Setup

This section provides guidance on how to integrate AML Screening & Monitoring via our API.

Before you start integrating, make sure you have the following in place:

Prerequisites

You need your Fourthline API key.

Statuses

Set up handling for AML statuses.

Webhook

Set up a webhook and handling for AML notifications.

Configuration

Discuss with your implementation manager the following configuration options:

Configuration	Description
AML Screening	AML Screening for one-off screening included or not
AML Monitoring	AML Monitoring for daily screening included or not
AML Investigation	AML Investigation for Fourthline human agents to investigate potential hits included or not
Hit types	Which hit types to screen
AML clients	Create AML client profiles or use existing Fourthline `clientId`s
Sensitivity list	Create a sensitivity list for us to check during screening or not

Hit types

You can check for hits in the following sources:

Hit type	Description
`AdverseMedia`	Any mention in credible, open-access media sources relating to events that meet qualifying standards and definitions
`Enforcement`	Any legal penalty listed in sources published by government agencies, industry regulators, and disciplinary boards that meets qualifying standards and definitions
`PEP`	Any appearance in lists of individuals who act in one or more prominent, senior public functions, as well as their family members, and associates
`Sanctions`	Any public legal decree by a sovereign government or international/regional organization that imposes restrictive measures on a foreign state, entity, or individual to advance certain foreign-policy or national-security objectives

Note

We also return any hits we find in Other sources or watchlists.

User guide

AML client profiles

You can manage your AML client profiles using the following API requests:

Request	Description
Get AML client by our ID	Get an AML client profile using the Fourthline `id`.
Get AML client by your ID	Get an AML client profile using your `providerClientId`.
Update AML client	Update an AML client profile.
Deactivate AML client	Deactivate an AML client profile (no data is deleted).

Sensitivity list

You can upload your own sensitivity list of clients you don't want to do business with via our API. You determine how often you update the list and are responsible for the accuracy of the data.

Manage your sensitivity list using the following API requests:

Request	Description
Add sensitive client	Add a sensitive client profile to your list.
Update sensitive client	Update the details of a sensitive client profile.
Remove sensitive client	Remove a sensitive client profile from your list.
Get sensitive client	Get the profile of a specific sensitive client on your list.
Get all sensitive clients	Get the profiles of all sensitive clients on your list.

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