Know who’s connected
to the officials
approving your deals.
FCPA and UK Bribery Act violations don’t start with wire transfers – they start with undisclosed relationships. Sayari surfaces PEP connections, state-owned enterprise ties, and beneficial ownership links before they become enforcement actions.
FCPA penalties have surged 417% in five years. Self-reported data won’t keep up.
DOJ and SEC enforcement has accelerated dramatically since 2019. Penalties now routinely exceed $1 billion for a single matter – and regulators are pursuing executives individually, not just corporate entities.
The common thread in most enforcement actions: the compliance team had the relationship on file – they just didn’t have visibility into who ultimately controlled it or who was on the other end of the government contract.
Sayari gives you that visibility before the deal closes, not after the subpoena arrives.
The relationships your questionnaire never captures.
Counterparties don’t disclose PEP connections. State-owned enterprises don’t advertise their beneficial ownership. Sayari finds the relationships that don’t appear on self-certified forms.
PEP connections & political exposure
Identify when a counterparty’s beneficial owner, family member, or close associate holds or has held a government position – across 250+ jurisdictions and 1.4M+ tracked PEPs.
State-owned enterprise links
Surface when a supplier, distributor, or JV partner is wholly or partially controlled by a government entity – even when ownership is obscured through multiple holding layers.
Beneficial ownership of counterparties
Automated multi-hop traversal identifies who ultimately controls the entity you’re contracting with – critical when government officials are known to hold ownership through nominees.
Intermediary and agent risk
Screen your full third-party network – agents, distributors, consultants, JV partners – not just direct counterparties. FCPA liability runs through the supply chain.
Adverse media & prior enforcement
Surface prior bribery allegations, regulatory actions, and adverse coverage across global news sources – not just English-language wire services.
High-risk jurisdiction exposure
Identify when ownership chains route through FATF high-risk jurisdictions, known corruption hotspots, or opaque corporate registry environments that obscure beneficial control.
From counterparty name to risk determination in minutes.
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Enter name, jurisdiction, or registration number via the UI or API. Batch upload for portfolio reviews.
Resolve & traverse
Sayari resolves the entity across 10.6B+ records and traverses ownership to identify UBOs and control relationships.
Screen the network
Every node is checked against PEP lists, sanctions databases, SOE registries, and adverse media simultaneously.
Export documentation
Receive a source-cited evidence package ready for legal review, board reporting, or regulatory audit response.
Measured results, not marketing claims.
the exposure you’re managing against
vs. manual research workflows
traversal than registry lookups
“We caught a PEP connection that our previous vendor completely missed – a beneficial owner two levels up from the contracting entity who held a government ministry position. That finding saved us from a potential FCPA matter that would have cost us tens of millions.”
Common questions about anti-bribery & FCPA compliance
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