DAL’s matching system uses various criteria to identify potential matches between your entities and watchlist entities. The system calculates a match percentage score that indicates the strength of the match. The matching criteria and percentage thresholds are configurable via the DAL platform. Contact your administrator to adjust these settings according to your organization’s compliance requirements.

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Match Criteria

The system supports the following match criteria:

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Local Case Match Criteria

  • Name: Matches based on entity names

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Public Case Match Criteria

  • Sanctions: Matches against international sanctions lists. Configurable thresholds include match percentage, date of birth proximity, and location proximity settings.
  • PEPs: Matches against Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) databases. Configurable thresholds include match percentage, date of birth proximity, and location proximity settings.
  • News Media: Matches against news media sources for adverse media screening. Configurable settings include materiality threshold, entity risk threshold, event topics, publication date ranges, and publisher filters.

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Match Percentage

The match percentage is a score from 0-100 that indicates the confidence level of a match:

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Configuration

Match criteria and percentage thresholds can be configured through the DAL platform by your administrator. These settings allow you to:
  • Adjust sensitivity levels for different watchlist sources.
  • Set minimum percentage thresholds for automatic case creation.
For assistance with configuring match criteria and percentage thresholds, contact your DAL administrator.