Adverse Media Monitoring
Surface negative news about your customers before it becomes your problem
The Problem
Negative media about customers — arrests, regulatory actions, investigations, fraud allegations — is a critical AML risk signal that standard database checks cannot capture. Manually monitoring news sources for thousands of customers is not feasible, and important signals are regularly missed.
Why It Matters
Negative media about customers — arrests, regulatory actions, investigations, fraud allegations — is a critical AML risk signal that standard database checks cannot capture. Manually monitoring news sources for thousands of customers is not feasible, and important signals are regularly missed.
How Verigo Solves It
VeriGo provides automated adverse media monitoring, scanning global news sources for mentions of your customers, beneficial owners, and key counterparties. Matches are surfaced through the compliance workflow for review, categorised by severity, and linked to the relevant customer record.
Key Benefits
Automated adverse media screening at customer onboarding and on an ongoing basis
Coverage of global news sources including Australian regulatory and court proceedings
Categories including financial crime, regulatory action, fraud, corruption, and criminal activity
Severity scoring to prioritise high-impact adverse media findings
Integration with customer risk profiles — adverse media automatically elevates risk rating
Compliance officer review workflow with decision documentation
Industry Examples
After completing initial KYC, VeriGo automatically runs an adverse media check, surfacing any relevant negative news before the customer relationship commences.
VeriGo continuously monitors news sources for customers in the portfolio, alerting compliance teams when new adverse media emerges that may warrant review or re-assessment.
For customers with elevated risk ratings, VeriGo applies more frequent adverse media monitoring cadences, ensuring material developments are caught promptly.
VeriGo surfaces regulatory actions, court orders, and AUSTRAC enforcement actions involving customers or their associated entities, triggering immediate compliance review.
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Surface adverse media about your customers systematically and early. Adjust risk ratings, trigger enhanced due diligence, or exit relationships before regulatory or reputational damage occurs.