World-Check (LSEG Risk Intelligence)
by LSEG Risk Intelligence · Payment Fraud & Risk
KYC and AML screening database of sanctions, PEPs and adverse media for onboarding and compliance.
Updated August 2026 · By the ERP Research Editorial Team · Independent and vendor-neutral.
- Works with
SAP
Oracle- Deployment
- Cloud
- Pricing
- Quote-based
- Founded
- 2000
- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdom
Overview
World-Check is a structured risk intelligence database used for Know Your Customer (KYC) and anti-money-laundering (AML) screening. It helps organizations identify sanctions exposure, politically exposed persons (PEPs) and their associates, state-owned entities, and adverse media before onboarding a customer, supplier or counterparty. World-Check was founded in 2000, acquired by Thomson Reuters in 2011, moved into Refinitiv in 2018, and has been part of London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) since LSEG acquired Refinitiv in 2021.
The dataset covers more than 4 million records organized under 60+ risk topics, with research teams across five continents refreshing profiles continuously and linking associated subjects to surface networks. Data is delivered through several products: World-Check One (a purpose-built screening workbench with a web interface and API), World-Check On Demand (an API-first, real-time delivery option), and World-Check Verify (embedded, real-time screening built with AWS).
World-Check is used primarily by financial services firms, fintechs, legal firms, insurers and gaming operators. LSEG publishes a directory of ready-made integration partners spanning KYC/onboarding platforms, third-party risk and procurement software, AML name-screening engines, transaction-screening and trade-compliance systems, letting buyers consume World-Check data inside an existing compliance or supplier-risk stack rather than only through the native interface.
Screenshots & demo
Demo video from the vendor's YouTube channel.
Modules & capabilities
World-Check (LSEG Risk Intelligence) covers 11 of 51 capabilities we track in this category (+1 partial)
22%- Real-time transaction risk scoringNot evidenced
- Device intelligence & fingerprintingNot evidenced
- Behavioral biometricsNot evidenced
- Card-testing & stolen-card detectionNot evidenced
- Authorized push payment (APP) / scam detectionNot evidenced
- Cross-institution network intelligenceNetwork analysis linking associated subjectsSupported
- Adaptive machine-learning risk modelsNot evidenced
“Not evidenced” means our research found no public documentation of this capability — the vendor may still offer it. Confirm on a demo.
Common use cases
- Screening a new customer during onboarding for sanctions and PEP exposure
- Screening a new supplier or third party for financial crime risk before contracting
- Running ongoing monitoring on an existing customer or vendor base for status changes
- Embedding real-time identity and sanctions screening into a payments or account-opening flow
- Investigating adverse media on a counterparty as part of enhanced due diligence
- Meeting AML/KYC regulatory obligations across multiple jurisdictions
Strengths & considerations
Strengths
- Two-plus decades of continuously maintained risk data with 24/7 global research coverage
- Multiple delivery modes (workbench, API-first, embedded) to fit different screening volumes and workflows
- Broad published integration-partner ecosystem across KYC, procurement, AML and trade-compliance platforms
- Backed by LSEG, a large publicly listed financial markets infrastructure provider
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SAP is listed under the KYS/Third-Party-Risk integration-partner category on LSEG's own partner page ("ready-to-use connectors"), but no specific SAP product, listing URL or technical spec is named.
Oracle is listed under both the AML Name Screening and Trade Compliance integration-partner categories on LSEG's own partner page; no specific product, listing URL or technical spec is named.
Connector details independently verified against vendor marketplaces and documentation; last checked 2026-08-20.
Pricing
Enterprise data-licensing pricing not published; varies by product (World-Check One, On Demand, Verify), record volume and delivery method. Get an independent shortlist with pricing guidance below.
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Technical & security
- Hosting
- SaaS / API
About the vendor
- Founded
- 2000
- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdom
- Ownership
- Public (London Stock Exchange Group, part of LSEG since 2021)
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World-Check (LSEG Risk Intelligence) — frequently asked questions
What is World-Check used for?
World-Check is a risk intelligence database used to screen individuals and entities for sanctions exposure, politically exposed person (PEP) status, state ownership and adverse media as part of KYC and AML compliance.
Who owns World-Check?
World-Check was founded in 2000, acquired by Thomson Reuters in 2011, became part of Refinitiv in 2018, and has been owned by London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) since LSEG acquired Refinitiv in 2021.
How is World-Check data delivered?
LSEG offers three main delivery modes: World-Check One (a screening workbench with a web interface and API), World-Check On Demand (an API-first, real-time option), and World-Check Verify (embedded real-time screening built on AWS).
Does World-Check integrate with ERP or procurement systems?
LSEG lists SAP as an integration partner for third-party/supplier risk screening and Oracle as an integration partner for AML name screening, alongside a wider partner ecosystem of KYC, procurement and compliance platforms.
Is World-Check pricing public?
No. World-Check is sold as a quote-based enterprise data license, and LSEG does not publish list prices.
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