) 2023/1113. In the US, money services businesses registered with FinCEN screen against OFAC lists. Zyphe screens customers and counterparties through the same API, so either runs one workflow for onboarding and for transfers.
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