DAVID LEPPAN - PRWeb Press Release Account Feed http://www.rsspad.com/rss2a/107323.xml DAVID LEPPAN - Press Releases en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 World-Check Reports Phenomenal Client Growth in First Quarter of 2008 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb935694.htm World-Check reports 12% client growth in past four months. (PRWeb May 12, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb935694.htm World-Check's Terrorism Content Continues to Overshadow Official Sanctions Lists http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb929024.htm World-Check's consitently improving body of terrorism intelligence provides critical decision support to clients interested in mitigating risk and suffocating terrorist funding. (PRWeb May 8, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb929024.htm World-Check Releases Second Edition of Widely Acclaimed PEP White Paper http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb886014.htm A must read for all industry professionals who wish to stay abreast of the Politically Exposed Person debate, the paper is recommended for compliance officers, regulators and law enforcement agencies worldwide. (PRWeb Apr 23, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb886014.htm Islamist Terrorist Group Profiled on World-Check Since 2003, Almost 5 Years Ahead of OFAC Designation http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb836374.htm World-Check's researchers warned users of financial risk posed by Harakat Ul-Jihad-Islami/Bangladesh almost five years ahead of OFAC sanctions (PRWeb Apr 9, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb836374.htm World-Check Appoints General Counsel http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb816484.htm Mr. Jonathan Beak has been appointed as General Counsel to World-Check, the leading global provider of open-source risk intelligence. (PRWeb Apr 2, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/04/prweb816484.htm Key Financial Operatives of the Burmese Regime Designated by OFAC - on World-Check Since 2003 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb733144.htm World-Check's researchers had already profiled four of the nine newly designated individuals and entities as "Heightened risk" as far back as 2003. (PRWeb Mar 3, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb733144.htm World-Check Profiles Newly Designated Syrian businessman, More than Three Years Ahead of OFAC http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb720994.htm World-Check's team of researchers identified and profiled heightened risk individual almost four years ahead of OFAC designation. (PRWeb Feb 27, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb720994.htm World-Check Profiles Alleged Colombian Drug Lord, Associates and Business Entities Up to Four Years Ahead of OFAC Sanctions http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb701943.htm World-Check has once again kept clients ahead of financial, regulatory and reputation risk by identifying not only this heightened risk individual years before he was officially sanctioned, but also by revealing his relationship networks and business entities, where the real risk often lies. (PRWeb Feb 18, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb701943.htm World-Check Six Years Ahead of Latest OFAC Zimbabwean Sanctions http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb674803.htm World-Check was once again ahead of the sanctioning body as three of the four recently designated individuals had already been profiled by our researchers in early 2002. (PRWeb Feb 6, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb674803.htm Anti-Money Laundering and Fraud Risk Specialist Joins World-Check's Asian Operation http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb671683.htm Steve Farrer has joined World-Check as a Senior Consultant for business development and will liaise with regulators and government agencies in the region. He has more than 18 years experience in fraud risk management and anti-money laundering (AML) gained throughout Asia and the Pacific regions. (PRWeb Feb 4, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/02/prweb671683.htm Landmark 2,500th Client Signs Up to Leading Open Source Intelligence Database http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb640851.htm Founded in late 2000, World-Check was originally created to address the Swiss financial industry's Know Your Customer (KYC) and risk-reduction requirements. Today, World-Check's database is relied upon by more than 2500 clients in 153 countries. (PRWeb Jan 23, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb640851.htm World-Check Profiles 5 of 6 Recent OFAC Narcotics Kingpin Designates Seven Months Ahead of Sanctions Body http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb633871.htm World-Check warns clients of the risks posed by suspected financial operators for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) months before they were officially sanctioned. (PRWeb Jan 21, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb633871.htm OFAC Creates New IRAQ3 Code in Sanctions List: 4 of 5 New Designates Profiled on World-Check Up to 2 Years Ahead http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb618391.htm World-Check is proud to announce that its team of researchers had already identified and profiled 4 of 5 newly designated high risk individuals and entities, two years before OFAC. (PRWeb Jan 14, 2008)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/01/prweb618391.htm World-Check appoints Chief Information Officer http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/12/prweb573779.htm World-Check, the leading provider of structured risk intelligence, today announced the appointment of Carl Ricketts to the position of Chief Information Officer. He will assume responsibility for all areas of World-Check's technological and operational IT practises. (PRWeb Dec 5, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/12/prweb573779.htm World-Check and Datanomic to Provide an Integrated Client Screening Solution http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb571718.htm Unique turnkey solution to deliver effortless and efficient KYC, PEP and anti-money laundering compliance. (PRWeb Nov 27, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb571718.htm World-Check to Host Compliance Seminar in London Ahead of 3rd EU Money Laundering Directive http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb571231.htm World-Check, the leading global provider of structured risk intelligence, will be hosting a compliance seminar aimed at lawyers and compliance professionals ahead of the 3rd EU Money Laundering Directive, which will come into effect on the 15th of December 2007. (PRWeb Nov 21, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb571231.htm World-Check Announces Appointment of Chief Operating Officer http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb566816.htm World-Check today announced the appointment of Mike Ainslie to the position of Chief Operating Officer. He will assume responsibility for the company's operational growth strategy, including the expansion of its global team of respected industry professionals. (PRWeb Nov 6, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb566816.htm Asian Politics Research Specialist joins World-Check Team http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb557621.htm World-Check founder and CEO, David Leppan, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Kripa Sridharan as Head of Research Asia for World-Check (PRWeb Oct 3, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb557621.htm World-Check Forum Identifies Emerging Challenges to Global Compliance Frameworks http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb557691.htm World-Check's annual Compliance Leadership Forum, now in its third year, has once again brought together the world's leading professionals from the financial, legal, enforcement and regulatory sectors to identify common compliance concerns and emerging challenges. (PRWeb Oct 3, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb557691.htm World-Check Launches Counter-Terrorism Financing Newsletter http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb557696.htm World-Check, the global provider of risk-related intelligence on individuals and businesses, today announced the launch of its counter-terrorism e-newsletter, the latest addition to its series of intelligence alert newsletters. (PRWeb Oct 3, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb557696.htm World-Check to Host Seminar on Emerging Threats Facing Isle of Man Compliance http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb555190.htm Following the success of previous seminars and its commitment to raise awareness on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing developments, World-Check will be hosting a Compliance Seminar on the 26th September on the Isle of Man. The event will feature compelling presentations by Ken Rijock and Robert Mitchell. (PRWeb Sep 24, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb555190.htm World-Check Profiles Narcotics Traffickers Four Years Ahead of OFAC http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb551099.htm The United States' Office of Financial Assets Control (OFAC) has recently named six Colombian nationals as Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers. World-Check can confirm that its researchers had already profiled four of the six designated individuals as early as 2003. (PRWeb Sep 7, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb551099.htm Latest Addition to UN sanction List on World-Check Since 2004 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb550642.htm World-Check's +20,000 terrorism-related profiles out-perform the world's major sanction lists. (PRWeb Sep 5, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb550642.htm Suspect in Ireland's Largest Drug Bust on World-Check List since 2004 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/08/prweb547518.htm World-Check, the leading provider of risk-related intelligence on heightened risk individuals and entities, can reveal that by early 2004 it had already identified and profiled one of the four individuals recently arrested for attempting to smuggle cocaine worth £100 million into Ireland. (PRWeb Aug 20, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/08/prweb547518.htm Seychelles International Business Authority (SIBA) Selects World-Check for its Compliance Needs http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/06/prweb535632.htm The Seychelles International Business Authority (SIBA) is committed to ensure that the Seychelles is in compliance with international standards and best practices in maintaining its name as a reputable offshore financial centre. In pursuit of this commitment, SIBA has recently subscribed to World-Check, the leading provider of structured intelligence on heightened risk individuals and entities, in order to facilitate its due diligence reviews of submissions for registration and application of licenses. (PRWeb Jun 26, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/06/prweb535632.htm World-Check Warns Clients of High-Risk Individuals http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/06/prweb530787.htm World-Check, the leading provider of structured intelligence on heightened risk individuals and entities, announced today, that it has once more identified and profiled two of the three individuals recently added to the U.S.A. OFAC List, as much as two years ahead of their inclusion. (PRWeb Jun 6, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/06/prweb530787.htm World-Check Ahead of US and UK Regulators http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/05/prweb523521.htm World-Check, the leading provider of KYC and PEP screening solutions, has once again proven its worth by identifying high risk entities and individuals ahead of sanctioning bodies. On March 29, 2007, both the US Treasury (OFAC) and the Bank of England added seven companies and three individuals to their SDN and financial sanctions lists. Of the three individuals World-Check already had two profiled in its database as well as one of the entities. In one particular case World-Check had profiled the individual almost two year ahead of the regulatory bodies. (PRWeb May 4, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/05/prweb523521.htm World-Check Profiles Iranian Entity Four Years Ahead of OFAC http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/04/prweb521798.htm On the 29th of March World-Check's reputation as an early warning system was further ratified, when the US Treasury OFAC placed an Iranian entity - the Defense Industries Organisation (DIO), on its Non Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction List. DIO had been profiled in World-Check's database as far back as December 2002. (PRWeb Apr 27, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/04/prweb521798.htm Spectrum Equity Investors Leads Investment in World-Check http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/04/prweb517877.htm World-Check, the leading provider of structured intelligence on heightened risk individuals and entities, announced today that it has received a significant equity investment from Spectrum Equity Investors and HarbourVest Partners. The investment will position the company for its next stage of growth, further improve its service to customers, and help it execute on its global expansion strategy. Following the transaction, Chris Mitchell and Adam Margolin from Spectrum, and Alex Rogers from HarbourVest, will join the World-Check board of directors. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. (PRWeb Apr 10, 2007)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/04/prweb517877.htm World-Check Alerts the Financial Community to Terrorists Ahead of U.S. Government Authorities http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/12/prweb492709.htm World-Check, the leading provider of risk related intelligence to the financial community, has once again proven its worth as an early warning system of heightened-risk individuals and entities. On December 6th, the US Treasury added nine individuals and two businesses to the OFAC list. World-Check had already previously profiled five of the nine individuals. One of the individuals, Sobhi Mahmoud Fayad, has been on World-Check for almost three years. (PRWeb Dec 21, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/12/prweb492709.htm World-Check and IDSS/ICPTVR to Launch Fellowship Program http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/11/prweb476787.htm World-Check, the world's leading provider of structured intelligence on heightened-risk individuals and entities, together with the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore, are proud to announce the 'ICPVTR – World-Check Fellowship'. World-Check and the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research (ICPVTR) specialize in analysing threats to countries and risks to business. (PRWeb Nov 13, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/11/prweb476787.htm World-Check Makes Key Appointment to Terrorism Research Team http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/10/prweb446479.htm World-Check the global leader in the provision of highly structured KYC and PEP related intelligence to both the commercial and government sector is pleased to announce another strategic appointment to its Asia Pacific Regional office. On October 1, 2006, John Solomon, joined the team as Desk Head, Special Projects – Asia. (PRWeb Oct 6, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/10/prweb446479.htm World-Check Invited to Participate as Experts in KYC Intelligence at the First Kuwait and Middle East Conference for Combating Money Laundering http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/10/prweb445912.htm World-Check is delighted to announce that David Leppan, CEO and founder of World-Check, the industry pioneer and leader in the provision of KYC and PEP intelligence, has been invited as the sole KYC industry expert to speak at this premier event, to be held in Kuwait on the 4th to 7th of November 2006. (PRWeb Oct 5, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/10/prweb445912.htm Former Reuters Man Joins World-Check Team http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/09/prweb435927.htm World-Check the global leader in the provision of highly structured KYC and PEP related intelligence to both the commercial and government sector is delighted to announce that journalist Rahul Sharma is bringing his wealth of experience to the company and will head up the Asia-Pacific Research Team from September 2006. (PRWeb Sep 13, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/09/prweb435927.htm World-Check Alerting the Industry to Terrorists and other High-Risk Entitites Well Before Government Authorities.---- 27 Percent of OFAC’s additions over the last 18 months were already profiled in the World-Check database http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/09/prweb436838.htm World-Check, the leading provider of risk-related intelligence on heightened risk individuals and entities, is proud of its record of being ahead of the sanction-listing curve. (PRWeb Sep 13, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/09/prweb436838.htm World-Check Marks Fifth Anniversary with Commitment to SOS Children's Villages http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/07/prweb407674.htm World-Check the leading provider of heightened risk intelligence, today announces its commitment to the world’s largest orphan charity, SOS Children’s Villages. World-Check will be sponsoring fifty children in five villages in Africa and in addition will sponsor a further eight villages across the world. (PRWeb Jul 7, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/07/prweb407674.htm World-Check Launches Passport Verification Solution: Passport-Check. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/06/prweb398364.htm World-Check takes KYC Screening to another level. World-Check, the leading provider of KYC and PEP intelligence on heightened risk individuals and entities, today announced the launch of “Passport-Check”, a pioneering and cutting edge module that verifies the authenticity of machine-readable passports. This extremely valuable feature will give all World-Check Online users the capability of verifying the identity of customers in seconds and more importantly will allow such checks to be carried out in-house. (PRWeb Jun 20, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/06/prweb398364.htm Financial Crime Consultant Joins World-Check http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/06/prweb391997.htm World-Check adds exclusive financial crime analysis articles. World-Check, the leading provider of structured KYC and PEP intelligence on heightened-risk individuals and entities is pleased to announce that Miami based financial crime consultant Kenneth Rijock will with immediate effect be writing analysis articles exclusively for World-Check. (PRWeb Jun 1, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/06/prweb391997.htm Entire US Treasury Palestinian Legislative Council List Profiled in World-Check Prior to the OFAC Release http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/05/prweb384351.htm World-Check the leading provider of structured intelligence on known heightened risk individuals has proven once again its unique value as an early warning system. The list of 78 members of the Palestinian Legislative Council recently released by OFAC were all profiled in World-Check’s database prior to the OFAC release - some as far back as 2001. (PRWeb May 13, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/05/prweb384351.htm World-Check Releases Insightful Case Study on Reputation Risk: 'The Price Riggs Paid' The Ultimate Example of the Hard Dollar Cost of Non-Compliance http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/04/prweb377121.htm World-Check the leading provider of KYC intelligence on heightened risk individuals and entities to the financial industry, today announces the release of a Case Study titled 'Reputation Damage: The Price Riggs Paid’. The Case Study outlines the reputation free-fall Riggs Bank went through in the final years of the banks existence and it discloses the true cost of non-compliance. (PRWeb Apr 27, 2006)

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