Compliance built into onboarding
Screen every client, their company and the people behind it against sanctions lists, politically exposed persons, criminal watchlists and adverse media, then record every compliance decision on the client file. No separate tool, no copy and paste.
Why it matters in the UAE
UAE businesses covered by the AML/CFT framework, including dealers in precious metals and stones, real estate brokers, corporate service providers and many trading companies, are expected to screen customers against targeted financial sanctions lists, identify politically exposed persons and apply enhanced due diligence to higher-risk clients.
When screening happens in a spreadsheet or a separate website, the result rarely makes it back to the client record. Zetabytecloud CRM runs the checks where your team already works, and keeps the evidence with the client.
What is screened
The UN Security Council Consolidated List, US OFAC SDN and the EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List download automatically every six hours. Your compliance team uploads the UAE Local Terrorist List, the UK list and any internal blacklist.
Politically exposed persons in more than 200 countries, with relatives and close associates, plus Interpol and national wanted lists and regulatory enforcement, through an OpenSanctions connection or a copy hosted in your own cloud.
Worldwide online news in 65 languages, searched for each client's name together with financial-crime terms such as fraud, money laundering and bribery. Compliance marks each article as relevant or not.
Mohammed, Muhammad and Mohamed match, as do Hussein and Husain, in any word order and with or without Al-. Date of birth and nationality separate real matches from same-name strangers.
Prohibited, high-risk and FATF grey-list countries are flagged from a table your compliance team controls. The conflict check finds a client already on file under another salesperson, or linked to a member of staff.
Record passport, Emirates ID, proof of residence and a police clearance (good conduct) certificate, with expiry dates. Missing or out-of-date documents raise the client's risk level.
How it works
An enquiry arrives by email, WhatsApp, phone or your website and becomes a client record.
Your agent adds identity, nationality and company owners, on a PC or a phone.
Every party is screened against sanctions, PEP, watchlists, news and country risk.
Potential matches are cleared or confirmed with a reason. High-risk clients need a sign-off.
The client moves forward, and every screening run stays on file for audits.
A few useful answers
No. The system flags and records; a person decides. Every potential match is reviewed by your compliance team, and their decision and reason are kept on the client file.
The UN, US OFAC and EU lists are downloaded automatically and free. The UAE Local Terrorist List and UK list are uploaded by your team as CSV files. PEP and watchlist data come from OpenSanctions, which is charged by the provider per check or as a yearly licence.
Yes. Compliance can search any name, alias or list reference across all your lists, with every search recorded in the audit log.
Yes. The CRM can be installed in your own cloud, for example Microsoft Azure UAE North, so client files and documents stay in-country.
No. The CRM supports your AML/CFT procedures; your obligations depend on your business and regulator. Speak to your compliance adviser about what your programme requires.
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