Criminal and mafia organisations often take root at a local level well before coming to light nationally or internationally. For this reason, local adverse media coverage is an essential tool for effective due diligence and for protecting the business.
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Our Data.
Dataware places paramount importance on specialized, high-quality data. Through its proprietary databases, WatchBase™ for AML, KYC and financial crime prevention, and BusinessBase™ for corporate intelligence, KYB and beneficial ownership analysis, Dataware provides organizations with reliable, structured and continuously updated information. By combining risk intelligence on individuals and entities with corporate ownership and relationship data, organizations can gain a more comprehensive understanding of their customers, counterparties and business networks, enabling more effective due diligence, risk assessment and compliance processes.
From KYB to AML: one integrated intelligence ecosystem
When combined with WatchBase™, BusinessBase™ enables organizations to connect corporate structures with AML, sanctions, adverse media, PEP and enforcement information, providing a comprehensive view of both direct and indirect risk exposures. This integrated approach supports faster onboarding, more effective due diligence and stronger compliance processes.
WatchBase™.
Our database WatchBase™ is designed to be flexible and adaptable to the needs of our clients. It can be used as single datasets or as a whole, exploiting all the advantages of linking and merging records from multiple datasets that refer to the same entity. By using Entity Resolution, we can create a more comprehensive and accurate view of the data, leading to more effective and accurate results.
Customization is possible, and we focus on meeting our customers' specific needs. By providing tailored solutions, we ensure that our clients receive the most effective and accurate results in Anti-Money Laundering compliance.
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Datasets in WatchBase™
Adverse Media
Designed to help you detect negative news and events linked to money laundering, terrorism, and illicit activities, including fraudulent financial activities or activities affecting human rights and the environment.
Adverse media linked to Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) is integrated with secondary identifiers from PEP Target Worldwide™ for a comprehensive view and reduced false positives.
PEPs
Collecting data strengthened by Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs), State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs), and Public Sector Entities (PSEs), related to subjects who have been entrusted with a prominent public function, their family members, and their close associates.
Due to PEP access to, or influence on, public funds, they are subject to a higher risk of being involved in corruption, bribery, or other financial illicit activities.
Local Politicians
Gathering data on individuals who hold political roles in local institutions.
This group of public officers may not meet the specific definition of PEPs, but they can still gain access to, and have influence on public funds.
Sanctions
Including national and international compulsory measures issued by international organizations, state and governmental or supranational authorities, published by the United Nations (UN), the Office for Foreign Assets Control of the United States of America (OFAC), and the European Union (EU). As the Russia-Ukraine war broke out, sanctions issued by international and national authorities against Russian and Byelorussian individuals and businesses were added.
Legal & Enforcement
Gathering lists of provisions and information issued by legal and enforcement agencies and authorities such as Central Banks and Financial Regulators. This dataset includes public watchlists and warning lists connected to illegal and improper activities, such as Most Wanted and Exclusion Lists.
This also provides specific information from international journalistic investigations, such as Panama, Paradise, and Pandora Papers.
Whitelists
Compiling information published by international and national authorities (such as supervisory and regulatory authorities) regarding individuals and entities entered in specific lists that meet certain compliance requirements (e.g., accredited, licensed, or authorised to operate in particular sectors).
Sanctions Live Screening.
Stay ahead of evolving sanctions lists with Live Screening—our real-time solution that ensures you're always checking against the most current data.
Instant Payments
For Payment Service Providers (PSPs), this is critical: instant payments demand instant compliance. Static or outdated data won’t cut it—regulators expect screening to reflect the latest global updates as they happen.
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Read our insight "Instant Payments: the importance of live sanctions screening".
Read moreBusinessBase™.
BusinessBase™ is Dataware's proprietary database designed to support Know Your Business (KYB), customer due diligence and third-party risk assessment processes. It provides access to structured corporate information, ownership data, shareholdings and beneficial ownership details, enabling organizations to understand who they are doing business with and identify potential risks hidden within complex corporate structures.
All the information you may need.
We integrate trusted third-party data sources to enhance your searches in commercial registers and Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBOs) registries. This ensures broader coverage, deeper insights, and more robust due diligence—all within a single, streamlined workflow.
External databases and UBOs
Effortlessly accessing a diverse range of internal and external databases, spanning both national and international sources, including commercial registries and UBO (Ultimate Beneficial Owner) registries.
Zefix
Zefix is the central index of Swiss Companies, it collects information from all the cantonal commercial registry databases and it is updated daily.
InfoCamere
InfoCamere manages the Registro Imprese, the official register of Italian companies available to citizens, businesses, professionals, and the Public Administration. It also enables access to Ultimate Beneficial Ownership information.
Companies House
Companies House serves as the executive agency of the British Government, overseeing the registration of companies, employing company registrars, and managing the incorporation of various types of companies across the United Kingdom.
INPI
INPI has been designated as the operator of the French national business register, a dematerialized register which merges the existing ones. Its purpose is to centralize and disseminate economic and legal information on companies.
Key information available
- Corporate registration data and company profiles
- Ownership and shareholding structures
- Ultimate Beneficial Owners (UBOs)
- Parent and subsidiary relationships
- Related companies and connected entities
- Corporate network visualization and relationship mapping
Benefits
- Accelerate KYB and onboarding activities
- Simplify UBO identification
- Understand complex ownership structures
- Detect indirect risks through corporate relationships
- Improve compliance, due diligence and risk assessment processes
- Reduce manual research and investigation time
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Access is only the beginning
Turning data into actionable intelligence
Having access to the right data is crucial — but true compliance intelligence comes from knowing how to use it. Understanding, contextualising and linking information allows you to transform raw data into meaningful insight, streamline investigations and elevate your AML operations from simple access to real decision intelligence.
Data is the foundation.
In every due diligence process, data are the cornerstone for identifying relevant datapoints and uncovering potential elements of risk. Whether it’s a politically exposed role, an adverse media event or a sanctioned entity, the quality and granularity of the underlying data determine the precision of screening and the reliability of outcomes.
From coverage to categorization.
We continuously invest in expanding coverage and refining categorization, ensuring that our datasets capture not only a global dimensions but also the local nuances that are critical in complex AML assessments. Our aim is to provide compliance professionals with structured, contextualized information that supports confident and timely decisions.
Making data linkable for real intelligence.
Beyond completeness, the real value lies in linkability — the ability to connect entities, relationships and events across multiple sources. By making our data inherently linkable, we enable users and software solutions to map networks, detect hidden connections and enhance risk profiling. This approach turns data into actionable intelligence, strengthening every stage of the compliance process.
Access Methods.
Flexible by design
We provide a complete suite of access methods for AML screenings and monitoring processes, designed to adapt to the operational and technological needs of any client:
- IT-free, web-based interface that enables quick and intuitive use without technical integration
- Comprehensive API to embed screenings and ongoing monitoring directly into your existing platforms and systems
- Bespoke solution tailored to support complex or highly regulated workflows, our infrastructure offers the flexibility and scalability required to ensure continuous compliance
This ensures that every organization—regardless of size or sector—can implement efficient, reliable, and regulatory-aligned AML procedures.