What FATF expects from sanctions screening.
FATF Recommendations 6 and 7 require countries to freeze, without delay, the funds of people and entities designated by the UN Security Council for terrorism and proliferation financing. FATF describes without delay as ideally within hours of a designation.
What Recommendations 6 and 7 require
Countries implement UN targeted financial sanctions and require businesses in their markets to stop dealing with designated people and entities.
What without delay means in practice
The standard is hours, not the next quarterly review. Some countries also set a specific ceiling, such as 24 hours.
How OnSanctions helps
We check the UN list every 60 minutes. You rescreen an enrolled customer with the same API call, and every result names the dataset version.
Questions
- Is a one-time screen enough?
- No. A designation after onboarding is invisible until you screen again.
- Which list is the FATF baseline?
- The UN Security Council consolidated list.
- How often do you check it?
- Every 60 minutes, when the publisher file is available.
- Does OnSanctions freeze funds?
- No. We return the screening result. Your team decides whether to freeze, report or exit.
Screen your customers against the UN list and rescreen when it changes.
See every list we screen and how often it refreshes, check one name now with a quick check, or read the API reference to screen your whole customer base.