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AML Controls with Tevuna’s Core Data Sanctions + UBO Screening

Case Study

European Fintech Firm Tightens AML Controls with Tevuna’s Core Data Sanctions + UBO Screening

About the Case Study
A fast-growing European fintech platform offering digital payment and currency exchange services was onboarding hundreds of small business clients each month, many from Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Middle East.

Inside the Case Study

1 The Challenge: Risk Hiding Behind “Clean” Names
2 Legacy System Weaknesses
3 The Tevuna Solution: Verified, Fast, Global Core Data
4 The Result: Compliance at Scale, Without the Bottlenecks
5 Why Tevuna Fit the Fintech Stack
6 Conclusion
The Challenge

Risk Hiding Behind “Clean” Names

A fast-growing European fintech platform offering digital payment and currency exchange services was onboarding hundreds of small business clients each month, many from Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Middle East.

Their internal compliance team, built to meet EU AML and sanctions requirements, relied on a combination of internal risk scoring, KYC tools, and vendor supplied registry data. But as the volume of clients grew, so did the blind spots, especially with shell companies, minimal disclosure entities, and overseas registries that weren’t indexed in their current systems.

Then it happened.

A client flagged for unusually large transactions turned out to be the front for a Belarussian logistics entity under indirect sanctions. The client’s official records showed no such connection, only a P.O. box and a nominee director. Their current tools showed “no issues.” But the risk was real, and potentially systemic.

The Problem

Legacy System Weaknesses

The fintech’s previous compliance workflow was built on good intentions but weak data. It involved:

  • Static Entity Screening: If a company wasn’t listed in their subscribed registry database, it was marked as “low risk” by default.
  • No Effective UBO Matching: Their tools couldn’t reliably extract or screen beneficial owners in less transparent jurisdictions, especially when entities used proxies or alternate spellings.
  • Manual Escalations: Every “unknown” result required an analyst to manually search foreign registries often relying on poor translations, incomplete filings, or informal intelligence.


This led to growing backlogs, frustrated compliance analysts, and increasing concern that their KYC/AML risk framework might not hold up in an audit.

The Tevuna Solution

Verified, Fast, Global Core Data

Tevuna Works: AI + Analyst Logic, at Machine Speed

The fintech’s compliance team turned to Tevuna for a faster, more reliable solution. They deployed Tevuna’s Core Data Sanctions + UBO Screening report across their onboarding and periodic review workflows.
Here’s what changed:

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Full Legal Entity Profiles, even where others showed “Not Found”:

Tevuna reconstructed base registry records from open-source databases, even for legal forms like “FZCO” or “Sole Proprietor” entities from high-risk regions.

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Sanctions Risk Embedded in Every Report:

Even when companies appeared “clean,” Tevuna flagged indirect links through directors, addresses, or historical names capturing signals legacy tools missed.

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Real-Time Verification:

Rather than waiting days or relying on translation tools, Tevuna’s AI pulled structured data from registries in local languages, translated and validated it, then delivered it in an audit-ready format in under 24 hours.

The Results

Compliance at Scale, Without the Bottlenecks

In the first 60 days:

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    Traceable & Transparent

    The fintech ran 2,100+ Core Data reports across new and existing clients.

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    Speed with Substance

    Average turnaround time per screening dropped from 2.5 days to under 6 hours.

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    AI-Driven for Accuracy

    Tevuna flagged 42 entities with hidden exposure—either through known affiliates, shared directors, or geographic ties to sanctioned regions (including Crimea, Donbas, and Syria)..

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    Trusted by Regulators

    Cost savings exceeded 78% versus their previous manual + outsourced vendor model.

Conclusion

Fast. Accurate. Documented.

For fintechs and financial institutions handling high-volume onboarding, visibility is everything. Tevuna’s Core Data Sanctions + UBO Screening solution gave this client the clarity they needed, without slowing down operations or bloating compliance costs.

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Built by experts in global sanctions enforcement, litigation, and corporate risk.
Tevuna Insights replaces the slow, fragmented world of manual research and stitched-together tools. Where legacy vendors stop at “raw data,” Tevuna delivers verified, court-ready intelligence, autonomously, at speed, and with zero guesswork.

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