Compliance Screening. No Subscription Required.
NameScan gives you instant access to global PEP, sanctions, and adverse media screening. Pay only for the scans you run. Free credits are included in every account and refresh each month.
Getting Started
From Sign-Up to Screened in Minutes
No procurement process. No onboarding call. Create an account, get your free credits, and run your first scan straight away.
Create Your Account
Sign up in under a minute. No credit card required. Free monthly credits are added to your account automatically.
Run Your First Scan
Enter a name, company, or upload a file. Choose your scan type and the watchlist categories that fit your compliance needs.
Get Your Result
Results arrive in seconds. Download a PDF report for your records, or access results programmatically via the API.
Scan Types
Four Ways to Screen
NameScan covers individual screening, enhanced adverse media checks, business verification, and identity confirmation. Use one or all four.
Individual Screening
Screen any individual against 1,500+ global watchlists covering PEP lists, sanctions registers, and law enforcement databases. Results return in seconds.
- Global PEP coverage
- OFAC, UN, EU, HMT & more
- Match confidence scoring
- Downloadable PDF report
Enhanced Screening
Everything in Individual Screening, plus adverse media analysis across thousands of global news sources. Identifies negative coverage that watchlists alone may miss.
- All Sapphire checks included
- Adverse media from global press
- Categorised risk findings
- FRAUD · SANCTIONS · CRIME tags
Company Screening
Verify businesses against corporate registries, sanctions lists, and beneficial ownership records. Know who you are dealing with before the relationship starts.
- Entity sanctions screening
- UBO identification
- Registry verification
- Corporate structure checks
ID Verification
Verify identity documents against issuing authority records and run biometric liveness checks. Confirm that your customer is who they say they are.
- Passport & licence verification
- Biometric face matching
- Liveness detection
- DVS integration (AU/NZ)
Who It Is Built For
Compliance Screening for Every Sector
NameScan is used by professionals across industries where customer due diligence is a legal or commercial requirement but enterprise platform costs are not justified.
Legal & Accounting
Run fast due diligence checks on new clients without disrupting your onboarding process.
Real Estate
Screen buyers, sellers, and beneficial owners to meet AML obligations in property transactions.
Banking & Credit
Verify lower-volume customers and counterparties that fall outside enterprise platform thresholds.
Cryptocurrency
Meet VASP compliance requirements with fast, credible screening backed by certified data.
Insurance
Screen policyholders and claimants at onboarding and at renewal without adding manual overhead.
Fintech & Payments
Embed PAYG screening into your customer journey via API and pay only for the checks you run.
Enterprise-grade screening. No subscription required.
NameScan gives compliance teams and regulated businesses access to the same watchlist intelligence as MemberCheck — on a pay-as-you-go basis with no long-term commitment.
Developer API
Build Screening Into Your Product
The NameScan REST API gives developers direct access to every scan type. Integrate compliance checks into your onboarding flow, back office, or CRM without sending users to a separate platform.
RESTful API
Full REST API with JSON responses. Integrate NameScan directly into your onboarding workflow, CRM, or back office with a few lines of code.
Results in Milliseconds
Screen checks return programmatically in real time. Your application keeps moving without any manual wait.
Full Documentation
Detailed API reference, code samples in multiple languages, and a sandbox environment for testing before you go live.
Secure by Design
All requests are authenticated via API key. Data is encrypted in transit and at rest. ISO 27001 certified infrastructure.
# Screen an individual via NameScan API
curl -X POST \
"https://api.namescan.io/v3/" \
-H "api-key: YOUR_KEY" \
-d '{
"name": "Alessandro Costa",
"type": "sapphire",
"categories": ["pep", "sanctions"]
}'
# Response
{
"matches": 1,
"risk": "high",
"credits_remaining": 42
}
Choosing the Right Tool
NameScan vs MemberCheck
Both products use the same underlying compliance data. The difference is how you need to work with it.
Start with NameScan if…
You run checks occasionally, want no upfront commitment, or are evaluating compliance tooling for the first time.
- You screen fewer than a few hundred customers per month
- You need checks on demand, not on a regular schedule
- You want to pay per scan rather than subscribe
- Your team is small or you work independently
- You want to try the platform before committing to enterprise pricing
- You need a quick API integration without a long procurement process
Upgrade to MemberCheck if…
You need to monitor a growing customer base continuously, with unlimited team access and dedicated compliance support.
- You onboard and monitor hundreds or thousands of customers
- Daily automated re-screening is part of your AML programme
- Your team needs unlimited user seats without per-seat fees
- You require configurable matching thresholds for different risk segments
- You need batch file processing and workflow case management
- Dedicated support and SLAs are required by your compliance function
Trusted Globally
Trusted by Compliance Professionals in 130+ Countries
From sole traders entering regulated markets to boutique compliance consultancies managing client screening programmes, NameScan delivers institutional-grade results at accessible scale.
- Access to 1,500+ global watchlists including OFAC, UN, and regional sanctions
- ISO 27001 certified infrastructure with enterprise-grade data security
- API access for developers building compliance into their product workflows
- No setup fees, no minimum commitment, no lock-in
Certified & Compliant
Common Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
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Start Screening for Free Today
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