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Overview

Minerva provides a wide range of data feeds to help you assess Anti-Money Laundering (AML) risk quickly and accurately. By choosing the right data feeds, you can tailor your search to fit your review objectives—whether you need a focused check or a comprehensive Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) review.

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Feed Breakdown

Minerva currently supports these core data feeds, each serving a distinct function within compliance and investigative workflows:
  • Sanctions
    Screens subjects against global sanctions lists (e.g., OFAC, EU, HMT, UN) to identify matches with designated or restricted individuals and entities. Used primarily for anti-money laundering (AML) and regulatory compliance. Updates can be as frequent as every six hours for key lists.
  • PEP (Politically Exposed Persons)
    Identifies individuals holding or having held prominent public positions (e.g., government officials, heads of state) and their close associates. Sourced from databases like Peppercat, Rulers.org, EveryPolitician.
  • Criminal
    Surfaces criminal records, charges, and involvement in criminal activities for subjects under review. Supports risk profiling and background checks.
  • Legal
    Reports involvement in civil or criminal litigation, including lawsuits and judgments, giving insight into reputational or legal risks.
  • News (Adverse Media)
    Gathers news and media mentions indicating adverse activities, such as fraud or regulatory violations. Aggregates 200,000+ outlets in 147+ languages, updating as quickly as every 10 minutes.
  • Offshore
    Flags presence in offshore leaks (e.g., Panama Papers), exposing hidden company ownership or shell entity connections related to the search subject.
  • Ownership
    Reveals beneficial ownership relationships and structures for individuals and entities. Often used for corporate due diligence and transparency.
  • Registries
    Searches official government or commercial registries (including Equifax Individuals data in the U.S.) for verified identity information: name, address, SSN, etc. Used for validation and to reduce false positives, especially in EDD.
  • Social Media
    Retrieves publicly available business or individual profiles from social platforms (e.g., LinkedIn, Facebook) to verify affiliations and online presence. Note: Only public information is retrievable; privacy limitations often apply.
  • Open Source
    Mines other web-based public and open data (including blogs, forums, and lesser-known registries) for additional context—not covered by the above feeds. Automatically included if PEP is selected unless specifically omitted.
How they work together:
  • All feeds collaborate to create a rich, context-driven risk profile for each search subject using advanced entity resolution and knowledge graph techniques.
  • Feeds can be enabled or limited per user or organizational settings, tailoring screening to specific compliance needs.