What Sanction Scanner does

Sanction Scanner is an Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance technology provider offering API-first sanctions, PEP (Politically Exposed Persons), and watchlist screening. The company aggregates over 3,000 sanctions, PEP, and watchlists spanning 220+ countries and serves more than 800 clients globally across banking, fintech, crypto, payments, insurance, automotive, aviation, gaming, and e-commerce. The platform is built for programmatic integration, advertising sub-250ms API response times and 99.95% uptime, and is hosted on Microsoft Azure with ISO 27001, ISO 9001, and GDPR certifications.

The company's core product line is its FUSION unified platform launched in 2025, which consolidates sanctions/PEP screening, transaction monitoring, and risk management into a single workflow. Beyond the paid API, Sanction Scanner operates free compliance tools (screening, PEP, and adverse media checkers) that function as a top-of-funnel acquisition channel, converting self-serve users into enterprise contracts via quote-based pricing. Named customers include BMW, Stellantis, Zurich Insurance, Generali, Delivery Hero, Voodoo, Unity, Turk Telekom, QNB, Hepsiburada, Loomis, MyFatoorah, APMEX, Sisal, and Kuveyt Türk.

Founded circa 2019 and headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey with a London, UK office, Sanction Scanner operates as a private company (Sanction Scanner LTD). The company has not publicly disclosed funding rounds, revenue, or ownership structure, which limits external calibration of growth rate and capital efficiency.

Name

Sanction Scanner

Legal name

Sanction Scanner LTD

Website

https://sanctionscanner.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Sanction Scanner is an AML compliance technology provider offering API-first sanctions, PEP, and watchlist screening through its FUSION unified platform to 800+ clients across banking, fintech, crypto, payments, insurance, automotive, aviation, and gaming sectors worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

AML Compliance Software

NAICS

Investigation and Personal Background Check Services (561611), Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities (52232)

akta.pro primary industry

AML/CTF Transaction Monitoring & Case Management (FSAGAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sanctions Screening (OFAC/UN/EU) (FSAMAMAC), Sanctions & Watchlist Screening (FSAFAOAF), Case Management, Investigations & SAR/STR Filing (FSAMAMAF), Sanctions Screening & Watchlist/PEP Screening (Crypto) (FSADALAC), AML/Financial Crime for Securities (KYC, Sanctions, PEP) (FSACAJAE)

Keywords

• AML compliance software
• Sanctions screening
• Transaction monitoring
• Fraud detection platform
• KYB verification

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Subscription / Platform Licensing: Annual or multi-year subscription for access to the FUSION platform and its integrated modules (AML screening, transaction monitoring, fraud detection, KYB, customer risk assessment). Pricing tiers reflect data coverage, transaction volume, and module access. Quote-based for enterprise accounts.
2. Usage-based API Screening: API-based screening and monitoring consumed per transaction or per screened entity. Volume-based pricing for high-throughput customers such as fintechs, neobanks, and crypto exchanges.
3. Free Tools (Lead Generation): Free no-login screening tools (Sanction Check, PEP Check, Adverse Media Check, Crypto Address Checker, Country Risk Index, SWIFT/BIC Checker, Risk Exposure Calculator) drive top-of-funnel awareness and demo conversions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Sanction Scanner provides an AI-native unified risk intelligence platform (FUSION) that combines AML/sanctions/PEP/adverse media screening, real-time transaction monitoring, fraud detection, KYB, and customer risk assessment into a single integrated system. It serves regulated entities including banks, fintechs, neobanks, payment processors, crypto exchanges, and insurance companies via RESTful APIs and a compliance dashboard, supported by a global database of 3000+ sanctions/PEP/watchlists from 220+ countries.

Product overview

Sanction Scanner is an AI-native financial crime compliance platform offering a unified product architecture centered on the Fusion platform, which combines AML screening, transaction monitoring, fraud detection, KYB, and customer risk assessment with AI Agents into one integrated system. Supporting products include dedicated data feeds (Global Sanctions Data covering 3000+ lists from 220+ countries, PEP Database, and Adverse Media Data) and free tools (Sanction Check, PEP Check, Adverse Media Check, Crypto Address Checker, Country Risk Index, SWIFT/BIC Checker, Risk Exposure Calculator). The platform serves diverse industries including banking, payments, fintech, crypto, insurance, investment, lending, and more.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Fusion: Unified AI-Native Risk Platform combining AI-Native Screening, Transaction & Fraud Monitoring, and Customer Risk Assessment with AI Agents.

Products and services

• Fusion Unified AI-Native Risk Platform Unified AI-native risk platform combining AML screening, transaction monitoring, fraud detection, KYB and customer risk assessment with AI Agents into a single integrated system for regulated entities.
• AML Screening & Monitoring Real-time name, sanction, PEP and adverse media screening against 3000+ global sanctions, watchlists and PEP lists from 220+ countries with continuous automated re-screening for financial institutions.
• Transaction Monitoring Real-time transaction surveillance and anomaly detection for identifying suspicious financial activity patterns across customer accounts for banks, payment processors and fintechs.
• Transaction Screening Automated screening of transaction senders and receivers via API against sanctions lists and watchlists before payment processing.
• Fraud Detection AI-powered real-time fraud prevention using machine learning rules, behavioral analytics and alerting to detect and block fraudulent transactions.
• Know Your Business (KYB) Business verification solution to verify companies, identify ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs) and ensure corporate regulatory compliance.
• Customer Risk Assessment Risk-based scoring during customer onboarding based on profession, income, country and other risk factors to inform KYC decisions.
• Ongoing Monitoring Daily automated re-screening of entire customer portfolio to maintain continuous compliance as customer risk profiles change.
• Global Sanctions Data Consolidated database of 3000+ sanctions, PEP, wanted and watched lists from 220+ countries including UN, OFAC SDN, EU Financial Sanctions, UK HMT and 1000+ government lists.
• PEP Database Structured politically exposed persons dataset with Class 1 and Class 2 PEP classifications including position, country and date of birth.
• Adverse Media Data Comprehensive negative news intelligence feed from major news sources including BBC, NYT, Al Jazeera, CNN and NBC for reputational risk screening.

Quantifiable outcome

• Cut daily operational time by 62% (AirHelp case study)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers34 records

Segments12 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Microsoft AzurecoreTechnology or IntegrationSanction Scanner is powered by Azure cloud infrastructure, hosting its FUSION platform and all services on Microsoft Azure. This partnership provides the compute, storage, and security infrastructure supporting real-time screening, API uptime, and data processing at scale.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Jumio: Identity verification and KYC/AML platform combining biometric ID verification, screening, and ongoing monitoring for fintechs, banks, and crypto. Overlaps with Sanction Scanner's onboarding and customer screening offerings with comparable API-first positioning.
• Chainalysis: Blockchain analytics and compliance platform for crypto exchanges, VASPs, and regulators, including wallet screening, transaction monitoring, and Travel Rule compliance. Overlaps with Sanction Scanner's crypto compliance offerings and shared customer base of digital asset service providers.
• ComplyAdvantage: AI-native AML and sanctions screening platform offering real-time name/transaction screening, transaction monitoring, and customer risk scoring for banks, fintechs, and crypto firms. Closest direct competitor to Sanction Scanner in API-first AML, both targeting the same buyer with overlapping product surface.
• ThetaRay: AI-powered transaction monitoring and AML platform for banks and fintechs, focused on anomaly detection and false-positive reduction. Direct competitor in AI-native transaction monitoring and AML analytics serving the same regulated buyer base.
• Featurespace: Adaptive behavioral analytics platform for fraud and AML transaction monitoring, using machine learning to detect anomalies in real time. Direct competitor in AI-driven fraud detection and transaction monitoring within the FRAML convergence theme.
• Sumsub: All-in-one verification platform combining KYC, KYB, AML screening, transaction monitoring, and fraud prevention. Directly competes with Sanction Scanner across onboarding, AML, and crypto compliance, with strong PLG and crypto exchange positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Refinitiv World-Check (LSEG): Industry-leading KYC/sanctions data provider owned by London Stock Exchange Group, serving global financial institutions with deep watchlist, PEP, adverse media, and corporate registry coverage. Broader incumbent alternative with significantly deeper data assets and longer enterprise track record.
• LexisNexis Risk Solutions: Large-scale risk data and analytics provider with deep corporate registry, UBO, litigation, sanctions, and PEP data assets. Competes with Sanction Scanner primarily in enterprise financial services KYC/KYB and AML data layers rather than at the unified platform tier.
• Dow Jones Risk & Compliance: Premium provider of sanctions, PEP, adverse media, and beneficial ownership data sourced from Dow Jones newsroom. Competes on data depth and enterprise trust rather than unified platform pricing; broader incumbent alternative to Sanction Scanner's data products.
• NICE Actimize: Enterprise financial crime, AML, and fraud platform serving global tier-1 banks and capital markets firms. Broader incumbent alternative competing on enterprise-grade compliance, surveillance, and case management rather than on API-first agility.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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