Beneficial Ownership & Risk Screening

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CORE EXPERTISE

KYC & Due Diligence

INDUSTRY

Financial Institutions

Use Cases

Uncover Ownership Insights For Stronger Risk Compliance

Beneficial ownership identification and risk screening are essential components of KYC and AML compliance. With tightening global AML/CTF regulations, financial institutions need clear visibility into Ultimate Beneficial Owners (UBOs), especially within complex or cross-border corporate structures. Many struggle to identify UBOs effectively, which can leave gaps in compliance and risk detection. A unified process that combines verification and screening enables early identification of risks and ensures adherence to regulatory requirements. Access to regional corporate registries, real-time risk databases, and visualisation tools supports efficient and accurate due diligence processes.

Workflows

Corporate Data Access

Access corporate data from official registries in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, China, and Vietnam to establish verified ownership and directorship baselines.

Unwrapping Complex Ownership Structures

Deconstructing multi-layered hierarchies, identifying indirect ownership, offshore entities, nominee shareholders, holding companies, and detecting crossholdings or circular ownership patterns using visual mapping tools.

Beneficial Ownership Identification

Identify beneficial owners by mapping control paths to trace direct and indirect UBOs, flagging hidden influence or red flags, and supporting onboarding, periodic reviews, and enhanced due diligence.

Key Personas

Compliance Officers

KYC Analysts

Risk Managers

AML Investigators

Handshakes APP

Legal Beneficial Ownership Map

Exhaustively identifies a subject’s known connections. That is, it identifies all persons and companies with direct and indirect interest in the subject.

Entity Profile Report PRO

Detailed business report containing key company information, address, shareholders, past charges including financial data (exclusive for Malaysia market).

RED List Report

A quick and effective way to check for direct and indirect exposure to regulatory actions.

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KYB Services

Identification & Verification (Upcoming)

Search and verify information of persons and companies against official sources.

Screening

Screen persons, companies and their connected parties against Politically-Exposed-Persons (PEP) / Sanctions list.

Corporate History (Upcoming)

Historical analysis of company records such as past ownership, business activity changes and more.

Corporate Network (Upcoming)

Network pattern analysis of extended connection of corporate relationships to identify potential risks.

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Handshakes XPERT

Custom Reports

Based on client requirements, our XPERT services team can deliver custom reports featuring specific data points — such as historical charges, ownership details and other relevant data — on a list of target companies identified through Local Registration Numbers e.g. UEN number.

Alert Monitoring

Get email alerts on leadership changes by adding counter-parties to your list. Available for Singapore data only.

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