Watchlists

Verification responses contain two fields regarding the watchlists we have checked:

• inWatchLists - positive match
• outOfWatchlist - negative match

Positive matches

The positive matches are shown in the inWatchLists parameter in the verification response. It means that the individual/entity WAS FOUND on a watchlist. If your customer is suspected of being on a watchlist, it is up to you to confirm that the individual/entity is not the same as the one listed on the watchlist. You can do this by requesting additional details from your customer and comparing their information to the particular watchlist.

Note: The match may be a false positive as watchlists sometimes contain only partial information.

Negative matches

The negative matches are shown in the outOfWatchlist parameter in the verification response. It means that the individual/entity was NOT FOUND to be on a watchlist.

Sample watchlist response

{
    "name": "Jane ok Citizen",
    "verificationStatus": "verified",
    "verificationScore": 200,
    "verificationUuid": "77899836-423c-40d3-9462-2c7c560b69e3",
    "submissionStatus": "submitted",
    "timestamp": 1586048764,
    
    // The person WAS FOUND on these watchlists
    "inWatchLists": [
        {
            "method": "background",
            "name": "Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)",
            "officialUrl": "https://dfat.gov.au/international-relations/security/sanctions/pages/sanctions.aspx"
        },
        {
            "method": "background",
            "name": "Politically Exposed Persons (CIA)",
            "officialUrl": "https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/"
        },
        {
            "method": "background",
            "name": "U.S. Treasury - Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC SDN)",
            "officialUrl": "https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Pages/default.aspx"
        }
    ],
    
    // The person WAS NOT FOUND on these watchlists
    "outOfWatchLists": [
        {
            "method": "background",
            "name": "International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) Wanted Persons",
            "officialUrl": "https://www.interpol.int/How-we-work/Notices/View-Red-Notices"
        },
        {
            "method": "background",
            "name": "Canada Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI)",
            "officialUrl": "http://www.osfi-bsif.gc.ca/Eng/fi-if/amlc-clrpc/atf-fat/Pages/default.aspx"
        },
        {
            "method": "background",
            "name": "U.S. System for Award Management (SAM) Exclusions",
            "officialUrl": "https://www.sam.gov/SAM/"
        },
        // ...other results omitted
    ]
}

bronID Standard Watchlist Service