Sanctions Sentry is an AI worker that autonomously screens transactions against 645+ global sanctions lists.
It enforces the 50% Rule through UBO analysis, reduces false positives by 75%, and maintains audit-ready compliance trails-protecting against $4.6B+ in annual industry fines.
What is Sanctions Sentry?
- Geopolitical Defense System. Global trade has become a geopolitical battlefield. In 2024 alone, trade compliance fines surged to $4.6 billion, with banking penalties increasing 522%. This agent acts as a digital firewall, cross-referencing customers against 645+ global sanctions lists that update every four hours.
- Context-Aware Screening. Unlike legacy tools using keyword matching that flag every "Smith" or "Ali," this agent uses NLP and graph analytics to understand context. It distinguishes legitimate customers from sanctioned entities by analyzing geographic data, business activities, and biometric markers-reducing false positives to fractions of a percent.
- 50% Rule Enforcement. Masters the "Shadow Rule" enforced by OFAC and BIS: any entity 50%+ owned by sanctioned persons is itself sanctioned by law. Integrates with corporate registries to map Ultimate Beneficial Ownership (UBO) structures instantly, identifying shell companies controlled by blocked persons.
- Continuous Vigilance. Screens entire customer and vendor databases 24/7. Flags new risks from regulatory updates like EU's 18th Sanctions Package or US semiconductor controls. Maintains immutable, timestamped audit trails proving "reasonable care" to regulators.
Replaces:
- Manual name checking via government portals and static watchlists.
- False positive adjudication consuming hours of compliance officer time.
- UBO research through manual corporate registry searches.
- Daily tracking of OFAC, BIS, UN, and EU sanctions list updates.
- Scattered screenshots and emails with centralized compliance logging.
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Why Sanctions Sentry?
- Eliminate False Positives. AI-driven screening delivers 75% productivity gains for compliance teams. Context-aware identity resolution reduces false alarms by orders of magnitude, allowing transaction volume scaling without linear headcount increases.
- Master the 50% Rule. Deep-tier recursive screening analyzes ownership percentages to identify blocked persons behind shell companies. With penalties hitting $216 million for indirect ownership violations, this capability is essential insurance against severe enforcement.
- Ensure Continuous Vigilance. Re-screens entire business ecosystem daily against 645+ global lists. Know immediately if a counterparty's status changes-freeze payments or stop shipments before goods cross borders.
- Protect Reputation and Liberty. With regulators pursuing individual liability for corporate officers, this agent enforces standardized screening that never sleeps. Mitigates "gross negligence" charges and protects against reputational devastation.
How It Works
Workflow Automation
How Sanctions Sentry integrates with your systems
Screens every incoming transaction against global denied party lists, applies the 50% ownership rule, and sends immediate compliance alerts on matches.
- Data Ingestion and Entity Resolution. Ingests data from ERP, CRM, or TMS. Extracts customer, vendor, bank, and forwarder details. Standardizes names and addresses, handling character variations in non-Latin scripts.
- Multi-List Screening and 50% Rule Analysis. Screens against OFAC, BIS, UN, EU, UK lists. Queries corporate registries to map UBOs. Calculates aggregate ownership to trigger 50% threshold flags.
- AI Adjudication and Contextual Scoring. Analyzes firmographic data (location, industry, DOB) to calculate risk scores. Autonomously clears low-risk alerts; blocks and escalates high-risk matches.
- Audit Logging and ERP Synchronization. Writes results to system of record. Generates immutable audit trails. Triggers "hard stops" in ERP for blocked entities.
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Deploy Sanctions Sentry to build a fortress around your global operations. Automate due diligence, master the 50% rule, and trade with confidence.
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Core Capabilities
Deep-Tier UBO Analysis
Uncovers hidden ownership structures to enforce the 50% Rule detecting blocked persons behind shell companies and subsidiaries.
False Positive Reduction
Utilizes context-aware NLP to distinguish legitimate partners from sanctioned entities reducing manual review volume by over 75 percent.
Continuous Watchlist Monitoring
Screens databases daily against 645+ global sanctions lists ensuring immediate reaction to new designations and regulatory changes.
Immutable Audit Generation
Creates timestamped reasoning logs for every screening decision to prove reasonable care and satisfy regulatory audits.
Who It's For
Dual-Use Technology Exporters
Deploy Sanctions Sentry to automate end-user verification for every shipment. The agent ensures that high-tech components are not sold to entities on the BIS Entity List, preventing inadvertent military diversion and avoiding multi-million dollar fines.
Financial Institutions
Use the worker to screen trade finance transactions in real-time. The agent validates beneficiaries against AML and sanctions lists before Letter of Credit issuance, reducing transaction risk and meeting strict banking compliance standards.
Global Logistics Providers
Implement the agent to screen shippers and consignees across millions of annual bookings. The automated throughput allows freight forwarders to maintain "Green Lane" security status without slowing down cargo velocity during peak seasons.
Value Outcomes
Productivity Efficiency
75% productivity gain
Liberate compliance teams from manual list checking. AI-driven screening delivers **75% productivity gains**, allowing staff to focus on complex investigations rather than routine clearance.
Risk Mitigation
100% rule coverage
Avoid catastrophic financial penalties. By catching indirect sanctions exposure via the 50% rule, the agent prevents violations that could lead to fines exceeding **$200 million**.
False Positive Reduction
<1% false positives
Streamline transaction flow by eliminating noise. Intelligent context analysis reduces false positive alerts to **fractions of a percent**, preventing unnecessary shipment holds.
Operational Speed
Real-time validation
Accelerate decision-making cycles. Automated screening provides real-time "Go/No-Go" decisions, ensuring that compliant orders are processed instantly without manual bottlenecks.
Strategic Value for Decision Makers
For the CFO
**Asset Protection & Cost Avoidance.** The Sanctions Sentry is our insurance policy against massive financial loss. With fines hitting $4.6 billion, a single violation can wipe out our quarterly profits. This agent prevents those losses while reducing the operational cost of compliance by 75%.
For the COO
**Velocity & Resilience.** Compliance delays kill supply chain velocity. This agent removes the friction of manual checks, ensuring compliant goods move instantly. It protects our supply chain from disruption by flagging risky suppliers before they are formally sanctioned.
For the Owner
**Legacy & Liberty.** This is about protecting the business and ourselves. In an era of strict liability, ignorance is not a defense. This AI worker provides the 24/7 vigilance required to ensure we never inadvertently trade with a bad actor, securing our reputation and our freedom.
Why Export Arena
Sanctions Sentry is not a standalone tool - it's part of Export Arena's AI & Automation Department as a Service. Pre-trained on global trade nuances, from HS codes to geopolitical risk, it delivers strategic insights tailored to C-suite decision-making. We provide resilience as a service.
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