Screening service
Ongoing AML Screening Monitoring for the UAE
Customers who were clear at onboarding can appear on a sanctions list or in adverse news later. Ongoing monitoring rescreens your existing customers and alerts you to new matches.
Supports your UAE AML/CFT obligations
Screening records and audit trails help firms supervised by these UAE authorities evidence their checks. Your compliance team remains responsible for meeting your regulator's requirements.
CBUAE
Central Bank of the UAE
goAML
UAE FIU suspicious activity reporting
MoE
Ministry of Economy — DNFBP supervision
DFSA
Dubai Financial Services Authority
ADGM
Abu Dhabi Global Market
VARA
Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority
Who it's for
- Customer risk teams
- Banks
- Exchange houses
- Payment firms
- Large client portfolios
How it works
- 1
Prepare the portfolio
Agree the active customer records and identifiers included in rescreening.
- 2
Set triggers
Define the schedule and relevant data-change triggers for the chosen setup.
- 3
Rescreen records
Check the portfolio against relevant updated risk information.
- 4
Review changes
Investigate new or changed potential matches using the customer context.
- 5
Update decisions
Record outcomes and revise customer risk or follow-up actions where appropriate.
Key features
Portfolio rescreening
Revisit existing relationships rather than relying solely on onboarding checks.
Scheduled checks
Agree recurring screening frequency for your operating process.
Update triggers
Scope rescreening linked to relevant changes in risk data.
Changed-match review
Route new or changed potential matches for analyst assessment.
Customer history
Use prior review context when investigating subsequent alerts.
Control separation
Keep watchlist rescreening distinct from monitoring payment behaviour.
Ongoing screening is not transaction monitoring
| Ongoing screening | Transaction monitoring | |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | Customer exposure to risk data | Activity and payment behaviour |
| Inputs | Customer identifiers and updated risk profiles | Transaction records and customer context |
| Review | New or changed potential matches | Activity alerts and scenario results |
How ongoing screening works
Your customer file is screened on a schedule or whenever relevant risk data is updated. New potential matches are routed to reviewers.
- Scheduled or automatic rescreening
- Alerts only for new or changed matches
- Review history for each customer
Ongoing screening vs transaction monitoring
Ongoing screening watches who your customers are. Transaction monitoring watches what they do — patterns of payments and transfers. This page covers screening only.
Frequently asked questions
Does rescreening replace periodic customer due diligence?
No. Periodic due diligence may also require updated identity, ownership, business activity and risk information beyond watchlist checks.
What if our customer identifiers change?
Update the source record and ensure the revised details reach the screening workflow, with checks for duplicates and missing information.
How should we choose a rescreening frequency?
Consider applicable requirements, customer risk, data changes and operational capacity, then confirm supported schedules and triggers for the selected setup.
See it working on your own customer data
A short demo with our UAE team — no obligation.