Match Results

For every record returned, Shufti reports the **degree of correlation** between the screened business's details and the watchlist entry, so you can see exactly why a record was surfaced. These match types appear on each hit in the [response](/docs/business_identification_risk/business_aml_screening/responses) and explain the basis of the match, from exact to phonetic to synonym-based.

Match types

Field	Meaning
name_exact	Matched the entity name exactly.
aka_exact	Matched an entity AKA (also known as) entry exactly.
name_fuzzy	Matched the name closely, but at least one word had an edit-distance change.
aka_fuzzy	Matched an AKA name closely, but at least one word had an edit-distance change.
phonetic_name	Matched the entity name phonetically.
phonetic_aka	Matched an entity AKA phonetically.
equivalent_name	Matched the entity name via a synonym, e.g. Robert Mugabe → Bob Mugabe.
equivalent_aka	Matched an entity AKA via a synonym, e.g. Robert Mugabe → Bob Mugabe.
unknown	Matched for a more complex reason, such as an acronym.
year_of_birth	Matched the birth year given in filters; can be the exact year ±1 year depending on fuzziness and options.
removed_personal_title	A personal title (e.g. Mrs) was stripped from the search term.
removed_personal_suffix	A personal suffix (e.g. PhD) was stripped from the search term.
removed_organisation_prefix	An organization prefix (e.g. JSC) was stripped from the search term.
removed_organisation_suffix	An organization suffix (e.g. Ltd) was stripped from the search term.
removed_clerical_mark	A clerical mark (e.g. DECEASED) was stripped from the search term.

tip

For businesses, the removed_organisation_prefix and removed_organisation_suffix types are common: entity suffixes like Ltd, LLC, or JSC are stripped before matching so that Al Ajmi Trading LLC and Al Ajmi Trading resolve to the same record.

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