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OpenSanctions helps investigators find leads, allows companies to manage risk and enables technologists to build data-driven products.
1,483,344 entities · 186 data sources · updated · bulk data · screening tool
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Persons of interest data provides the key that helps analysts find evidence of corruption, money laundering and other criminal activity.Clean data and transparent process
Our open source data pipeline takes on the complex task of building a clean, de-duplicated, and well-understood dataset.Sources with global scope
We integrate data from 186 global sources, including official sanctions lists, data on politically exposed persons and entities of criminal interest.Use OpenSanctions to manage business risk
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Subscribe nowWe’re now ISO 27001 certified!
After several months of learning and preparation, OpenSanctions has passed its first independent audit to ensure our organisation’s adherence to the ISO 27001 standard for information security.
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· BeneficialOwnership · Graph · AnalyticsHow civil society organisations can use OpenSanctions to conduct screening checks
Many civil society organisations (CSOs) are required by their funders to conduct screening checks before they establish new relationships with contractors, new staff and other vendors.
· CSO · NonProfits · ScreeningOpenSanctions helps Guernsey FIU fight money laundering and drug trafficking
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· SARs · FIUThis was 2023 at OpenSanctions – plus what’s next!
As 2023 draws to a close, it’s time for us to reflect on our second year of operation - and to give you a little preview for our third.
· 2023 · Company
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Collections JSON
Collections are data distributions provided by OpenSanctions that combine entities from many sources based on a topic. Learn more...
Consolidated Sanctions
Consolidated list of sanctioned entities designated by different countries and international organisations. This can include military, trade and travel restrictions.
OpenSanctions Default
This distribution includes the data collected by OpenSanctions that meets quality standards and would be useful in a screening system or for investigative use.
Special interest collections contain selections of the data that are more specialised than the default collections.
| Name | Updates | Entities | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Know-Your-Business (KYB) Datasets | monthly | 86,427,189 | ||
| Open Ownership Datasets | weekly | 33,213,931 | ||
| Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) | daily | 541,526 | ||
| Sanctioned securities | daily | 471,961 | ||
| Warrants and Criminal Entities | daily | 207,818 | ||
