For more guidance on how to update a KYC Protect Decision Model in Check & Decide, please view this interactive demonstration.


You can also follow the steps below to update the model configuration: 


  1. In the Creditsafe Platform, click on Credit and Risk on the left 
  2. Click on Check & Decide 
  3. Click on Configuration
  4. Click on Model Configuration 
  5. Select the Decision Model you want to update, then click the green View Configuration button 
  6. The Decision Model will then open
  7. To edit this, scroll to the bottom of the page and click the green Edit Configuration button 
  8. From here, you can edit the configuration for Businesses, Directors and Shareholders. 
  9. Some of the highlights of what you can edit are detailed below these steps* 
  10. When you have finished making your edits, click the green Save Configuration button 
  11. Your updates will now be saved 


*Decision Model Configuration options for a KYC Protect Model: 


Business Compliance Hits

  • Compliance Alert Type Local or Global. Global alerts in KYC Protect flag international risks from global sources like sanctions or PEP lists. Local alerts will search in the country of the origin of the report. e.g. if a director is from a different country to the business, it may not find Director details.
  • AML Categories: 
    • Sanctions 
    • Enforcement
    • Insolvency Register
    • State Owned Enterprise
    • PEP
    • Profile of Interest 
    • Adverse Media
  • Category Status: Current and/or Former - a current category status means the profile is actively monitored, while a former status indicates it was previously active but is no longer in use.
  • Decision Audit View - Summarized, Detailed or Alert Count Only. The detailed view will give you a breakdown of what the alert is, and the summarized option will mean you only get the AML Categories that have alerts against them, and the Alerts Count. The Alert Count only will only give you a count of the alert with no further detail. 


Director Compliance Hits: 

  • Compliance Alert Type: Local or Global.  Global alerts in KYC Protect flag international risks from global sources like sanctions or PEP lists. Local alerts will search in the country of the origin of the report. e.g. if a director is from a different country to the business, it may not find Director details.
  • AML Categories - If the Director of a company is a business, you can screen on the following items: 
    • Sanctions 
    • Enforcement
    • Insolvency Register
    • State Owned Enterprise
    • PEP
    • Profile of Interest 
    • Adverse Media
  • AML Categories - If the Director of a company is an individual, then you can screen on: 
    • Sanctions 
    • Enforcement
    • Insolvency Register
    • Disqualified Director
    • PEP
    • PEP Linked
    • Profile of Interest
    • Adverse Media

  • Category Status: Current and/or Former - Current and/or Former - a current category status means the profile is actively monitored, while a former status indicates it was previously active but is no longer in use.

  • Filter by Date of Birth: If you set this to Yes, then only results with a date of birth will show. If somebody's DOB is unknown, they will be omitted from the results list

  • PEP Tier: A PEP Tier refers to a classification system used to group Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) based on their level of influence and associated risk, helping users tailor screening according to their risk appetite. There are three tiers that you can select 

  • Decision Audit View: Summarized, Detailed or Alert Count Only. The detailed view will give you a breakdown of what the alert is, and the summarized option will mean you only get the AML Categories that have alerts against them, and the Alerts Count. The Alert Count only will only give you a count of the alert with no further detail. 


Shareholder Compliance Hits

  • Compliance Alert Type: Local or Global. Global alerts in KYC Protect flag international risks from global sources like sanctions or PEP lists. Local alerts will search in the country of the origin of the report. e.g. if a director is from a different country to the business, it may not find Director details.
  • AML Categories - If the Director of a company is a business, you can screen on the following items: 
    • Sanctions 
    • Enforcement
    • Insolvency Register
    • State Owned Enterprise
    • PEP
    • Profile of Interest 
    • Adverse Media
  • AML Categories - If the Director of a company is an individual, then you can screen on: 
    • Sanctions 
    • Enforcement
    • Insolvency Register
    • Disqualified Director
    • PEP
    • PEP Linked
    • Profile of Interest
    • Adverse Media

  • Category Status: Current and/or Former - Current and/or Former - a current category status means the profile is actively monitored, while a former status indicates it was previously active but is no longer in use.

  • Filter by Date of Birth: If you set this to Yes, then only results with a date of birth will show. If somebody's DOB is unknown, they will be omitted from the results list

  • Decision Audit View: Summarized, Detailed or Alert Count Only. The detailed view will give you a breakdown of what the alert is, and the summarized option will mean you only get the AML Categories that have alerts against them, and the Alerts Count. The Alert Count only will only give you a count of the alert with no further detail.