Sanctions Screening Tiers

Applies to: Direct | Capture

Intellicheck offers eight sanction screening tiers. Each tier includes watchlist categories. Tier 1, the most basic tier, includes one watchlist category, the Office of Foreign Asset Control. Generally, the higher the tier, the more comprehensive the watchlist categories. The following table shows a breakdown of watchlist categories included with each tier.

TierWatchlist Categories
1(Office of Foreign Asset Control)
2(Office of Foreign Asset Control) + (Office of Foreign Asset Control - Sanctions)
3(Office of Foreign Asset Control) + (Office of Foreign Asset Control - Sanctions) + (Regulatory) + (Criminal)
4(Office of Foreign Asset Control) + (Office of Foreign Asset Control - Sanctions) + (Regulatory) + (Criminal) + (Politically Exposed Person (PEP) – US/International)
5(Office of Foreign Asset Control) + (Office of Foreign Asset Control - Sanctions) + (Regulatory) + (Criminal) + (Politically Exposed Person (PEP) – US/International) + (Head of International Organizations)
6(Office of Foreign Asset Control) + (Office of Foreign Asset Control - Sanctions) + (Regulatory) + (Criminal) + (Politically Exposed Person (PEP) – US/International) + (Head of International Organizations) + (Politically Exposed Person (PEP) – All)
7(Office of Foreign Asset Control) + (Office of Foreign Asset Control - Sanctions) + (Regulatory) + (Criminal) + (High Risk Business List)
8(Office of Foreign Asset Control) + (Office of Foreign Asset Control - Sanctions) + (Regulatory) + (Criminal) + (Politically Exposed Person (PEP) – US/International) + (Head of International Organizations) + (High Risk Business List)

Each watchlist category is comprised of specific watchlists. For example, the Office of Foreign Assets Control category includes the following watchlists:

  • US Department of Treasury (NONSDNCONLST)
  • USA - OFAC - Specially Designated Nationals Consolidated List (SDN)
  • USA - OFAC – Non-SDN Consolidated List (NONSDNCONLST)

Specific watchlists are not shown in the table, and are subject to change based on Intellicheck negotiations with a third-party watchlist screening vendor. Contact Intellicheck support for currently available watchlists in each category.