This article describes the various categories that are encapsulated within Data Zoo's "Watchlist AML" data source.
| Category / Source | Definition |
| Adverse Media | Any individual or entity that has been reported in global newspapers, news sites, or other media as being involved in financial crime. |
| Corporate/Business | Individuals and entities listed by the United Kingdom Register of Businesses, Companies House. Includes company data from a further 128 countries. |
| Disqualified Director | Any individual that has been disqualified as acting as a director of a company. (UK only) |
| Financial Regulator | Any individual or entity that has been fined or in some other way subject to action by any financial regulatory body. |
| ID/V | This category provides personal identification details of the subject. |
| Insolvent | Any individual that has been declared bankrupt or insolvent. (UK & Ireland only) |
Law Enforcement | Any individual or entity that has been named in official documentation from Law Enforcement bodies such as the Police or any other agency such as Interpol or the FBI. Also, those individuals and entities cited in the Court and legal documents of that nature. |
| Politically Exposed Person (PEP) | Any individual that is considered a Politically Exposed Person, from Head of State to Members of Parliament, Members of the Board of State-Owned Enterprises, or Ambassadors and individuals representing their country's interests abroad. |
| Sanction | Any individual or entity that is subject to sanctions by either the European Union, the United Nations, the United States Office of Foreign Assets Control and State Department, and Her Majesty’s Treasury in the United Kingdom. |
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