Example Daily12 Mar 2025
Example Holdings director questioned over missing funds
Investigators are reviewing transfers made while the company…
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Adverse media
The news a sanctions list won’t carry
Search the news for negative coverage of a person or company — see how many articles mention them, how many are adverse, where the coverage comes from, and read the articles themselves.
Illustrative — fictional person, outlets and headlines.
The profile
Four numbers before you read a word
Every adverse-media result opens with a profile, so you know how much coverage there is and how much of it matters.
12
Total articles
How many articles mention the name.
3
Adverse mentions
How many of them are negative coverage.
Example Daily
Top sources
The outlets the coverage comes from most.
United Kingdom
Top locations
The places the coverage is about.
Illustrative values.
In the same search
Alongside sanctions and PEP, not instead of them
Tick adverse media with an individual or company search and both come back together, each in its own section — sanctions and PEP matches first, news coverage below.
- Its own kind of search, with its own price on your plan.
- Searched by name, for people and companies alike.
- Each article with its title, source, date, summary and a link to read it.
Illustrative — a fictional person.
Where it helps
When a list isn’t the whole story
Higher-risk onboarding
A customer with no sanctions or PEP match can still have been in the news for the wrong reasons. Check before you approve.
Large payouts and claims
Before a large payment or claim settles, see whether the recipient has been linked to fraud or crime in the press.
Partners and suppliers
Look beyond the lists at the companies you work with, and the people who run them.
Questions
What teams ask about adverse media
Something we haven’t covered? Ask us — we’ll answer for your case.
Is adverse media part of the AML search?
It’s its own kind of search, with its own price on your plan. On plans that include it, tick it with an individual or company search and both come back together, in separate sections.
Can we screen companies?
Yes. Adverse media is searched by name, so it works for people and companies alike.
Can we read the articles themselves?
Yes. Each article comes with its title, source, date, a summary and a link to the original, so you can judge the coverage yourself.
Do you watch the news for us continuously?
No. A search runs when you ask for one. Re-screen through the API on the schedule your policy sets.
More screening
Look beyond the lists
Talk to us about adding adverse media to your plan, or start on
the free plan with individual screening.