# Sanctions Screening
source: https://developer.mastercard.com/onboard-risk-check/documentation/data-providers/sanctions-screening/index.md

**Screening** of merchants or principal business owners on **sanctions lists** .  

* By cross-referencing provided identity details against certain Sanctions Lists, the Sanctions Screening functionality identifies any matches, indicating whether the entity or individuals are listed on one of the Sanctions Lists. This helps customers make informed decisions and avoid engaging with sanctioned entities, thus more effectively safeguarding their business interests and reputation.  

* By inputting 1) Merchant/Entity details or 2) Merchant/Entity \& Principal business owner details, this will generate the result if that merchant/entity or principal business owner is on a Global Watch List or Sanctions List.   

* What are the required input fields?   
  * For an Entity/Merchant search, the required fields are:
    1. Requesting ICA
    2. Business Name
    3. Country
  * Optional fields are:
    1. Address
    2. City
    3. State
    4. Postal Code
  * For an Entity/Merchant \& Principal Business Owner search, the required fields are:
    1. Requesting ICA
    2. Business Name
    3. Last Name
    4. Country
    5. Address
  * Optional fields are:
    1. First Name
    2. City
    3. State
    4. Postal Code
    5. Date of Birth

Note: The results are generated based off the information customer provided when inputting required data. More information inputted may yield a stronger match/relevancy score.

* What will be returned?
  1. **Match Status** signalling that the Entity or Principal Business Owner is listed on a Sanctions list.
  2. **Relevancy Score** indicating the precision of the hit and confidence level of the match.  
     a. Please note: The results displayed will be any relevancy score between 80-100% threshold.
  3. **Links to relevant content** : The Sanctions list and the link associated.