FinScan vs OFACScreen

FinScan is an AML and sanctions-screening platform for organizations that need KYC checks, data quality controls, and precision matching. It screens sanctions, politically exposed persons, adverse media, payments, and watchlists. Before screening, its data-quality tools identify missing, inconsistent, or duplicate customer information. FinScan says its matching technology can reduce false positives by up to 80%. Deployment options include SaaS, on-premise, and hybrid setups. Processing supports real-time screening and batch work involving hundreds of millions of records. An open API can send results to web-services-enabled applications. Payment screening covers SWIFT, ISO 20022, SEPA, FedNow, Fedwire, ACH, and instant-payment flows. The product supports API access, batch screening, transaction screening, PEP screening, ongoing monitoring, and custom list management. Listed controls include AES-256 encryption at rest, TLS 1.3 in transit, role-based access control, and immutable audit logs. FinScan identifies banking, insurance, fintech, healthcare, real estate, wealth management, and government among its industries. It runs through API, self-hosted, and web platforms. Pricing is on request, with a demo required.

OFACScreen screens people and organizations against sanctions lists for US businesses. It covers eight sources: OFAC SDN and Non-SDN, BIS, UN, EU, UK OFSI, Canada SEMA and Swiss SECO. The lists refresh automatically each day, and fuzzy matching is designed to account for transliterations, aliases, alternate spellings and other name differences. Screening is available on the web or through a REST API, including on the trial; API batch requests can contain up to 100 names. Users can also upload CSV files, with row limits that depend on the plan. Saved names are checked daily, with email alerts for matches. Paid plans keep timestamped search records and allow CSV export of the audit trail. Free searches allow 25 searches per day per IP without an account or saved history. A one-time report is $9.99, paid once. Starter costs $49 a month billed annually, and the 14-day trial includes 25 searches, three users, five monitored names and API access. The privacy policy says audit logs stay for seven years and uploaded CSV files are deleted within 30 days.