AML screening in KYC Protect checks individuals or businesses against key risk datasets including sanctions, PEPs, adverse media, enforcement lists, state‑owned enterprises, profiles of interest, disqualified directors, and UK insolvency records. This helps you quickly identify potential financial crime or compliance risks and supports accurate, well‑documented due diligence.


To learn how to AML Screen a Compliance Profile in Salesforce, please view this interactive demonstration. You can also follow the below steps: 


  1. In the Salesforce dashboard, click on the Compliance tab 
  2. Select your Compliance Profile 
  3. In the profile, click on the AML Screen button in the top right corner 
  4. You will get a pop up box to select the Key Parties you would like to screen
  5. If you have already screened this profile, you can use the toggle at the top of the box to overwrite existing searches 
  6. Once you have selected the Key Parties, click the blue Next button 
  7. On the next page, configure your screening parameters. If you have already configured your parameters in your settings, then these will already be pre-populated for you. You can edit these settings if you need to 
  8. Once you have set your screening parameters, click the blue Confirm button 
  9. The screening process will now begin. Your profile page will show that these are processing. Depending on the amount of Key Parties being screened, this may take a few minutes 
  10. Refresh the page until the results are ready 
  11. If any Key Parties need reviewing, this will show up in the profile. They will have a note on their card saying "Action Required" 
  12. Click on View on the Key Party you would like to review 
  13. A pop-up box will appear. The top box will show you the screening parameters 
  14. The list of potential matches will show below 
  15. Use the tick or cross function to confirm the matches, or to identify them as false positives 
  16. Once you have confirmed your true matches and false positives, when you click into the relevant tabs, the results will be immediately updated 
  17. If you would like to Monitor this Key Party, please view this article
  18. If you have finished screening the Key Party, and you don't want to Monitor them, you can close the window 
  19. The Key Party card will show as "Reviewed" and the true matches and false positives will be shown in the card