Profiden
Solutions B2B Risk Assessment Director & UBO Check
B2B Risk Assessment

Director & Ultimate
Beneficial Owner Check

Identify who truly controls a company. Profiden maps the full corporate ownership tree to find Ultimate Beneficial Owners (UBOs), screens directors against PEP and sanctions lists, and flags cross-entity risk exposure.

UBO Tree Mapping

Multi-layer ownership resolution down to the individual

Director History

All current and past directorships across companies

PEP Screening

Global PEP database with tiered risk classification

Sanctions Check

OFAC, UN, EU, PMLA list screening

Cross-Entity Risk

Identifies shared directors & circular ownership

Adverse Media

Reputational risk scan for all identified UBOs

Why UBO identification matters

Regulators globally now require financial institutions and businesses to identify the natural persons who ultimately own or control their counterparties. Failing to do so exposes your business to regulatory fines, reputational damage, and inadvertent sanctions violations.

PMLA mandates UBO identification for all business customers
FATF Recommendation 24 requires corporate transparency
RBI guidelines require KYC of beneficial owners above 10% threshold
EU 4th & 5th AML Directives impose strict UBO disclosure rules

What we check for every entity

Corporate structure & shareholding
All registered directors (DIN lookup)
UBOs above 10% & 25% thresholds
PEP status for each individual
Sanctions & watchlist match
Adverse media for all identified persons
Cross-entity directorship exposure
Historical ownership changes

See who's really behind every business

Book a demo and see how Profiden uncovers UBOs and director risk in minutes.