A politically exposed person (PEP) is an individual who is or has been entrusted with a prominent function. Many PEPs hold positions that can be abused for the purpose of laundering illicit funds or other predicate offences such as corruption or bribery.
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A Politically Exposed Person (PEP) is defined as an individual who holds or has held a prominent public position or is closely associated with such a person (family members, business partners, or other associates). As such, PEPs are considered high-risk individuals in the financial sector due to their potential ability to misuse their influence for personal gain through corruption, bribery, or ...
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We integrate data from 221 global sources, including official sanctions lists, data on politically exposed persons and entities of criminal interest.
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Identify politically exposed persons and assess the risk associated with them. Access a market leading PEP list for your politically exposed person checks.
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In basic terms, a Politically Exposed Person is someone who, through their prominent position or influence, is more susceptible to being involved in bribery or corruption.
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Access detailed PEP (Politically Exposed Persons) data from Sanction Database, designed for B2B businesses. Utilize comprehensive lists and advanced screening solutions to enhance risk management and regulatory compliance.
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A politically exposed person (PEP) is “an individual who is entrusted with prominent public function, other than as a middle-ranking or more junior official”. This includes all UK ministers, MPs, ambassadors, and supreme court judges.
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Stay compliant and mitigate risks with our politically exposed person list search and sanctions screening tool. Monitor chosen names and get instant reports. Suitable both for small and large businesses.
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A PEP check, also known as a PEP screening, involves checking government lists of politically exposed individuals to verify if the applicant is on the list or not. For anti-money laundering (AML) compliance procedures to be carried out as effectively as possible, especially in banks and other financial institutions, this screening is essential.
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FREE PEP CHECK. Scan for Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) and their Relatives and Close Associates (RCAs) against our Proprietary Database. Free checks are screened against our Emerald data which is updated on a daily basis.
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Examples of politically exposed persons include: Heads of government or heads of state. Senior politicians and government officials. Top military or judicial officials. Senior executives of government owned organisations. High ranking political party members.
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Browse and search sanctions data. Use the research tool to search the OpenSanctions dataset, including sanctioned people and companies, politically exposed persons and wanted criminals from around the world.
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Searching the UK Sanctions List. You can search for individuals, entities and ships designated or specified under regulations made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 by using...
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Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) refer to individuals who are or have been entrusted with a prominent public function, either domestically or internationally. Such persons can include high-ranking officials, politicians, and their immediate family members or close associates.
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Politically exposed persons (PEPs) are individuals around the world with “prominent public functions”. Obvious examples are Government Ministers and Members of Parliament. The law recognises the risk of PEPs abusing their positions for private gain and using the financial system to launder the proceeds of this abuse.
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In basic terms, a Politically Exposed Person is someone who, through their prominent position or influence, is more susceptible to being involved in bribery or corruption. In addition, any close business associate or family member of such a person will also be deemed as being a risk, and therefore could also be added to the PEP list.
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Multi-firm reviews First published: 18/07/2024 Last updated: 18/07/2024. This review sets out our findings on how effectively firms are following our current Guidance on the treatment of politically exposed persons (PEPs) for anti money-laundering purposes. The review aims to: consider if our current Guidance remains appropriate.
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Our global PEP list of over 2.3 million Politically Exposed Persons and foreign officials, will help you understand the risk associated with an individual.
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A politically exposed person (PEP) is someone who has been appointed by a community institution, an international body or a state (including the UK) to a high-profile position within the last 12 months. The main aim of applying additional scrutiny to work involving PEPs is to mitigate the risk that the proceeds of bribery and corruption may be ...
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This collection contains data about politically exposed persons (PEPs) from multiple sources. We include lists of office-holders both directly from official sources like governments and also from third-party sources that have been aggregated by other organizations.
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The full list. The list of people who should be treated as PEPs comprises: heads of state, heads of government, ministers and deputy or assistant ministers; members of parliament or of similar legislative bodies; members of the governing bodies of political parties;
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Politically exposed persons (PEPs) are individuals whose prominent position in public life may make them vulnerable to corruption. The definition extends to immediate family members and known close associates.
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Politically exposed persons can pose severe risks to businesses. Learn more about PEPs & how to mitigate the reputational & transactional risks they present.
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