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Global Sanctions Continuous Monitoring

With workforces increasingly spanning the globe, a one-time check on international activity may no longer be enough to protect your organization. Continuous global sanctions monitoring is a key component of a robust, end-to-end screening process.

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The basics of global sanctions monitoring

Our continuous monitoring solutions search millions of records worldwide to help determine whether someone in your organization has a known or suspected history of terrorism, money laundering, or drug operations, or is a Politically Exposed Person as designated by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

Continuous global sanctions monitoring helps you prevent reputational damage, prevent regulatory violations, and support compliance efforts.

Our solutions leverage more than 1,000* actively updated watchlists — including a broad range of individual watchlists and key sanctions sources — to provide extensive, international coverage.

Our continuous monitoring solutions can easily be integrated into a robust screening and verification program that covers your entire employee lifecycle.

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Whether candidates are based in the US or abroad, First Advantage’s global sanctions monitoring can help you address important anti-money laundering and terrorist financing regulations, including those set by the USA Patriot Act. Watchlists and sanctions lists monitored include:

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  • Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)
  • Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), including Denied Persons List, Unverified List, and Entity List
  • Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) Debarred Parties, including AECA Debarments
  • Council of the European Union, EU Terrorist List
  • Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Lists including FBI Most Wanted Lists

  • Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA)
  • International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) Red Notices
  • Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Designated Individuals and Entities Lists
  • Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Consolidated Non-SDN (Specially Designated National) List
  • OFAC Sanctions Lists
  • OFAC SDN List

  • Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, Nonproliferation Act Sanctions
  • Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Primary Money Laundering Concern (PMLC) Lists
  • Bureau of Counterterrorism and Countering Violent Extremism (CT), Terrorist Exclusion List
  • Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Unauthorized Banking List
  • United Nations Consolidated Sanctions List
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Why First Advantage?

Our advanced fulfillment systems will accelerate the turnaround times on your background criminal record checks. Approximately 90% of our U.S. criminal searches utilize intelligent automation to speed up the entire employment criminal background check process of searching for court records1.

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Frequently Asked Global Sanctions Monitoring Questions

Continuous global sanctions monitoring helps determine whether a person or entity appears on sanction lists available around the world. If your candidate is on a sanctions list, they may be subject to restrictions or prohibitions imposed by governments or international organizations.

Pre-hire screening provides a point-in-time view during hiring. Global sanctions monitoring continuously checks relevant sources after employment begins and alerts organizations to reportable changes over time.

Global sanctions monitoring looks at whether an individual is currently listed within a source database. If someone is currently on a source list, First Advantage will report the finding, regardless of when they were placed on the list.

Yes. Ongoing global sanctions monitoring can help companies address important anti-money laundering and terrorist financing regulations, including those set by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the USA Patriot Act, in addition to covering other sources that may be required for regulated industries.

Yes. Global sanctions monitoring leverages primary source data and verification processes.

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