ofac-screener — launch kit

1-liner

OFAC SDN + Consolidated Sanctions screening for SMB banks, MSBs, fintechs. Free public list pull + fuzzy matching.

Tweet hook

ComplyAdvantage: $10K-100K/yr for screening you can build in a weekend. OFAC publishes the SDN list as free public CSV. Add fuzzy matching → done.

Built it for $499/mo. 95% margin 🧵

Reddit / outreach

• r/fintech: "Open OFAC screener — small banks/fintechs only"
• LinkedIn DM: BSA officers at <50-employee community banks

Cold-email ICP

Community banks (1-100 branches), MSBs, crypto exchanges with US-customer KYC, fintech startups pre-Series A.

Cold-email template

Subject: OFAC screening at $499/mo

Hi {first} — for {bank/fintech} compliance.

Building OFAC screening from scratch is a weekend project (SDN list is
free public CSV; fuzzy matching via rapidfuzz). Most teams pay
ComplyAdvantage $10-30K/yr for it.

We charge $499/mo (1k screenings) → $9999/mo white-label. Free 30-day
pilot. Full audit log, regulator-friendly reports.

SEO content

1. "OFAC screening for fintech 2026 — guide"
2. "Building a sanctions-screening pipeline from public data"
3. "ComplyAdvantage alternatives for SMBs"

ofac-screener

OFAC SDN + Consolidated Sanctions screening for small banks / MSBs / fintechs. Free public list pull + fuzzy matching + audit log.

Pricing

• $499/mo per institution (up to 1k screenings/mo)
• $1,999/mo (up to 10k screenings)
• $9,999/mo white-label for compliance vendors
• $0.05 per screening PAYG

vs ComplyAdvantage / Refinitiv World-Check ($10K-100K/yr enterprise). We're aimed at the bottom of the market: community banks, money-service businesses, crypto exchanges with US customers, fintech startups pre-Series A.

Run

cd C:\openclaw-products\ofac-screener
python -m venv .venv
.\.venv\Scripts\activate
pip install -e .

ofac update --out sdn.csv
ofac check --name "Vladimir Putin" --sdn-csv sdn.csv

Roadmap

• EU + UK + UN sanctions list ingestion
• Daily auto-refresh cron
• Audit log to immutable storage (compliance requirement)
• Match-rationale generator (Qwen explains WHY a hit fired)
• PDF screening reports (suitable for regulator review)
• API for integration (Plaid-style screen-this-customer endpoint)
• PEP (Politically Exposed Person) list integration