Adverse Media Screening That Catches Risk Signals First
Business Radar analyses 17M+ international and local media sources in 100+ languages to detect risk-relevant developments linked to your counterparties, suppliers and portfolio companies.
See it on your own portfolio
We'll run the demo on companies you actually screen. Real results, not sample data. In 30 minutes you'll see which risk signals Business Radar surfaces that your current screening misses.
✓ 210+ risk categories across ESG, financial and integrity risk
✓ Up to 90% fewer false positives through AI-assisted verification
✓ Trusted by Rabobank, Atradius and Deloitte
Why database screening isn't enough
Risk doesn't wait for watchlists
Sanctions lists, enforcement registers and watchlists update after risk has become public knowledge. Media coverage surfaces the same developments months, sometimes years earlier.
Signals start local
Risk-relevant developments often appear first in smaller regional outlets, industry publications or government reports, in local languages, long before they reach global headlines.
Risk does not stop at onboarding
A counterparty's risk profile can change the day after screening. Financial distress, legal issues and ESG incidents develop continuously and therefore need monitoring.
Evidence you can show an auditor
Every signal traces back to its source articles, giving your team a documented trail that stands up to internal review and regulatory scrutiny.
Effective adverse media monitoring requires more than access to major international publications. Risk signals often appear first in smaller regional outlets, industry publications or government reports long before they reach global headlines. Business Radar monitors a broad range of global and local sources to ensure that relevant developments linked to companies are detected as early as possible.
Global signals in one solution
Business Radar turns that scattered, multilingual coverage into verified risk signals in three steps.
Signal detection
Thousands of global and local media sources are analysed across multiple languages. Entity profiles built from corporate records, identifiers and trade names match coverage to the right companies — including subsidiaries and ultimate owners.
Signal validation
Contextual analysis and AI-assisted verification confirm that articles genuinely refer to the correct company, reducing false positives by up to 90%.
Signal structuring
Developments are categorised across 210+ ESG and risk themes, clustered into events, and filtered by materiality — so your team sees what could genuinely affect a company's risk profile, not everything ever written about it.
Signature capabilities
Materiality-based risk prioritisation
Not every news article represents a meaningful risk signal. Business Radar categorises developments across more than 200 ESG and risk themes and applies a materiality filter to highlight events that could significantly affect a company's financial position, operations or risk profile.
Curated global and local media coverage
Business Radar monitors thousands of international and regional media sources across multiple languages. The source base combines major global publications with smaller regional outlets, industry publications and government reports where risk signals often appear first.
Entity-based screening across corporate structures
Business Radar identifies risk signals linked not only to individual companies but also to their broader corporate networks. By combining corporate identifiers, trade names and company relationships, signals can be linked to subsidiaries, parent companies and global ultimate entities.
Signal verification and false-positive reduction
Adverse media monitoring often produces large volumes of irrelevant results. Business Radar applies contextual analysis and AI-assisted verification layers to confirm that articles genuinely refer to the relevant company.
Access Business Radar through platform or API
Business Radar intelligence can be accessed through the Business Radar platform or integrated directly into internal systems via the Business Radar API. Use the platform to screen companies and investigate developments, or connect the API to deliver verified risk signals directly into your workflows.
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Facts
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90%
Over 90 percent of our users with continuous monitoring enabled have reported that Business Radar identified high-risk signals in the past 12 months, which would have otherwise gone unnoticed.
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32%
Auditors using Business Radar have reported a 32 percent average increase in efficiency during periodic reviews and screenings, compared to traditional software.
Proof in practice
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Built for organisations like yours
210+
Risk Categories
90%
Reduction False Positives
135M+
Global Company Records
100+
Translated Languages
17m
Global Sources
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Frequently asked questions, answered
How is this different from database or watchlist screening?
Databases and watchlists update after risk has become public knowledge. Business Radar analyses live media coverage at the source, so developments linked to your counterparties surface as they emerge, often months or years earlier, with source articles attached to every signal.
How do you handle non-English sources?
Coverage spans 100+ languages, including the regional outlets and government publications where risk signals typically appear first. Signals are translated and structured so your team works in one language.
How do you keep false positives under control?
Contextual analysis and AI-assisted verification confirm that each article genuinely refers to the correct company, including distinguishing between entities with similar names. This reduces false positives by up to 90%.
Does it cover subsidiaries and ownership structures?
Yes. Screening is entity-based across corporate structures, so signals linked to subsidiaries, parent companies and ultimate owners are connected to the right profile, not just the name you enter.
Can we integrate it with our existing systems?
You can work in the Business Radar platform or deliver verified signals directly into your own monitoring and workflow systems via the API.