Ownership risk
Screen who really owns the company.
A company can be clear while its owners are not. Verifex traverses the ownership chain, applies OFAC 50% rule logic, and screens beneficial owners against sanctions, PEP, and watchlist sources — preserving evidence of the ownership path you reviewed.
Free plan available · Dashboard and API · No sales call required to start.
Who it's for
Fintechs and payment compliance
Onboarding business customers where ownership exposure matters as much as the entity itself.
Legal and accounting AML teams
Identifying beneficial owners and directors for client and counterparty files.
Trade and logistics compliance
Checking ownership of carriers, brokers, and vendors before doing business.
What it does
- Traverses ownership relationships to surface beneficial owners.
- Applies OFAC 50% rule logic to flag indirect sanctions exposure.
- Screens identified owners against sanctions, PEP, and watchlist sources.
- Keeps ownership relationships distinct from risk records and records the path as evidence.
What it does not do
- Does not guarantee a complete ownership graph where source data is missing or undisclosed.
- Does not make a final sanctions determination for indirect ownership.
- Does not provide legal or compliance advice.
Use the dashboard first. Integrate the API when ready.
Look up a company's ownership context in the dashboard and screen the owners it surfaces.
Call the UBO endpoint to traverse ownership and the screen endpoint on each owner. SDKs for Python, Node.js, Go, and Rust.
curl -X POST https://api.verifex.dev/v1/screen \
-H "Authorization: Bearer vfx_your_api_key" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"name": "Beneficial Owner Name", "type": "person"}'Each ownership review records the chain you traversed, the OFAC 50% rule signals, the owners screened, the sources matched, a timestamp, and a request ID — so you can show how an ownership-risk decision was reached.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the OFAC 50% rule?
The OFAC 50% rule treats entities owned 50% or more, directly or indirectly, by sanctioned persons as themselves sanctioned — even if not separately listed. Verifex applies this logic when traversing ownership.
How does UBO screening differ from company screening?
Company screening checks the entity itself. UBO screening looks behind the entity to its beneficial owners and screens them, because a clear company can have sanctioned owners.
Is the ownership graph always complete?
No. Ownership data depends on disclosed and public sources. Where ownership is undisclosed, the graph may be incomplete, and Verifex records what was available at screening time.
Does a clear UBO result guarantee no ownership risk?
No. A clear result means no match was found in screened sources at screening time. Verifex provides screening infrastructure and data-derived results, not legal or compliance advice.
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Verifex provides screening infrastructure and data-derived results, not legal or compliance advice. A clear result means no match was found in screened sources at screening time.