United Arab Emirates: AdverseMe is bringing sanctions screening, politically exposed person checks, adverse media searches and ownership checks into a single platform designed to help compliance teams understand not only what a screening found, but also the evidence behind the result.
Founded by Mihai Cotocel, the UAE-based RegTech company focuses on a practical challenge in due diligence: giving teams a clear record of how a screening decision was reached.
Users can screen an individual or company directly in the application or upload a CSV for batch screening. Findings can then be moved into a case, placed under ongoing monitoring and included in a downloadable PDF report. This keeps the initial search, review and follow up connected in one workflow.
Evidence first, AI assisted assessment
AdverseMe separates evidence collection from its AI assisted assessment process.
The platform first gathers information from official lists, public records and media sources. It then filters out results that relate to a different person or company. Four models assess the remaining evidence independently, with the median assessment used as the overall result.
Reviewers can also see where the models disagree. Each finding can be opened to view the individual assessments and their reasoning. This gives reviewers more context when assessing a result and keeps the underlying evidence available for human review.
The platform also records how the search was performed through its Engine Trace feature. Reviewers can see which sources were searched, what those sources returned and whether a source was unavailable or part of the process did not complete.
When a same name result is excluded because it belongs to a different entity, the platform keeps a record of the exclusion and explains why it was removed. This allows teams to review not only the final findings, but also the decisions made during the search.
Ownership screening goes beyond the company name
For company screening, AdverseMe also looks at ownership relationships.
Its ownership graph can follow available ownership chains for up to six levels while retaining the origin of each relationship. Registry records are distinguished from relationships reported through other sources, while unknown ownership percentages remain clearly marked as unknown.
Associated owners and officers are also checked against sanctions sources. This gives reviewers a way to examine the wider network around a company and understand how the available evidence supports an ownership finding.
Built for existing compliance workflows
Teams that want to integrate screening into their existing systems can use AdverseMe’s documented REST API.
The API supports creating a screening, checking its status and results, downloading reports, viewing screening history and checking account balance. Screenings created through the API also appear in the AdverseMe application.
Users can provide additional identifiers such as a company number, nationality or date of birth alongside a name. These details can help make the subject of a screening more specific and support identity matching.
Ongoing monitoring keeps screenings current
Compliance reviews do not always end when the initial screening is complete. AdverseMe supports daily, weekly and monthly monitoring to help teams identify changes over time.
Scheduled light checks can look for new watchlist matches. When configured conditions are met, the system can send an alert and escalate the case to a full re screening.
The platform also records why an escalation took place, whether it was triggered by a new match, an initial full screening or a scheduled refresh. This creates a connection between the original review and later changes.
Reports that preserve the context behind a screening
AdverseMe’s PDF reports are designed to become part of a team’s working records.
Reports include the subject, screening findings, coverage, excluded matches and relevant limitations. Where evidence is available, the report provides additional detail. The individual judge reasoning remains available within the application.
By recording what was checked and what could not be completed, the report gives the next reviewer more context instead of reducing the screening to a single score.
Source coverage is visible
AdverseMe also provides a public coverage directory where prospective users can explore the sources behind the service.
The directory organizes sources by country, source type and availability. It includes official sanctions lists as well as law enforcement, regulatory, corporate and media sources.
This allows teams to check whether the platform covers the jurisdictions and information sources relevant to their work before adopting it.
Built for due diligence teams
AdverseMe is designed for compliance and due diligence workflows across fintech, payments, legal services and other businesses that need to review people and companies before or during business relationships.
The public website includes product information, the source coverage directory, methodology, API documentation and a sample screening report.
Media Contact
- Mihai Cotocel
- Founder, AdverseMe
- Email: contact@adverseme.com
- Website: adverseme.com