Compliance

AML/CFT Filter

Fewer false positives. Faster investigations. Defensible audit trails.

In development — prospect engagement open

The problem

Ninety percent false positives

Rule-based screening produces 90 to 96 percent false-positive alerts. A mid-size bank can need ten full-time investigators just to clear the noise before any genuine suspicious activity is examined, because static rules cannot distinguish context.

Alert fatigue from false positives

What it does

Sanctions matching that suppresses noise, not alerts

The filter screens each transaction and customer against a consolidated UN, OFAC, EU and UEMOA sanctions list using multi-field matching, then an AI layer tiers each alert: high-confidence blocks automatically, medium routes to an investigator with a case summary, low auto-closes with a full audit trail.

Tiered alert workflow

Regulatory alignment

The filter is designed to satisfy the functional requirements of UEMOA Instruction 01-2006 and its successors, GAFI Recommendation 10 (customer due diligence) and Recommendation 16 (wire transfer), and the Basel Committee's guidelines on sound management of risks related to money laundering and financing of terrorism. OFAC screening covers SDN, Consolidated Sanctions List, and sectoral lists.

Sanctions list updates are sourced from authoritative feeds and validated before ingestion. Update frequency is configurable per list — daily for OFAC and UN Security Council, monthly minimum for others — with fallback procedures and audit records for every update cycle.

Alert workflow and audit trail

Every alert generated, escalated, auto-closed, or manually resolved is written to an immutable audit log with timestamp, operator identity, decision rationale, and supporting evidence. The audit trail is designed to satisfy regulatory inspection requests without manual reconstruction.

The compliance dashboard shows real-time metrics: alerts generated, alerts auto-closed, alerts escalated, average investigation time, and false positive rate trend. These metrics are the inputs your compliance officer needs for the periodic reporting required under UEMOA and GAFI frameworks.

Integration

The filter is architected as a standalone module with read-only access to core banking transaction data. Integration interfaces are REST API for real-time screening and batch file exchange for end-of-day bulk processing. Both modes can operate in parallel, with real-time screening covering high-risk transaction types (cash over threshold, cross-border transfers to flagged jurisdictions) and batch covering the remainder.

Status and engagement

The AML/CFT Filter is in active development. We are engaging with financial institutions who have immediate screening requirements to shape the feature set and validate the regulatory coverage against their specific supervisory frameworks. If you operate under UEMOA supervision or are preparing for a GAFI mutual evaluation, contact us — your requirements will directly influence the roadmap.

Regulatory coverage

UEMOA GAFI OFAC Basel Committee ISO 27001

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