Chandrakant Maheshwari and Pranjal Dubey

Sanctions name screening is often discussed in abstract terms, yet many of its most consequential challenges are easiest to understand through concrete examples. Variations in spelling, language, script, and naming conventions regularly undermine otherwise well-intentioned screening controls. The result is often a combination of excessive alert volumes and missed matches that are only discovered after the fact. This article examines these challenges using publicly observable behavior from the...

By: Pranjal Dubey and Chandrakant Maheshwari Executive framing This article examines how sanctions screening systems can be validated in a manner consistent with regulatory expectations (such as SR 11-7), using Yanez Compliance as a reference implementation. The purpose is educational: to explain how abstract model validation concepts translate into operational practice. The discussion does not endorse any product, nor does it substitute for institutional governance. Instead, it illustrates...