AI-Driven AML Screening for Modern Compliance Teams

Steward provides AI-powered AML screening across sanctions, politically exposed persons (PEPs), and adverse media, embedded directly into onboarding and ongoing monitoring workflows.

Trusted by
Motive Ventures
Outward
Balderton Capital
Unruly Capital
Connect Ventures
Sonder Capital
Acuity Fund Solutions
Concept Ventures
Beechbrook Capital
Motive Ventures
Outward
Balderton Capital
Unruly Capital
Connect Ventures
Sonder Capital
Acuity Fund Solutions
Concept Ventures
Beechbrook Capital
Motive Ventures
Outward
Balderton Capital
Unruly Capital
Connect Ventures
Sonder Capital
Acuity Fund Solutions
Concept Ventures
Beechbrook Capital

Reduce false positives without lowering standards

Steward applies AI-powered AML intelligence to screening outcomes, smart searches, contextualised analysis and historical decisions to reduce false positives while maintaining regulatory defensibility.

Screened individual record with source documents and risk-level status

Screening across complex structures, not isolated entities & UBOs

Steward applies screening across entire ownership and control structures, linking results from entities and ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs) into a single, contextual risk score.

Ownership structure screening graph with approved low-risk entity signals

Audit-ready screening decisions

Every screening decision is logged with supporting evidence, timestamps, AI auditability and reviewer rationale, supporting audit reviews, regulatory enquiries, and internal oversight.

Audit-ready adverse-media screening record with reviewer note

Redefined AML screening

PEP Identification

Detect politically exposed persons and related parties, with configurable escalation paths and supporting evidence.

Sanctions Screening

Identify sanctioned individuals and entities as part of onboarding and ongoing monitoring workflows, with results linked directly to the client record.

Ongoing Screening

Continuously rescreen clients and related entities as part of lifecycle monitoring and trigger events.

Adverse Media Signals

Surface relevant adverse media indicators and attach them to case files for structured review.

Audit Trails

Maintain a complete, timestamped record of screening results and decisions for AML audits and regulatory reviews.

Embedded screening as part of a complete AML compliance program

Steward’s screening capabilities integrate seamlessly with KYC verification, risk scoring, ongoing monitoring, and periodic reviews, ensuring screening is not an isolated control but a core component of your AML compliance framework.

Trusted for high-risk, high-complexity KYC

Document-first onboarding that removes blockers, even for complex structures.

“Steward’s document-first onboarding quickly extracts required information, flagging gaps, and removing blockers, even for complex structures.”

D’Arcy Martin
D’Arcy Martin
Platform @ Outward VC

Less review time, stronger audit defensibility, higher-value work.

“Steward cuts manual review time, improves decision consistency, and strengthens audit defensibility, freeing compliance teams to focus on higher-value work.”

Sol Alagba
Sol Alagba
Head of Compliance @ IAB Group

One fund became our entire portfolio on Steward.

“What started with one fund led us to move our entire portfolio to Steward, delivering seamless, AI-powered onboarding with a highly responsive team.”

Mark Pettit
Mark Pettit
CFO @ Connect Ventures

Document-first onboarding that removes blockers, even for complex structures.

“Steward’s document-first onboarding quickly extracts required information, flagging gaps, and removing blockers, even for complex structures.”

D’Arcy Martin
D’Arcy Martin
Platform @ Outward VC

Less review time, stronger audit defensibility, higher-value work.

“Steward cuts manual review time, improves decision consistency, and strengthens audit defensibility, freeing compliance teams to focus on higher-value work.”

Sol Alagba
Sol Alagba
Head of Compliance @ IAB Group

One fund became our entire portfolio on Steward.

“What started with one fund led us to move our entire portfolio to Steward, delivering seamless, AI-powered onboarding with a highly responsive team.”

Mark Pettit
Mark Pettit
CFO @ Connect Ventures

Document-first onboarding that removes blockers, even for complex structures.

“Steward’s document-first onboarding quickly extracts required information, flagging gaps, and removing blockers, even for complex structures.”

D’Arcy Martin
D’Arcy Martin
Platform @ Outward VC

Less review time, stronger audit defensibility, higher-value work.

“Steward cuts manual review time, improves decision consistency, and strengthens audit defensibility, freeing compliance teams to focus on higher-value work.”

Sol Alagba
Sol Alagba
Head of Compliance @ IAB Group

One fund became our entire portfolio on Steward.

“What started with one fund led us to move our entire portfolio to Steward, delivering seamless, AI-powered onboarding with a highly responsive team.”

Mark Pettit
Mark Pettit
CFO @ Connect Ventures

See AML Screening in practice

Walk through a real KYC workflow using your onboarding and monitoring scenarios

Frequently Asked Questions

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Steward provides AI-powered AML screening across sanctions, politically exposed persons (PEPs), and adverse media. Screening is embedded directly into onboarding, KYC, and ongoing lifecycle monitoring workflows.