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Adverse Media Screening

Screen against thousands of global media sources for financial-crime and reputational risk before it reaches a watchlist.

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Catch the risk before it hits a list
→Media scan
Fraud
Corruption
Organized crime
Money laundering
Sanctions evasion
+ more categories
Screening resultClear
StatusNo Hit
SourcesThousands
ContextText + URL
CoverageGlobal
Real example
A marketplace seller passes KYC and every sanctions list, but adverse media surfaces a six-month-old wire-fraud indictment with the article text and source URL, months before any watchlist catches up.
Early detection
Surface investigations long before any formal listing.
Context per hit
Associated article text and a source URL for review.
Broad coverage
Fraud, corruption, organized crime and more.
✕ Without PayOS
Risk often surfaces in the news long before any formal listing.
✓ With PayOS
✓Early detection ✓Broad coverage ✓Context per hit ✓Reputation guard
Adverse-media screening adds an early-warning layer with source text and links.
Why it matters

Built to move the metrics you care about

Every signal returns before you authorize, so it shows up where it counts: approvals, fraud, compliance and conversion.

Early detection

Surface investigations before formal listing.

Broad coverage

Fraud, corruption, organized crime and more.

Context per hit

Associated text and a source URL for review.

Reputation guard

Avoid onboarding controversial individuals.

Real problems, solved before money moves.

The same signal set drops into the moments that decide an outcome, from checkout to payout to compliance review.

Enhanced due diligence
Add negative-news checks for high-risk customers.
Onboarding
Screen alongside identity in one call.
Ongoing monitoring
Catch new coverage over time.
Vendor risk
Screen key people at partners and vendors.