Temenos Sanction Screening API

Screen customers and transactions against sanctions lists, PEP databases, and watchlists with alert generation and management.

Operations 4

GET /screening/customers/{customerId}/alerts Get Customer Sanction Alerts #
GET /screening/customers/alerts List All Customer Sanction Alerts #
POST /screening/onboarding Screen Onboarding Customer #
POST /screening/transactions Scan Payment Message #

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temenos-sanction-screening-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Temenos Financial Crime Mitigation Sanction Screening API
  description: API for anti-money laundering, fraud detection, and compliance including KYC risk scoring, sanctions screening, PEP matching, transaction monitoring, and alert management. Used by over 300 banks globally for comprehensive financial crime prevention covering watchlist screening, customer risk assessment, and regulatory compliance reporting.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Temenos Developer Support
    url: https://developer.temenos.com/
    email: api.support@temenos.com
  license:
    name: Temenos Terms of Service
    url: https://www.temenos.com/legal-information/website-terms-and-conditions/
  termsOfService: https://www.temenos.com/legal-information/website-terms-and-conditions/
servers:
- url: https://api.temenos.com/fcm/v1
  description: Temenos FCM API - Production
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Sanction Screening
  description: Screen customers and transactions against sanctions lists, PEP databases, and watchlists with alert generation and management.
paths:
  /screening/customers/{customerId}/alerts:
    get:
      operationId: getCustomerSanctionAlerts
      summary: Get Customer Sanction Alerts
      description: Retrieve all sanctions screening alerts for a specific customer including matches against sanctions lists, PEP databases, and adverse media sources.
      tags:
      - Sanction Screening
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/customerId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful retrieval of customer alerts
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  body:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/SanctionAlert'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /screening/customers/alerts:
    get:
      operationId: getAllCustomersSanctionAlerts
      summary: List All Customer Sanction Alerts
      description: Retrieve the list of outstanding sanctions screening alerts across all customers, indexed by customer identifier. Supports filtering by alert status and severity.
      tags:
      - Sanction Screening
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/pageSize'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/pageStart'
      - name: status
        in: query
        description: Filter by alert status
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - OPEN
          - UNDER_REVIEW
          - ESCALATED
          - CLOSED_TRUE_MATCH
          - CLOSED_FALSE_POSITIVE
      - name: severity
        in: query
        description: Filter by alert severity
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - HIGH
          - MEDIUM
          - LOW
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful retrieval of alerts
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  header:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/PaginationHeader'
                  body:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/SanctionAlert'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /screening/onboarding:
    post:
      operationId: screenOnboardingCustomer
      summary: Screen Onboarding Customer
      description: Screen a new customer during onboarding against sanctions lists, PEP databases, and adverse media to verify they are not sanctioned individuals, entities, or politically exposed persons.
      tags:
      - Sanction Screening
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/OnboardingScreenRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Screening completed
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ScreeningResult'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /screening/transactions:
    post:
      operationId: scanTransactionMessage
      summary: Scan Payment Message
      description: Scan a payment message against sanctions lists and screening rules to identify potential matches in beneficiary names, addresses, and other payment details.
      tags:
      - Sanction Screening
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/TransactionScanRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Transaction scan completed
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ScreeningResult'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
components:
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: Invalid request parameters
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication required
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      description: Error response
      properties:
        errorCode:
          type: string
          description: Error code
        errorMessage:
          type: string
          description: Error description
    TransactionScanRequest:
      type: object
      description: Transaction message scan request
      required:
      - transactionId
      - beneficiaryName
      properties:
        transactionId:
          type: string
          description: Transaction identifier
        originatorName:
          type: string
          description: Originator name
        beneficiaryName:
          type: string
          description: Beneficiary name
        beneficiaryAddress:
          type: string
          description: Beneficiary address
        amount:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: Transaction amount
        currency:
          type: string
          description: Transaction currency
        messageType:
          type: string
          description: Message format type
          enum:
          - MT103
          - MT202
          - PACS008
          - PACS009
    ScreeningResult:
      type: object
      description: Screening result
      properties:
        screeningId:
          type: string
          description: Screening identifier
        status:
          type: string
          description: Screening outcome
          enum:
          - CLEAR
          - MATCH_FOUND
          - POTENTIAL_MATCH
        matches:
          type: array
          description: Found matches
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/SanctionAlert'
    OnboardingScreenRequest:
      type: object
      description: Onboarding screening request
      required:
      - name
      properties:
        customerId:
          type: string
          description: Customer identifier if available
        name:
          type: string
          description: Full name to screen
        dateOfBirth:
          type: string
          format: date
          description: Date of birth
        nationality:
          type: string
          description: Nationality code
        address:
          type: string
          description: Address information
        idDocument:
          type: string
          description: Identity document number
    SanctionAlert:
      type: object
      description: Sanctions screening alert
      properties:
        alertId:
          type: string
          description: Unique alert identifier
        customerId:
          type: string
          description: Associated customer identifier
        matchType:
          type: string
          description: Type of screening match
          enum:
          - SANCTIONS
          - PEP
          - ADVERSE_MEDIA
          - WATCHLIST
        matchScore:
          type: number
          format: double
          description: Match confidence score
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 100
        matchedEntity:
          type: string
          description: Name of matched entity on list
        listSource:
          type: string
          description: Source list for the match
        severity:
          type: string
          description: Alert severity
          enum:
          - HIGH
          - MEDIUM
          - LOW
        status:
          type: string
          description: Alert status
          enum:
          - OPEN
          - UNDER_REVIEW
          - ESCALATED
          - CLOSED_TRUE_MATCH
          - CLOSED_FALSE_POSITIVE
        createdDate:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Alert creation timestamp
    PaginationHeader:
      type: object
      description: Pagination metadata
      properties:
        page_size:
          type: integer
          description: Records per page
        page_start:
          type: integer
          description: Starting record
        total_size:
          type: integer
          description: Total records
  parameters:
    pageStart:
      name: page_start
      in: query
      description: Starting record number
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 0
        default: 0
    pageSize:
      name: page_size
      in: query
      description: Number of records to return per page
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        maximum: 100
        default: 25
    customerId:
      name: customerId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Unique customer identifier
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
externalDocs:
  description: Temenos Financial Crime Mitigation API Documentation
  url: https://developer.temenos.com/fcm