Adverse Media Screening by Business Radar:
Find Relevant Risk Signals Faster
Monitor global adverse media in real time with AI-verified matches that reduce false positives by up to 90% and surface 5–20× more relevant signals than leading tools.
Coverage spans 154M sources across 190+ countries, including local, regional, and niche industry publications.
ISO 27001 certified • Fully GDPR Compliant • EU Data hosting
Staying ahead of risk isn’t about finding more news. It’s about finding the right news
For compliance teams, every missed signal can mean regulatory exposure, reputational damage, or financial loss. Yet most screening tools either overload you with irrelevant hits or overlook critical coverage from local, regional, and niche industry sources.
Business Radar is built to change that.
Our platform combines unmatched global coverage with AI-verified matching. This means you see more of the signals that matter, and waste less time chasing false positives. The result: faster, more confident decisions backed by reliable, relevant intelligence.
5–20×
More Relevant Signals
including long-tail coverage of smaller companies and niche sources.
Up to 90%
Fewer False Positives
AI curation and GPT summaries for faster, more confident reviews.
154M Sources,
195 Countries
multilingual coverage in 108+ languages.
Are you ready to see Business Radar in action?
Book your free demo in which our experts give you a tailored tour of our tool, followed by a free 1-week trial.
Tailored Alerts That Put You in Control
Stay informed without overload.
Business Radar’s alert system lets you configure exactly what kind of news you receive. To give you an idea about the volume of news, the system shows you expected volumes before you save an alert, so you can fine-tune for both relevance and workload.
Full Control Over What You See
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Filter by 100+ risk categories or predefined sets (e.g., money laundering, antitrust, tax evasion, ESG breaches).
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Narrow alerts by the country of the news source for jurisdiction-specific monitoring.
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Apply alerts to all companies, selected portfolios, or entire industries.
Smart Alert-Count Prediction
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See how many articles your alert settings would have triggered in the past 30 days.
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Adjust instantly to balance coverage and review capacity
Spot Key Events at a Glance
Event Timeline
Visually track spikes in risk-related news with our interactive Event Timeline. It clusters articles by topic and volume so you can instantly see when and why a company’s risk profile changes, and drill down in seconds.
Gain Full Corporate Overview
In our highly globalised world, a company can easily have one or more subsidiaries abroad. That does not mean these companies are risk-free. Business Radar informs you about the corporate structure of a company, letting you gain the full picture of potential risks.
Upload & Monitor in Minutes
Upload thousands of entities at once. No limits, no delays. Instantly start monitoring every company on your list, whether it’s 10 or 10,000, with automated matching and category tagging.
Works with Your Stack
Connect Business Radar to tools like Salesforce, HubSpot, Slack, Teams, and more: minimal effort resulting in maximum coverage.
Trusted By Leading Global Organisations
Frequently Asked Questions
What is adverse media screening?
Adverse media screening is the process of monitoring and analyzing news and media sources globally to identify negative news screening reports about individuals or entities that could indicate potential risk, such as financial fraud, regulatory breaches, or other types of misconduct.
How does Business Radar ensure comprehensive risk coverage?
Business Radar offers unrivaled adverse media screening insights by scanning every corner of the globe in any language. With over 210 risk categories and an extensive real-time media database, our service ensures that you never miss an adverse event, providing precise and relevant risk assessments with our adverse media screening tool.
What makes your media database stand out?
Our media database is the most extensive in the market, including real-time negative news screening capabilities and access to niche business gazettes and local outlets worldwide. This ensures that you are safeguarded against emerging threats with unparalleled media scrutiny.
How does the smart translation and deduplication work?
Our automated adverse media check system uses advanced AI to filter out irrelevant data, delivering only pertinent alerts. This saves you from the hassle of sifting through irrelevant information and ensures that you receive accurate and relevant risk signals.
Can you explain the AI-powered analysis and how it minimizes false positives?
Our advanced AI technology is designed to minimize false positives by up to 90%. It focuses on true risk signals without compromise, curating the results to reduce noise and pinpoint genuine risks, providing you with a clear, actionable overview.
How do I get started with Business Radar?
After activating your (trial) account, the first step is to create a portfolio. Once the portfolio has been created, you can add all the companies you want to screen or monitor. This can be done either automatically by importing a spreadsheet or manually by searching and selecting companies. Once your portfolio is complete, you have the option to screen and monitor companies directly within the platform, set up email alerts, or integrate signals into your own systems via the API.
What kind of support does Business Radar offer for regulatory compliance?
We offer comprehensive sanctions screening against over 1,400 sanction lists from 180 countries, an in-depth legal enforcement database, and real-time monitoring to ensure compliance with international regulations.
How does the collaborative investigation platform work?
Our integrated platform allows your team to collaborate efficiently, sharing findings, discussing potential risks, and deciding on next steps collaboratively. This streamlines investigative workflows and enhances team coordination.
What are the benefits of API integration?
API integration allows for seamless system incorporation, enhancing your internal processes with our robust data streams. It ensures easy access to our services, making your risk management and compliance efforts more efficient.
How does Business Radar handle multilingual event translation?
Our service automatically translates adverse events into more than 100 languages, ensuring comprehensive coverage and understanding of global risks without language barriers affecting the accuracy of your risk assessments.
Learn more about our Adverse Media Screening tool