VIGILIX was created to make professional-grade sanctions screening accessible to all Swiss entities subject to AML obligations — regardless of their size or budget.
🇨🇭 Non-profit · Source Available · Data in SwitzerlandEvery financial intermediary in Switzerland — banks, fiduciaries, lawyers, accountants, real estate agents, and dealers in high-value goods — is legally required to screen clients and transactions against sanctions lists and PEP databases under the Anti-Money Laundering Act (LBA/AMLA).
In practice, professional screening tools cost thousands of francs per month, putting robust compliance infrastructure out of reach for smaller firms. This forces many to rely on manual searches or inadequate processes, creating compliance gaps that can result in regulatory sanctions.
VIGILIX was built to change that. It is a free, transparent, and privacy-respecting screening tool that directly downloads and queries official sanctions lists maintained by Swiss (SECO), European (EU FSF), United Nations (UNSC), and American (OFAC) authorities — at no cost, with data staying in Switzerland.
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All processing occurs on Infomaniak servers in Geneva. Names are never sent to external analytics services.
Screening queries are not stored on disk. No database of searched names is maintained.
Infomaniak is a Swiss company not subject to US extraterritorial jurisdiction.
Data processing complies with the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (nLPD, revised 2023).
VIGILIX is a decision-support tool, not a legal compliance system. Results must always be reviewed by a qualified compliance officer before any action is taken. An "OK" result does not constitute legal clearance.
This tool does not replace a comprehensive KYC/AML policy, professional legal advice, or the human judgment of a compliance professional. Users remain solely responsible for their compliance obligations under Swiss law.
The creators of VIGILIX accept no liability for decisions made on the basis of this tool's output.
VIGILIX is built on open-source technologies. Its source code is available under a Source Available Non-Commercial licence — auditable and transparent, but commercial use requires written agreement. Contact vigil.swiss@pm.me for commercial licensing.
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