Lux Financial

Sanctions Screening

Real-time screening against 25+ global sanctions lists with detailed match explanations.

Sanctions Screening

Real-time screening against 25+ global sanctions and watchlists with detailed match explanations.

Data Sources

RegionLists
United StatesOFAC SDN, OFAC Consolidated, BIS Entity, DPL
European UnionEU Financial Sanctions (FSF)
United KingdomOFSI Consolidated List
United NationsUN Security Council Consolidated
InternationalINTERPOL Red Notices, World Bank Debarment
Asia-PacificMAS (Singapore), AUSTRAC (Australia), JAFIC (Japan)
AmericasFINTRAC (Canada), UIF (Mexico)

Screen an Entity

POST /v0/sanctions/screen
{
  "name": "John Smith",
  "date_of_birth": "1980-05-15",
  "country": "US",
  "type": "individual"
}

Response

{
  "id": "scr_abc123",
  "object": "screening",
  "status": "clear",
  "match_count": 0,
  "matches": [],
  "screened_at": "2026-01-15T10:00:00.000Z",
  "data_sources_checked": 25
}

Match Response

{
  "id": "scr_def456",
  "status": "potential_match",
  "match_count": 1,
  "matches": [
    {
      "score": 0.85,
      "source": "ofac_sdn",
      "source_name": "OFAC SDN List",
      "matched_name": "SMITH, John Michael",
      "match_type": "name_fuzzy",
      "entity_type": "individual",
      "sanctions_programs": ["SDGT", "IRAN"],
      "listed_on": "2020-03-15",
      "remarks": "DOB 15 May 1980; nationality United States"
    }
  ]
}

Batch Screening

POST /v0/sanctions/screen/batch
{
  "entities": [
    { "name": "John Smith", "type": "individual", "country": "US" },
    { "name": "Acme Corp", "type": "business", "country": "GB" }
  ]
}

Retrieve Screening

GET /v0/sanctions/screenings/{screening_id}
GET /v0/sanctions/screenings                  # List all screenings

Webhook Events

{
  "event": "screening.completed",
  "data": {
    "screening_id": "scr_abc123",
    "status": "clear",
    "customer_id": "cus_xyz789"
  }
}

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