Eastnets deepens LSEG tie-up for real-time risk checks

Eastnets has expanded its relationship with London Stock Exchange Group through a deeper integration of LSEG's World-Check On Demand service into Eastnets' Safewatch Screening platform for financial crime compliance.

The move links LSEG's real-time risk intelligence directly with Eastnets' sanctions and customer screening technology. Financial institutions that use Safewatch Screening will gain instant access to continuously updated data on sanctions, politically exposed persons, adverse media, and enforcement actions.

World-Check On Demand is part of LSEG's risk intelligence portfolio. It aggregates and curates information on individuals and entities from a wide range of public sources. Eastnets provides compliance and payment services to more than 800 financial institutions worldwide, including global banks and central banks.

Real-time screening

Eastnets said the integration will deliver real-time updates from World-Check On Demand through application programming interfaces. Safewatch Screening will use those APIs to connect to LSEG data as part of existing compliance workflows.

The companies said the joint approach will support sanctions checks and screening for politically exposed persons as part of onboarding and transaction monitoring processes. It will also draw on adverse media and enforcement data that LSEG analysts review and classify.

Eastnets said customers will be able to bring World-Check On Demand content into screening operations without adding extra integration layers. The firm said users will receive continuous updates on risk data as regulators issue new sanctions or publish enforcement actions.

Both companies highlighted the pressure on banks and other financial institutions to manage around-the-clock services while complying with evolving regulations. They pointed to operational efficiency and risk insight as core themes of the expanded partnership.

"Financial institutions face growing pressure to remain perpetually compliant, operate 24/7, without sacrificing speed and efficiency, or impacting customer experience," said Elias Haddad, Principal Product Development Manager - Compliance at Eastnet. "Through our strategic partnership with LSEG, we're expanding our clients' real-time edge, empowering them to act with confidence."

Data and filtering

The companies said the combined offer will include deep filtering features and risk taxonomies. World-Check analysts curate and vet content, which LSEG said improves precision and transparency in screening results.

Eastnets said this would support more targeted reviews of potential risk matches. It said this would reduce false positives and lessen the burden on compliance teams that review alerts.

Safewatch Screening is part of Eastnets' wider suite of compliance products. The platform covers sanctions screening, transaction monitoring and analytics. The firm also provides consultancy services for regulatory compliance and financial crime risk.

The integration with World-Check On Demand follows wider industry trends. Banks and payment providers are investing in real-time monitoring and automated checks as cross-border payments and digital channels increase transaction volumes.

LSEG Risk Intelligence works with financial institutions, corporates and public sector bodies that assess financial crime, reputational and regulatory risk. It provides screening products such as World-Check, due diligence reports and identity verification tools.

"Navigating a new era of risk and compliance requires more than just data, it demands intelligence that's real-time, accurate, and trusted. With World-Check On Demand, delivered through Eastnets, we are enabling customers to act faster, smarter, and more efficiently," said Priya Nallan, Head of Product, Screening at LSEG.

Eastnets said more frequent sanctions updates and regulatory changes have driven demand for closer integration between data sources and screening tools. It said this has encouraged institutions to shift from batch processing towards continuous monitoring models.

The company said it will continue to develop its Safewatch Screening platform around real-time data and integration with external risk intelligence sources such as LSEG's World-Check On Demand.