Sanctions & PEP screening that finds the owner three layers up.

Name matching stops at the counterparty. We resolve every entity to its official registry record and screen the full ownership chain — directors, shareholders and UBOs — against global sanctions and PEP data.

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600M+Company profiles
200+Countries covered
Meridian Trade FZEScreening · entity, directors & UBO chain
SCREENING
Meridian Trade FZE
United Arab Emirates · Reg. 4415207 · Counterparty
Lists checkedOFAC · EU · UN · OFSI · SECO · DFAT · OSFI · MAS
Identity verifiedReg. 4415207 · registered address on file
Result0 matches
Meridian Holdings Ltd
Cyprus · HE 402118 · Owns 68% — verified by registry filing
A. ChristouClear — verified by DOB
M. PetrovClear — verified by DOB
D. VolkovTier 3 PEP · SOE board member · verified by DOB
Northline Capital JSC
Owns 100% of parent · Listed 2024 · UBO of record
List entryOFAC SDN · listed 2024
Ownership path100% → Meridian Holdings → 68% → counterparty
Combined sanctioned ownership68% — 50% rule triggered
50% rule:68%×100%=68%50% threshold
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50% rule triggered. Combined sanctioned ownership of 68% via a two-layer chain. A name-based screen of the counterparty returns clean.

Sources: official registry filings · OFAC SDN list · verified 07 Jul 2026

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entity · directors · shareholders · UBO chain
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Screening a name is guesswork. Screening a record isn't.

Legacy tools match strings and leave your analysts to clean up. We match legal entities — built on primary, government-sourced data from 400+ government registries.

Entity-resolved matching

Every candidate hit is disambiguated against official identifiers — registration number, incorporation date, registered address and, for individuals, date of birth where filed. Common-name noise is discounted automatically instead of landing in an analyst's queue.

Ownership-chain screening

A clean counterparty can still be controlled by a sanctioned entity three layers up. Parents, subsidiaries and ultimate beneficial owners are unfolded from registry filings — not self-reported data — and every one is screened, with 50% rule exposure computed from actual ownership percentages.

PEPs linked to their companies

Tiered PEP classification across 200+ countries, mapped to registry-recorded directorships and shareholdings. You don't just learn a person is politically exposed — you see exactly which entities in your book they own or direct.

Evidence on every decision

Each screening result carries its source list entry, source registry filing, match logic and timestamp. When a regulator asks "how do you know?", the answer is already in the file.

Name-based screening vs. registry-resolved screening

Global Database
Name-based tools
Match basis
Official identifiers — reg. number, DOB, address
Fuzzy string similarity
Ownership chain screening
Parents, subsidiaries and UBOs from registry filings
Counterparty only
50% rule exposure
Computed from registry ownership percentages
Manual calculation
PEP-to-company linkage
PEPs mapped to registry-recorded directorships and holdings
Standalone person lists
Evidence trail
Source registry, source list, filing date — audit-ready
Match score
Data provenance
Primary, government-sourced — 400+ registries, 200+ countries
Mixed third-party sources

Every list that matters. Every person who does.

Sanctions lists

Consolidated and refreshed continuously from official issuing bodies.
OFAC — United StatesSDN and Consolidated (Non-SDN) lists, US Treasury
European UnionConsolidated Financial Sanctions List
United NationsSecurity Council Consolidated List
UK — OFSI / HMTHM Treasury Consolidated List
National regimesSECO, DFAT, OSFI, MAS and other jurisdiction lists
Sectoral & enforcementSectoral programmes and regulatory enforcement lists

PEP data

Tiered classification across 200+ countries — linked to registry-recorded positions.
T1Heads of state & national government
T2Regional government & senior officials
T3State-owned enterprise executives & boards
RCARelatives & close associates
Current & former status, with datesMapped to directorships & holdings

The identity layer

What makes the matching work — the registry data underneath.
600M+company profiles with directors, shareholders & UBOs
400+government registries, retrieved at the source
200+countries with ownership & officer coverage
100%primary, government-sourced — straight from official filings

Add your portfolio once. We watch it 24/7.

Every counterparty, director and UBO — re-screened around the clock. When something changes, the alert lands with the evidence attached.

  • New list additions
  • Ownership changes — 50% rule recomputed
  • New PEP appointments
  • Webhook, email or platform delivery
Monitoring alertsWatching 0 entities · directors & UBOs included
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SANCTIONSNorthline Capital JSC added to OFAC SDN3 portfolio entities now carry indirect exposure via ownership — 50% rule recomputed
SourceOFAC SDN entry · listed 2024
Affected entitiesMeridian Trade FZE + 2 others
Combined sanctioned ownership68% — 50% rule triggered
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OWNERSHIPOwnership change — Meridian Holdings LtdStake in Meridian Trade FZE increased 44% → 68%, per new Cyprus registry filing
SourceCyprus registry · HE 402118 · filed 07 Jul 2026
Change44% → 68% shareholding
Exposure50% rule recomputed across chain
1h
PEP STATUSNew PEP appointment detectedD. Volkov appointed to a state-owned enterprise board — Tier 3 classification applied
SourceRegistry appointment record · verified by DOB
ClassificationTier 3 — SOE board member
Linked entityMeridian Holdings Ltd
6h
LIST UPDATEEU Consolidated list updatedPortfolio re-screened against 38 new entries — no new matches
New list entries38
Entities re-screened2,340
Result0 new matches
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Ask the question the way you'd ask an analyst.

Regis runs the full screen — entity, directors, ownership chain — from a single question, and answers with registry citations, not confidence scores.

  • Natural language screening across 600M+ company profiles
  • Every answer cites the source registry and source list
  • Batch screening and ongoing monitoring via API and webhooks
  • Available in the platform, Excel and the Global Database MCP connector
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RegisConnected to registry data
Is Meridian Trade FZE, its directors or UBOs sanctioned?
No direct match on the entity — but indirect exposure found. Meridian Trade FZE is 68% owned by Meridian Holdings Ltd (Cyprus), which is wholly owned by Northline Capital JSC, listed on the OFAC SDN list since 2024. The 50% rule is triggered at 68% combined sanctioned ownership. One director of the intermediate holding is a Tier 3 PEP (SOE board member), verified by date of birth.UAE registry · Reg. 4415207Cyprus registry · HE 402118OFAC SDN · 2024 entry

Screen the structure, not the string.

Bring your hardest counterparties to the call. We'll run them live — ownership chains, UBOs and all.

Before your risk committee asks, here are the answers.

How do you reduce false positives compared to our current tool?

Every candidate match is scored against official identifiers from the registry record — registration number, incorporation date, registered address and, for individuals, date of birth where filed. A "John Smith" hit that can't be reconciled with the record is discounted automatically instead of landing in an analyst's queue.

How is the 50% rule handled?

Ownership percentages come from registry filings, so combined sanctioned ownership is computed across the full chain — including exposure split across multiple sanctioned holders. Indirect exposure is flagged with the exact chain and percentages, ready for your escalation file.

Where does the data come from?

Company, officer and ownership data is primary and government-sourced, from 400+ government registries across 200+ countries. Sanctions data is consolidated from the official issuing bodies. Every data point carries its source and date.

Will this stand up to an audit or regulatory examination?

Every screening decision includes its evidence: the source list entry, the source registry filing, the match logic applied and a timestamp. Your audit file writes itself as your team works.

How does ongoing monitoring work?

Your portfolio is re-screened continuously. New list additions, changes in ownership structure and new PEP appointments among directors or UBOs generate alerts via webhook, email or the platform — so a counterparty that was clean at onboarding doesn't stay unwatched.

Can we test it against our own book?

Yes. Bring a sample of your counterparties to the demo — including ones your current tool cleared — and see what registry-resolved screening surfaces.