Stop Illicit Payments Before Money Moves

Screen transactions against global sanctions, crime and watchlists in real time. Catch threats in milliseconds, stay compliant and protect your business without slowing down payment flows.

Unauthorized transactions don’t wait — and neither should your payments screening

Reduce Compliance Risk With Instant Payment Screening

Screen Transactions in Milliseconds

  • Automatically block high-risk activity in-flight without adding friction to payment flows
  • Instantly screen the sender and receiver of every payment against global sanctions lists before funds move
  • Screen customers against first-party government-sourced sanctions lists that are updated in real time, avoiding stale and overpriced third-party data resellers
SEON dashboard showing instant transaction screening to block high-risk payments in real time.
SEON dashboard showing granular rules to block high-risk transactions and cross-border threats.

Block High-Risk Transactions with Precision

  • Set granular detection logic by selecting specific sanctions lists to instantly block high-risk payments
  • Detect and block transactions originating from IP addresses in high-risk countries, protecting your business from cross-border risks

Investigate and Escalate in One Dashboard

  • Review flagged payments with enriched fraud and AML context, plus associated custom signals in one view
  • Document decisions, add notes and assign escalations without switching tools
  • Maintain a complete audit trail for every review to support internal oversight and external audits
SEON dashboard showing case management with flagged payments, notes, and escalation options.

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Payment Screening FAQs

Does SEON support both incoming and outgoing payment screening?

Yes. You can screen both the sender and receiver of every transaction in real time. SEON checks against any list you need before funds are transferred, helping you catch risks regardless of payment direction.

How does SEON help reduce false positives in payment screening?

SEON’s alert trigger engine uses granular detection logic, allowing you to fine-tune how matches are flagged. You can select exact lists to screen transactions against and configure fuzzy matching to avoid noise, surfacing only the high-risk transactions that actually need review. You can also read more on how to reduce false positives in AML here.

Is SEON’s payment screening solution compliant with FATF and global AML regulations?

Yes. SEON’s payment screening supports compliance with FATF guidelines and AML regulations across jurisdictions. It helps meet requirements for identifying high-risk transactions, maintaining audit trails and acting on suspicious activity before settlement.

Can I investigate flagged payments directly within SEON’s dashboard?

Yes. Flagged transactions automatically appear as alerts in your dashboard, based on the detection logic and thresholds you configure. You can review context, document decisions, escalate alerts to a case and file regulatory reports all in one place.

Is SEON’s payment screening tool easy to integrate via API?

Yes. SEON offers a single API that gives you access to 900+ real-time fraud signals, alongside AML data sources, enabling you to assess risk at every stage of the customer journey, from registration monitoring and payment screening to transaction monitoring and regulatory reporting, all without managing multiple tools or integrations.