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Sanctions & Jurisdiction Risk Checker — FATF, EU & OFAC
Check FATF high-risk jurisdictions and EU AML high-risk third countries, plus an indicative name search against the official EU and OFAC sanctions lists.
Last updated: FATF 19 Jun 2026 (FATF plenary) · EU 29 Jan 2026 (EU Delegated Reg. 2016/1675, consolidated) · name index 20 Sep 2026 (70,486 names & aliases · ~27,293 listed parties) · OFAC list synced 20 Sep 2026 (today) · Sources: FATF, EU (official), OFAC (via OpenSanctions)
Two checks in one place: (1) the jurisdiction risk picture — which countries sit on the FATF high-risk lists and the EU's AML high-risk list — and (2) an indicative name search across the EU and OFAC sanctions lists. Built for a fast first-pass read, not a replacement for your regulated screening.
Indicative screening only — not a substitute for regulated sanctions/AML/KYC screening tools. A match here is indicative, not confirmation; a non-match does not mean a person or entity is cleared. Lists may lag the official sources — always verify against the official FATF, EU and OFAC sources (linked below). Not legal advice.
Jurisdiction risk — FATF & EU high-risk lists
| Jurisdiction | FATF | EU AML |
|---|---|---|
 Iran | Call for action (black) | High-risk |
 Myanmar | Call for action (black) | High-risk |
 North Korea (DPRK) | Call for action (black) | High-risk |
 Angola | Increased monitoring (grey) | High-risk |
 Bolivia | Increased monitoring (grey) | High-risk |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | Increased monitoring (grey) | — |
 British Virgin Islands | Increased monitoring (grey) | High-risk |
 Bulgaria | Increased monitoring (grey) | — |
 Cameroon | Increased monitoring (grey) | High-risk |
 Côte d’Ivoire | Increased monitoring (grey) | High-risk |
 DR Congo | Increased monitoring (grey) | High-risk |
 Haiti | Increased monitoring (grey) | High-risk |
 Iraq | Increased monitoring (grey) | — |
 Kenya | Increased monitoring (grey) | High-risk |
 Kuwait | Increased monitoring (grey) | — |
 Laos | Increased monitoring (grey) | High-risk |
 Lebanon | Increased monitoring (grey) | High-risk |
 Monaco | Increased monitoring (grey) | High-risk |
 Nepal | Increased monitoring (grey) | High-risk |
 Papua New Guinea | Increased monitoring (grey) | — |
 South Sudan | Increased monitoring (grey) | High-risk |
 Syria | Increased monitoring (grey) | High-risk |
 Venezuela | Increased monitoring (grey) | High-risk |
 Vietnam | Increased monitoring (grey) | High-risk |
 Yemen | Increased monitoring (grey) | High-risk |
 Afghanistan | — | High-risk |
 Algeria | — | High-risk |
 Namibia | — | High-risk |
 Russia | — | High-risk |
 Trinidad and Tobago | — | High-risk |
 Vanuatu | — | High-risk |
Our read: presence on a FATF or EU high-risk list means counterparties and flows touching that jurisdiction attract enhanced due diligence, harder banking access and closer regulator scrutiny. FATF “call for action” (black) is the most severe — apply countermeasures; “increased monitoring” (grey) means stepped-up EDD; the EU list drives mandatory EDD under the EU AML framework. Map your exposure before onboarding or opening a corridor — we scope this in our compliance & risk work.
Sanctions name search (indicative)
Type a person or entity name for an indicative check against the EU Consolidated list and the OFAC SDN + Consolidated lists (OFAC data sourced via OpenSanctions). This is a normalised substring match on names and aliases — not fuzzy/phonetic matching, and not a compliance screening decision.
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Methodology & sources
- Jurisdiction lists are curated from the official FATF statements and the EU Delegated Regulation (no machine feed exists); FATF changes ~3×/year at plenaries, so the as-of date above is honest and refreshed after each plenary.
- The name search is an indicative normalised substring match (not fuzzy/phonetic) over names and aliases from the source lists; the index is rebuilt automatically from source.
- Official sources: FATF high-risk & monitored jurisdictions (fatf-gafi.org ↗) · EU high-risk third countries (EUR-Lex ↗) · EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List (data.europa.eu ↗) · OFAC SDN & Consolidated lists (ofac.treasury.gov ↗).
- Name-list data feed: the OFAC SDN & Consolidated lists are pulled via OpenSanctions (opensanctions.org ↗), which mirrors the official OFAC data; the EU list is pulled from the official EU source. Verify against the official OFAC source above before relying.
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Indicative reference data and screening only — not legal, financial or compliance advice, and not a substitute for regulated sanctions/AML/KYC screening. A match is indicative (possible name coincidence), not confirmation; a non-match does not mean a party is cleared. Lists may lag the official FATF / EU / OFAC sources — always verify against them.