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title: "Peleza: Background Checks, KYC and AML Screening"
description: "Run KYC, KYB, AML, PEP and sanctions checks across 62+ African and global markets. Background checks, risk-rated reports via API/dashboard."
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# Peleza: Background Checks, KYC and AML Screening

Run KYC, KYB, AML, PEP and sanctions checks across 62+ African and global markets. Background checks, risk-rated reports via API/dashboard.

## Breadcrumbs

- [Cybersecurity](/categories/cybersecurity)
- [Peleza](/peleza)

## Summary

Background checks and compliance screening across Africa

A risk intelligence platform for organizations that need background checks, KYC, KYB, AML and PEP screening across 62+ African and global markets.

## Product details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Website | https://peleza.com/ |
| Tagline | Background checks and compliance screening across Africa |
| Primary country | Kenya |
| Platforms | Web, API |
| Average rating |  |
| Published reviews | 0 |
| Verified listing | No |

## About the product

Peleza is a risk intelligence and verification platform for organizations that need background checks and compliance screening on people and businesses across Africa.

Key capabilities include:
- **Background checks for individuals and businesses**, supporting due diligence for hiring, onboarding, and vendor or partner verification
- **KYC and KYB workflows**, including **identity verification**, **document analysis**, and **government ID checks** to validate individuals and business entities
- **AML compliance screening**, including **sanctions and PEP checks** and **beneficial ownership tracing to natural persons** for KYB and risk assessment
- **Risk-rated reports** that structure screening results for faster review and decision-making

Available via a **web dashboard** and **REST API**, with **no-code widgets** plus SDKs for **JavaScript**, **Android**, **iOS**, and **Flutter**.

Built for **B2B teams** in compliance, risk, HR, lending, fintech, and procurement that require ongoing KYC, KYB, AML, and due-diligence checks.

Notable for its stated coverage across **62+ supported African and global markets** and its focus on Africa-wide verification, including **direct registry integrations** in multiple countries, with an API offering both production and sandbox environments.

## Features

- [Cybersecurity](/categories/cybersecurity): Category
- [B2B](/tags/b2b): Product feature or technology
- [KYC Provider](/tags/kyc-provider): Product feature or technology
- [Kenya](/countries/kenya): Market

## Related pages

- [Alternatives](/peleza/alternatives)
- [Reviews](/peleza/reviews)
- [Transparency](/peleza/transparency)

## Access and citation

- [Canonical HTML page](https://liners.com/peleza)
- [Markdown route index](/sitemap.md)
- [Agent access guide](/llms.txt)