ScreeningHub

ScreeningHub checks people and companies against PEP, sanctions, law-enforcement and adverse-media watchlists through an API or hosted form. It suits fintechs and regulated teams building screening into their workflows. Its focus is screening rather than identity verification, so it is best treated as one part of a compliance stack.

Overview

Each response classifies a case as pass, review or hit, with confidence scores, matched records and an audit log. That gives compliance staff a clearer basis for routing cases than a bare lookup, though a match still calls for appropriate review rather than automatic conclusions.

Key features

ScreeningHub describes its matching as fuzzy, transliteration-aware and alias-aware, useful when names vary across languages or records. Coverage includes OFAC, EU consolidated, UK HMT, UN, Interpol and more than 30 national regimes, with lists refreshed within minutes of publication. This is a broad watchlist foundation, but the product remains focused on PEP, sanctions and adverse-media screening rather than identity verification.

REST endpoints, typed SDKs and a sandbox with realistic fixtures support integration and development; batch screening helps process larger sets, and selectable list management lets teams choose which sources to use. Growth and Enterprise add continuous rescreening, with a webhook when a previously cleared profile matches a new list version. That makes those tiers more suitable for ongoing monitoring than one-off checks.

An MCP server lets MCP-aware agents such as Claude, Cursor and Codex use ScreeningHub with an existing API key. Scopes, per-call audit trails, optional human approval for mutating tools and per-key rate limits provide controls around agent access; teams still need to configure those controls to suit their workflow.

EU data residency is available on every plan and is the Enterprise default. Enterprise also offers a single-tenant managed deployment. Pure on-premise installation is considered case by case, so organizations requiring a standard on-prem package should look elsewhere or confirm feasibility before committing.

Pricing

The Free tier costs nothing and allows 100 screens per month with no credit card required. It is a low-commitment way to evaluate basic screening, but the monthly cap limits production use.

Starter costs €79 a month for 2,500 screens, sanctions, PEP and adverse media screening, REST API access, hosted dashboard and audit-ready logs. Email support is included, and additional screens cost €0.04 each. Its pilot and early-stage fintech positioning fits modest volumes; the quota and per-screen overage can become a constraint as usage grows. A free trial is also offered.

Growth costs €319 a month and includes 25,000 screens per month, ongoing monitoring for 10,000 profiles, webhooks, bulk batch screening, configurable match thresholds, a 99.9% uptime SLA and priority support. Additional screens cost €0.02 each. This is the practical step up for scaling fintechs and EMIs that need monitoring and larger throughput, though it costs more than four times Starter before overages.

Enterprise has custom pricing, with rates from €0.005 per screen at volume. It includes unlimited screens and profiles, EU residency, a single-tenant option, SSO / SCIM, role-based access, a dedicated success manager, custom DPA, a 99.99% SLA and quarterly model and data audits. Banks and regulated institutions are the intended fit; teams should weigh the custom commercial terms against the higher service and governance commitments.

Platforms

ScreeningHub is available through an API, as a self-hosted option and on the web. These routes suit teams integrating screening into software as well as those preferring a hosted form or managed deployment; pure on-premise installation is handled case by case.

Who it's for

Starter is aimed at pilots and early-stage fintechs, Growth at scaling fintechs and EMIs, and Enterprise at banks and regulated institutions. It is a strong fit when teams need auditable watchlist checks, developer integration or ongoing monitoring. Organizations seeking identity verification as part of the same product should pair it with a separate provider.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Pass, review and hit decisions include confidence scores, matched records and audit logs, giving teams useful context for case handling.
• Pros: Broad named-list coverage, frequent refreshes and alias- and transliteration-aware matching support cross-border screening.
• Pros: Growth and Enterprise combine monitoring with webhook alerts, while MCP access has explicit scopes, audit trails and approval controls.
• Cons: The Free tier's 100 monthly screens is too limited for substantial ongoing operations.
• Cons: Starter's 2,500-screen allowance and €0.04 overage make volume planning important.
• Cons: Identity verification is outside its scope, and pure on-premise deployment is not a standard option.

Alternatives

For a broader category comparison, see Sanctions Screening Software.

Choose OFACScreen if a 14-day trial with 25 searches, three users, five monitored names, CSV uploads up to 25 rows and REST API access is a better fit for a small evaluation. SanctionsScreening.io is another freemium API and web option, with a Pro plan at $29 a month.

Eastnets SafeWatch AML is a paid web-based alternative. LSEG Corporate Treasury Risk is a paid web option with pricing available by contacting sales. Moody’s Trade Credit offers paid API and web access to business credit reports, through enterprise subscriptions or pay-as-you-go.

OpenSanctions is worth considering for API, self-hosted and web access, with Screening API queries priced at €0.10, paid once. FinScan is a paid API, self-hosted and web alternative with pricing provided on request and a demo required. Napier Continuum is another paid API, self-hosted and web option; pricing is not shown and a demo is booked.

Verdict

ScreeningHub is a compelling choice for fintechs and regulated teams that want integrated, auditable watchlist screening with a clear path from pilots to continuous monitoring. Its strongest reasons to choose it are the combination of developer tools, broad list coverage and monitoring controls. Look elsewhere—or pair it with another provider—if identity verification is essential, a standard on-premise installation is mandatory, or the Free tier's small monthly allowance will not cover your needs.