<s>
World-Check	B-Application
is	O
a	O
database	O
of	O
Politically	O
Exposed	O
Persons	O
(	O
PEPs	O
)	O
and	O
heightened	O
risk	O
individuals	O
and	O
organizations	O
,	O
used	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
to	O
help	O
to	O
identify	O
and	O
manage	O
financial	O
,	O
regulatory	O
and	O
reputational	O
risk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
begin	O
with	O
,	O
World-Check	B-Application
'	O
s	O
intelligence	O
was	O
used	O
by	O
banks	O
and	O
financial	O
institutions	O
as	O
a	O
comprehensive	O
solution	O
for	O
assessing	O
,	O
managing	O
and	O
remediating	O
risk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World-Check	B-Application
'	O
s	O
research	O
team	O
monitors	O
emerging	O
risks	O
in	O
more	O
than	O
60	O
languages	O
,	O
covering	O
over	O
240	O
countries	O
and	O
territories	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
information	O
used	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
public	O
domain	O
and	O
research	O
analysts	O
profile	O
individuals	O
and	O
entities	O
using	O
open-source	O
research	O
methodology	O
(	O
OSINT	B-Algorithm
)	O
while	O
adhering	O
to	O
strict	O
protocol	O
such	O
as	O
that	O
laid	O
down	O
by	O
the	O
Data	O
Protection	O
Act	O
(	O
UK	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World-Check	B-Application
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2000	O
by	O
David	O
Leppan	O
and	O
Laura	O
Aboli	O
and	O
registered	O
in	O
London	O
,	O
to	O
address	O
the	O
risk	O
mitigation	O
requirements	O
of	O
the	O
banking	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World-Check	B-Application
serves	O
the	O
know	O
your	O
customer	O
(	O
KYC	O
)	O
and	O
third-party	O
screening	O
needs	O
of	O
large	O
firms	O
,	O
and	O
helps	O
businesses	O
comply	O
with	O
anti-money	O
laundering	O
and	O
countering	O
financing	O
of	O
terrorism	O
legislation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
World-Check	B-Application
launched	O
Country-Check	O
,	O
an	O
index	O
which	O
ranks	O
over	O
240	O
countries	O
and	O
territories	O
worldwide	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
risk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
World-Check	B-Application
acquired	O
IntegraScreen	O
,	O
a	O
provider	O
of	O
enhanced	O
due	O
diligence	O
reporting	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
World-Check	B-Application
received	O
independent	O
assurance	O
under	O
the	O
International	O
Standard	O
on	O
Assurance	O
Engagements	O
ISAE	O
3000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Thomson	O
Reuters	O
acquired	O
World-Check	B-Application
as	O
a	O
key	O
component	O
of	O
their	O
governance	B-Application
,	I-Application
risk	I-Application
management	I-Application
and	I-Application
compliance	I-Application
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2018	O
,	O
Thomson	O
Reuters	O
closed	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
The	O
Blackstone	O
Group	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
this	O
merger	O
World-Check	B-Application
is	O
owned	O
by	O
the	O
new	O
company	O
,	O
Refinitiv	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World-Check	B-Application
is	O
used	O
by	O
several	O
financial	O
firms	O
to	O
meet	O
due	O
diligence	O
and	O
Know-Your-Customer	O
(	O
KYC	O
)	O
compliance	O
needs	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Lloyd	O
's	O
of	O
London	O
has	O
used	O
World-Check	B-Application
for	O
its	O
due	O
diligence	O
and	O
KYC	O
compliance	O
needs	O
since	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maecenas	O
,	O
a	O
blockchain-based	O
art	O
marketplace	O
,	O
uses	O
World-Check	B-Application
to	O
mitigate	O
the	O
risk	O
of	O
financial	O
crime	O
and	O
meet	O
due	O
diligence	O
requirements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SAI	O
Global	O
,	O
a	O
risk	O
management	O
,	O
standards	O
compliance	O
and	O
information	O
business	O
,	O
uses	O
World-Check	B-Application
as	O
a	O
third-party	O
risk	O
management	O
partner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aravo	O
Solutions	O
,	O
a	O
third-party	O
risk	O
management	O
services	O
company	O
,	O
has	O
collaborated	O
on	O
a	O
joint	O
offering	O
with	O
World-Check	B-Application
to	O
retrieve	O
company	O
information	O
directly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
World-Check	B-Application
Customer	O
Risk	O
Screener	O
is	O
an	O
application	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Salesforce	B-Application
AppExchange	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
Salesforce	B-Application
users	O
to	O
access	O
World-Check	B-Application
'	O
s	O
risk	O
intelligence	O
database	O
to	O
reveal	O
risks	O
associated	O
with	O
customers	O
,	O
leads	O
or	O
accounts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
Reddit	O
post	O
,	O
a	O
user	O
declared	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
acquired	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
World-Check	B-Application
database	O
with	O
information	O
up	O
to	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
World-Check	B-Application
admitted	O
that	O
the	O
Palestine	O
Solidarity	O
Campaign	O
(	O
PSC	O
)	O
should	O
never	O
have	O
been	O
placed	O
on	O
their	O
database	O
at	O
all	O
,	O
and	O
specifically	O
,	O
should	O
not	O
have	O
been	O
associated	O
with	O
terrorism	O
,	O
stressing	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
no	O
grounds	O
to	O
suggest	O
that	O
PSC	O
were	O
either	O
associated	O
with	O
terrorism	O
related	O
activity	O
,	O
or	O
that	O
the	O
organisation	O
presented	O
any	O
kind	O
of	O
financial	O
risk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSC	O
and	O
World-Check	B-Application
have	O
reached	O
an	O
agreement	O
to	O
address	O
the	O
harm	O
done	O
to	O
the	O
reputation	O
of	O
the	O
PSC	O
and	O
its	O
chair	O
,	O
Mr.	O
Hugh	O
Lanning	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
resolve	O
the	O
matters	O
between	O
them	O
arising	O
from	O
that	O
profile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
World-Check	B-Application
agreed	O
to	O
pay	O
compensation	O
and	O
apologize	O
to	O
Finsbury	O
Park	O
Mosque	O
after	O
a	O
false	O
claim	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
a	O
current	O
association	O
with	O
terrorism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Quilliam	O
founder	O
Maajid	O
Nawaz	O
was	O
found	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
listed	O
as	O
a	O
terrorist	O
in	O
World-Check	B-Application
following	O
an	O
investigation	O
by	O
Vice	O
.	O
</s>
