# Adverse Media Screening In a few seconds, you can easily uncover hidden risks from online and offline news sources, including blogs, websites, social media, television, and radio. **Turnaround Time**: Instant **Recommended For**: Employers **Cost**: $19.90* *Contact us to learn about competitive rates and tailored pricing for bulk background screening. ### Scan thousands of global public records in seconds **Comprehensively cross-reference candidates and users** Tap into global media coverage from thousands of publications and circulations – covering 190+ countries and more than 70 languages. **Efficient risk management** Leverage AI to sift through vast amounts of data and make decisions in line with your compliance obligations and in-house policies. **Meet anti-money laundering compliance** Adverse media screening is a crucial component of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) customer due diligence processes and regulatory compliance and can serve as an early warning sign of potential illicit activities. ## **Certn’s Adverse Media Screening Searches**: ### Fraud Identify theft, financial misconduct, regulatory breaches, and more ### Negative Press Check for mentions in news, forums, and other open sources ### Global Sanctions Check against lists such as Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ### Court Records Get information on crimes against person or property or statutory crimes ### Sex Offender Registries Cross-reference a candidate’s name against domestic and international sex offender lists ### Terrorist Registries Scan international anti-terrorist watchlists ### Fraud Identify theft, financial misconduct, regulatory breaches, and more ### Negative Press Check for mentions in news, forums, and other open sources ### Global Sanctions Check against lists such as Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ### Court Records Get information on crimes against person or property or statutory crimes ### Sex Offender Registries Cross-reference a candidate’s name against domestic and international sex offender lists ### Terrorist Registries Scan international anti-terrorist watchlists ### Adverse media screening **as simple as 1, 2, 3.** **1\. Select your relevant checks** Pick the background checks you need — and skip the ones you don’t. **2\. The candidate or client submits their information** A secure, encrypted link initiates the screening process. **3\. A detailed report is generated** The results are consolidated into a report and available in your Certn dashboard. ### FAQs **What’s adverse media screening?** Adverse media screening powered by Certn’s Softcheck is a search of thousands of international data sources for identification of potential illegal behaviour, criminal activity, incidents of fraud, regulatory violations, and negative media information. This service also includes searches of country sanction lists, politically exposed persons list, sex offender registries, terrorist registries, and most wanted lists from around the world. **What do I need to run adverse media screening on someone?** To request adverse media screening from a candidate or client, all you need is the person’s name and email address. It’ll be bundled with any other background checks you wish to request. As with all our background screening, the candidate or client will have to consent to the search. **What’s the process like for the candidate or client?** The process for the candidate or client is simple. Here’s how it works: 1. A secure link is emailed to the person. 2. The person consents to the check and inputs their personal information. 3. Certn scans thousands of public records. The results are available in your Certn dashboard right away. **How long does adverse media screening take?** After the candidate or client completes the request for a background check, adverse media screening is started right away. Turnaround times are instant if the results come back clear. In some cases, where the information may need to be verified by one of our analysts, it could take 24-48 hours. ## Our customers love our comprehensive background checks *Before, we needed local staff to carry out background checks for an individual. Now with Certn, we can have one person doing checks for multiple regions, and it’s all connected through one, global dashboard.* — James Chan, Operational Manager, Fantuan *We looked at 8 different providers, and we’re so happy we made the switch to Certn! They were able to integrate with our ATS to deliver faster and cheaper background checks for MYOB, with a much better candidate experience.* — Ed Smith, Employee Experience Manager, MYOB *Our Certn & Tech Mahindra partnership is a welcomed change in our hiring process. We’re one of the largest recruiters in the world with nearly 200,000 employees. Certn gives us speed, consistency, and a really simple experience for both our candidates, and my talent acquisition team.* — Dhawal Parikh, Director, Talent Acquisition, Tech Mahindra ## Certn makes background screening easy ### 01 ### The World’s Easiest Background Checks Certn and InterCheck Australia’s online screening processes use automation and AI to deliver industry-leading turnaround times. ### 02 ### Streamline Background Checks at Scale Integrate Certn’s global API with your ATS or third-party onboarding solution to eliminate bottlenecks. ### 03 ### Navigate Compliance with Ease Easily comply with regional and industry laws with automated compliance tools like built-in consent forms. Our experts have well over 30 years of industry experience. ### 04 ### Top-Rated Usability and Support Impress new hires with a mobile-friendly, digital experience. There’s in-region candidate support along the way as needed. ### Ready for the world’s easiest background checks? 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