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FinCrimeRadar
London, United Kingdom
What it is
FinCrimeRadar is a free web resource for financial crime screening, regulatory intelligence, practitioner guides and training for compliance professionals and students. Its screening tool searches sanctions lists, politically exposed person databases and adverse media sources using a live OpenSanctions dataset of over 1.2 million risk entities. Fuzzy name matching has an adjustable threshold, allowing users to set the balance between potential missed matches and false positives. Sanctions and PEP data includes official sources such as OFAC, UK, EU and UN lists; sanctions data is checked daily, with changes noted in a changelog. Adverse media searches recent English-language news from a limited set of feeds, roughly covering the last 12 months, and is neither curated nor comprehensive. Scenario Lab offers interactive exercises on KYC and KYB investigations, fraud detection and risk scoring, but is not a certification. The Knowledge Hub provides guides across six compliance domains, along with simulators, typology tabs and quizzes. Screening queries are processed in real time and are not stored, logged, analysed or shared by FinCrimeRadar. The tool is educational and not a substitute for regulated commercial screening or the sole basis for compliance decisions.
For and against
For
- Free screening requires no sign-up
- Sanctions data is checked daily
- Adjustable fuzzy matching threshold
- Scenario Lab and Knowledge Hub are free
Against
- Adverse media coverage is limited and not comprehensive
- Does not monitor a saved list of names
- Screening must not be the sole basis for compliance decisions
The verdict
FinCrimeRadar combines educational screening with training and practitioner guidance at no cost. Its coverage limits and educational-use restriction matter when deciding how to use screening results.
Who it suits
FinCrimeRadar is intended for compliance professionals and students seeking free screening and learning resources. Its screening tool is educational, not a replacement for regulated commercial screening or a sole basis for compliance decisions.
Plans and prices
Free
All platform features free · screening requires no sign-up · API free for educational use
Read 7 Oct 2026 · fincrimeradar.org
On the record
- Adverse media limits
- The adverse media check searches recent English-language news from a limited set of feeds, roughly covering the last 12 months, and is not curated or comprehensive.fincrimeradar.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Compliance limitation
- FinCrimeRadar says its screening tool is educational and must not substitute for regulated commercial screening or serve as the sole basis for compliance decisions.fincrimeradar.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Data refresh
- Sanctions data is checked daily against the OpenSanctions feed, and changes are tracked in a daily changelog.fincrimeradar.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Data sources
- The screening dataset comes from OpenSanctions and includes sanctions and PEP data drawn from official sources including OFAC, UK, EU, and UN lists.fincrimeradar.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Knowledge Hub
- The Knowledge Hub offers free practitioner guides across six compliance domains, with simulators, typology tabs, and quizzes.fincrimeradar.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Maker
- The site was built by Pratik Zanke, a financial crime specialist and former Acting MLRO with around a decade of experience across international regulatory regimes.fincrimeradar.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Matching
- Name screening uses fuzzy matching with an adjustable threshold to balance potential missed matches against false positives.fincrimeradar.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Ongoing monitoring
- The tool does not monitor a saved list of names; each search reflects the data available when the search is run.fincrimeradar.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Screening queries are processed in real time and are not stored, logged, analysed, or shared by FinCrimeRadar.fincrimeradar.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- FinCrimeRadar provides free financial crime screening, regulatory intelligence, practitioner guides, and training tools for compliance professionals and students.fincrimeradar.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Screening
- The screening tool searches sanctions lists, PEP databases, and adverse media sources across a live OpenSanctions dataset of over 1.2 million risk entities.fincrimeradar.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Security
- The site says it uses HTTPS encryption, Cloudflare security protection, and system access controls.fincrimeradar.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker lists [email protected] for contact and privacy queries.fincrimeradar.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Training
- Scenario Lab is a free interactive trainer covering KYC and KYB investigations, fraud detection, and risk scoring; it is not a certification.fincrimeradar.org · read 7 Oct 2026
