Watchlist

A Watchlist in the context of financial regulation and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) is a consolidated list of individuals, entities, and jurisdictions identified by government bodies, international organizations, or regulatory agencies as posing a heightened risk due to their involvement in financial crime, terrorism, or other illicit activities. Financial institutions and designated non-financial businesses and professions (DNFBPs) are legally mandated to screen their customers and transactions against these lists to prevent the facilitation of money laundering, terrorist financing, and sanctions evasion.