Recon
Recon is a scoped research service. Analysts gather publicly sourced information, resolve identities carefully, and hand you a cited report with open questions stated plainly.
Free public OSINT resources, opens in a new tab.
Follow one anonymous record from onboarding to rescreening. Pick any stage to inspect it, or let the sequence run.
A firm collects who the customer is and, for companies, who owns and controls them. Purpose and lawful basis are recorded before any checking starts.
Where Recon fitsRecon does not run your onboarding or hold identity documents. It can research publicly documented ownership once the purpose is stated.
This shows a full educational AML workflow run by regulated teams. Recon covers only the public-source research parts, marked on each stage. It is not transaction monitoring, a private KYC database, biometrics or automatic filing.
Records from several sources enter one processing core. They are matched into one identity, screened, scored, monitored, reviewed by people and documented. Findings then loop back into the next screening round.
Illustrative layout only. It is not a real client finding, not a live search and not a scanner.
Recon
Pick the question you need answered. We scope the depth to match.
Focused research on a person or small team where a trust decision is pending, with consent and legal purpose documented first.
Wider research on a company, owner, partner or counterparty before a deal, hire at senior level, or onboarding.
Structured review of public indicators that a person, entity or relationship deserves closer checking.
Two Recon workflows, shown step by step. Diagrams are illustrative only: they are not live scans, not client evidence and not a database lookup.
Before any search, the analyst records why the check is needed, who the subject is, and which consent or lawful basis applies.
Only the client-supplied facts are known. Nothing about the subject is established yet.
The analyst can narrow or decline the scope. Work waits until the basis is clear.
Public findings, PEP status and rumours are not proof of guilt. Recon never approves or rejects a person or company automatically, and evidence gaps are stated openly.
What the research can cover
Coverage is agreed per engagement and depends on the public sources available for the subject and jurisdiction.
Pick a check to watch how public-source material is handled before an analyst relies on it. Every scene ends the same way: with evidence a person has weighed, never with an automatic verdict.
IllustrativeWhether the subject holds, or is publicly documented as close to, a prominent public function.
The analyst draws the documented family and business links, then asks of each person whether a public source really ties them to the subject.
Political exposure changes how much care a relationship deserves, but only if the link is real and current.
Roles end, registers lag and common names collide. A relative or associate is context, not a finding.
Illustrative scenes only: not a live search, not a scanner and not a client finding. Public records vary by jurisdiction and may be incomplete. An allegation, PEP status or offshore ownership is not proof of wrongdoing. When identity does not match, the item is withheld or sent to human review.
Public sanctions lists and indirect ties to listed parties, such as ownership or close association.
Public-office holders and publicly documented family or business associates, assessed for relevance.
Published regulatory actions, debarments and law-enforcement notices that are open to the public.
Press and public reporting reviewed for credibility, date, and whether it concerns the same person.
Public indicators of bribery, improper payments or integrity concerns involving the subject.
Publicly available corporate registry and leak-derived records where lawfully usable, with limits noted.
How Recon keeps findings usable
Volume is not insight. The method is built to reduce noise and show its work.
Name variants, transliterations, dates and locations are compared so a similar name is not mistaken for your subject.
An analyst reviews each potential match and records why it was accepted, rejected or left open.
Findings are ordered by relevance, recency and source quality so you see what matters first.
Every item cites where it was found and when, so you can check it yourself.
A written report separates facts, allegations, analyst judgement and unanswered questions.
If you need follow-up checks over time, frequency, sources and triggers are defined and agreed in writing.
Background Checks look at an individual for a trust decision. Due Diligence examines a company, owner or counterparty before a deal. Fraud Risk Analysis reviews public indicators of inconsistency or risk. They can be combined in one scope.
We ask for the legal purpose and, where required, evidence of consent before starting. We use publicly available sources only and limit the work to the agreed purpose. Local law on data protection and employment screening varies, so you remain responsible for your own lawful use.
Analysts compare aliases, dates, locations and corporate links before attaching any finding to a person. Uncertain matches are labelled as such, not silently included.
No. Recon is research support. It does not replace your compliance programme, legal advice, a regulated screening provider, or any certification, and it does not claim real-time or exhaustive global database access.
In scope: publicly sourced research on defined subjects for a lawful purpose. Out of scope: biometric access, transaction monitoring, wallet screening, private data and automated decisions. Tell us what you need and we will say plainly what fits.
Share the subject type, purpose and jurisdictions. We reply with a proposed scope, not a sales script.
