LONDON, April 20, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- FinScan, a leading international provider of sanctions, PEP and heightened risk screening solutions for the financial services industry, today announced the signing of a new contract with Selftrade, one of the UK's largest execution-only stockbrokers. Selftrade will use FinScan to screen new and existing customers against the World-Check data file consisting of Sanctions, PEPs, and Heightened Risk Entities data sources.

Selftrade provides a wide range of investment services for UK individuals and businesses. The broker offers customers a range of accounts, designed to suit different investment needs. Customers can manage their investments online in Dealing, Shares ISA and SIPP Dealing accounts. Child Trust Fund, Child SIPP, Company Dealing and Investment Club accounts are also available. The service enables clients to choose the investments that suit their goals, and then review and manage them for total control. Investment options include UK and international shares, ETFs, ETCs, Funds, Gilts, Bonds, and Warrants, as well as a wide range of Derivative products.

With a very large and diverse client base able to execute transactions online, by telephone or via their mobile phone, we faced a rather complex screening challenge, said Chris Petrides, Senior Compliance Manager at Selftrade. FinScan demonstrated to us that their solution could deliver the flexibility, speed and accuracy we need to comply with the stringent anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism requirements of the 3rd EU Directive.

Deployable as a licensed, hosted or Internet-based ad hoc solution, FinScan offers organisations worldwide a robust, yet very cost-effective, tool for complying with the mandates of UK and international screening regulations - whether they are required to screen millions of records or just a few. In addition to its advanced screening capabilities, FinScan also strengthens the efficiency of organisations' compliance operations by providing sanctions list management and updating services, and automatically producing required due diligence and audit reports.

Selftrade is an excellent match for FinScan's powerful capabilities, said John Haley, Senior Vice President, FinScan EMEA. In a fast-paced business such as theirs, where stock transactions are conducted over multiple electronic channels, there is no time for delay and no room for error. We're pleased to deliver to Selftrade screening performance that combines a fast, seamless operation that reinforces customer satisfaction with the precision that protects against non-compliance.

Used in thousands of projects worldwide, FinScan's powerful matching engine facilitates the efficient and accurate screening of large volumes of records with very precise, user-configurable rules for flagging suspicious records. This process greatly reduces the risk associated with missing real matches (false negatives), and minimises the time and cost associated with researching false matches (false positives).

About Selftrade

Selftrade is a trading name of Talos Securities Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA register number 208271) and is a member of the London Stock Exchange. Talos Securities Ltd is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Boursorama SA, which is part of the Societe Generale Group. Boursorama is a major player in online savings in Europe, with operations in France, Germany and Spain in addition to the UK.

About FinScan

As the compliance business division of Innovative Systems, Inc. (ISI), FinScan protects organisations against non-compliance with the world-class data quality and data matching capabilities that are the cornerstone of all ISI products and services.

FinScan helps financial services organisations worldwide meet the requirements of international government regulatory agencies by providing the most advanced sanctions list and PEP compliance solutions available. FinScan offers 24/7/365 list management; licensed, hosted, or transactional screening options; and automated due diligence reports to help ensure the most effective and accurate compliance for our clients. The FinScan Web site is located at http://www.finscan.com.

Trademark Notice

FinScan is a trademark of Innovative Systems, Inc. All other products or company names are used for identification purposes only, and may be trademarks of their respective owners.

SOURCE: FinScan

CONTACT: John Haley, Innovative Systems Incorporated, +44-(0)-1483-730446,jhaley@innovativesystems.com