Guides

Reference content on compliance and screening, explained based on the rules, without unnecessary legalese.

• Corporate ownership links and beneficial ownership What the QSA is, reverse ownership search, registration status and beneficial ownership, and why the ownership network matters in compliance.
• What is a PEP (Politically Exposed Person) Definition according to the FATF and Brazil's Central Bank Circular 3,978, why it requires enhanced due diligence and how to check.
• Watchlists and sanctions What sanctions are (OFAC, UN, EU, UK), INTERPOL and the national registers (CEIS, CNEP), and how to check them.
• What is AML/CFT (anti-money laundering) Brazil's Law 9,613/1998, who is obliged (Central Bank, COAF), the pillars and where list screening fits.
• What is digital onboarding (KYC) Remote identity verification: document capture, liveness and facial comparison, and what each step confirms.
• What the FATF and the Wolfsberg Group are The global anti-money-laundering standards and the screening best practices, and the difference between them.
• AML for accountants in Brazil Are accountants obligated to AML/COAF? CFC Resolution 1,530/2017, the non-occurrence report, and how to comply with screening and KYC.
• How to interpret the Screening response Complete manual for the POST /v1/screening response: status, risk_level, identity_class, hits, sources_checked, reverse QSA, and dossier.