ClearSanction ingests sanctions data from official publications issued by the relevant sanctions authorities. Explore the sources used in screening, understand how PEP and wallet data differ, and follow the authoritative source links for independent verification.
Sanctions provenance, from official publication to source-referenced results.
Relevant sanctions authorities publish sanctions information.
ClearSanction ingests sanctions data from those official publications.
ClearSanction uses the ingested data when screening individuals, organisations, vessels and supported wallet addresses.
Potential Matches include source information so analysts can understand where the underlying record originated.
ClearSanction ingests sanctions data from official publications issued by the relevant sanctions authorities.
U.S. Department of the Treasury — Office of Foreign Assets Control
The primary US sanctions list, covering individuals, entities and vessels designated under US sanctions programmes.
View official sourceUK Government — Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
The UK Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to UK financial sanctions.
View official sourceUnited Nations Security Council
The consolidated list of individuals and entities subject to measures imposed by UN Security Council resolutions.
View official sourceEuropean Union — European External Action Service
The consolidated list of persons, groups and entities subject to EU financial sanctions.
View official sourceAustralian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Australia's consolidated sanctions list, including UN-derived obligations and Australia's autonomous sanctions.
View official sourceGlobal Affairs Canada
Canada's autonomous sanctions list maintained under the Special Economic Measures Act and related legislation.
View official sourcePublic-office information used as part of PEP screening.
ClearSanction uses public-office information sourced from Wikidata as part of PEP screening. Unlike sanctions data, PEP information does not come from a single official consolidated government list. It is presented as part of screening to support analyst review and does not itself determine customer risk.
Wallet Screening checks addresses against the OFAC SDN List.
Wallet Screening checks cryptocurrency addresses against digital-currency address identifiers published in the OFAC SDN List. A returned record is presented for review alongside its source information.
ClearSanction does not perform blockchain transaction analysis, trace funds, or automatically block transactions.
Contextual country information — not sanctions screening datasets.
Financial Action Task Force
Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring and High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action — contextual country information.
Basel Institute on Governance
A contextual country-level indicator of money-laundering and related financial-crime vulnerability.
Transparency International
Transparency International's measure of perceived public-sector corruption across countries.
Country Intelligence provides contextual information to support wider compliance assessment. These indicators do not alter Match Score, determine customer risk automatically, or replace an organisation's own risk framework. Learn about Country Intelligence
Screening speed and source update cadence are different things.
Source update cadence varies by authority. ClearSanction screening reflects the data available to the platform at the time of the search.
Understanding where a Potential Match originated.
ClearSanction retains source information alongside screening results so analysts can understand where a Potential Match originated. Audit Reports bring together available screening and review evidence to support a clear record of the process.
Common questions about ClearSanction data sources.
Sanctions data is ingested from official publications issued by the relevant sanctions authorities. Screening results include source references so you can understand where the underlying information originated.
Explore how ClearSanction screens against these sources, or discuss your compliance requirements with our team.
