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Step-by-step workflow for a robust sanctions check from data capture through disposition.
How to interpret scores, list metadata, and potential false positives in screening responses.
Secure webhook endpoints for compliance events, signature verification, and replay protection.
Diagnose timeouts, unexpected empty matches, and encoding problems in screening integrations.
Patterns for synchronous screening in onboarding, asynchronous batch remediation, and payment hooks.
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What is Sanctions Screening?
Definition of sanctions screening, who must perform it, and how it fits into AML and counter-terrorist financing programmes.
Getting StartedUnderstanding PEP Screening
What constitutes a PEP, regulatory expectations for enhanced due diligence, and how to tier PEP risk pragmatically.
Getting StartedAdverse Media Screening Basics
Introduction to negative news screening, categories of risk, and how to integrate media signals with list-based controls.
Getting StartedSetting Up Your Account
First steps after subscribing to PrimeGuardia: API keys, environments, quotas, and security hygiene.
API DocumentationAPI Authentication
How PrimeGuardia API authentication works, header formats, and common mistakes that break integrations.
API DocumentationMaking Your First API Call
Minimal request payload, interpreting match scores, and validating responses in sandbox before production traffic.
API DocumentationError Handling
Classify transient versus permanent API failures, implement backoff, and preserve compliance obligations during outages.
API DocumentationRate Limits and Quotas
Understand PrimeGuardia usage tiers, burst behaviour, and how to batch judiciously without breaching limits.
Compliance & RegulationsAML Compliance Guide
High-level AML pillars, risk-based approach, and how screening supports broader AML controls.
Compliance & RegulationsSanctions List Updates
Why timely list ingestion matters, how to evidence update SLAs, and coordination with product teams during geopolitical events.
Compliance & RegulationsRegulatory Requirements
Jurisdiction-agnostic overview of common legal themes: screening, reporting, and record-keeping.
Compliance & RegulationsBest Practices
Operational best practices for screening quality, analyst training, and programme testing.
Getting StartedHow to Perform a Sanctions Check
Step-by-step workflow for a robust sanctions check from data capture through disposition.
Getting StartedUnderstanding Match Results
How to interpret scores, list metadata, and potential false positives in screening responses.
API DocumentationSetting Up Webhooks
Secure webhook endpoints for compliance events, signature verification, and replay protection.
API DocumentationTroubleshooting Common Issues
Diagnose timeouts, unexpected empty matches, and encoding problems in screening integrations.
API DocumentationAPI Integration Examples
Patterns for synchronous screening in onboarding, asynchronous batch remediation, and payment hooks.