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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. See PEP Policy for Minerva’s inclusion and classification standard.
  • 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.