Streamlining Compliance: The Complete Guide to Our Salesforce Integration
In today’s fast-paced regulatory environment, compliance teams face an uphill battle. Juggling multiple tools, managing disjointed workflows, and ensuring consistent sanctions screening is time-consuming and error-prone. At sanctions.io, we believe that compliance shouldn’t come at the cost of productivity. That’s why we’ve built a powerful new integration that brings our industry-leading sanctions screening engine directly into Salesforce.
In today’s fast-paced regulatory environment, compliance teams face an uphill battle. Juggling multiple tools, managing disjointed workflows, and ensuring consistent sanctions screening is time-consuming and error-prone. At sanctions.io, we believe that compliance shouldn’t come at the cost of productivity. That’s why we’ve built a powerful new integration that brings our industry-leading sanctions screening engine directly into Salesforce.
With this release, your compliance operations can now run natively within your CRM. No switching between systems. No risky data transfers. Just seamless, secure, and scalable screening right where your team works.
This article explores the features, capabilities, and design philosophy of the new sanctions.io Salesforce integration. From manual reviews to full automation - and the importance of keeping your data within your Salesforce instance—we’ll walk you through how this integration transforms compliance.
Why a Native Salesforce Integration?
Traditionally, conducting sanctions checks involved moving between Salesforce and external compliance tools. This fragmentation slowed down workflows, created room for human error, and made audit trails harder to manage.
By embedding sanctions.io directly within Salesforce, we’ve eliminated those inefficiencies. Teams can now:
- Run sanctions screenings on individual records instantly.
- Trigger automatic checks based on workflow events.
- Run bulk screenings - either scheduled or on-demand.
- Review, comment, and resolve matches directly in Salesforce.
This integration means that compliance becomes a native part of your customer lifecycle - not a separate, siloed process.
Feature Overview: Screening Flexibility at Every Level
Let’s explore how the integration supports compliance at different operational levels.
1. Single Record Screening
Sales reps, onboarding agents, or compliance staff can perform a sanctions screening with a single click. This is ideal for quick checks during lead qualification, new customer onboarding, or KYC/AML reviews.
Use Case Examples:
- Sales rep checks a new lead before scheduling a call.
- Compliance analyst screens a customer at onboarding.
- Account manager double-checks a client during a contract renewal.
2. Trigger-Based Screening
You can define automatic screening events based on your internal Salesforce logic. This ensures that compliance checks happen consistently - without manual intervention.
Trigger Examples:
- Screen a record when it moves to a specific stage (e.g., “Onboarding Started”).
- Automatically screen any newly created contact.
- Re-screen customers every 30 days or upon data updates.
3. Bulk Screening
The app also supports both scheduled and on-demand bulk screenings. Whether you’re screening 50 or 50,000 records, the integration handles it efficiently.
Bulk Screening Modes:
- On-Demand: Useful for audits, database reviews, or policy changes.
- Scheduled: Ideal for periodic re-screening and ongoing due diligence.
4. A Smarter Compliance Workflow
A sanctions screening is only part of the puzzle. What happens after a match is detected? Our Salesforce app includes an integrated match review and compliance workflow to guide users through the resolution process.
Workflow Capabilities Include:
- False Positive Flagging: Mark and dismiss legitimate customers incorrectly flagged.
- Blocking/Pausing: Temporarily restrict account movement until review is complete.
- Review Statuses: Track progress and assign responsibility across teams.
- Comments & Notes: Log reviewer insights and decisions in a structured way.
Everything is contained in Salesforce. No spreadsheets. No exported reports. No confusion. Just clean, auditable compliance workflows.
5. Built for Scale and Automation
Our integration is designed for growing teams and evolving regulatory needs. As your business scales, the system can handle increasing volumes and complexity without missing a beat.
Performance Highlights:
- Bulk operations support thousands of records in minutes.
- Automation rules reduce manual overhead.
- Built-in reporting ensures transparency across every review step.
You can customize the screening logic and review workflow to match your internal policies - making compliance both proactive and adaptable.
6. Data Security: A Core Design Principle
When it comes to compliance, trust is everything. A critical pillar of our Salesforce integration is data sovereignty: your data never leaves Salesforce.
How It Works:
- Screening requests go through the sanctions.io API and are processed securely in real-time. All input data is hashed after processing, ensuring that no original data is stored by sanctions.io at any point.
- Screening results and metadata are stored entirely in your Salesforce instance.
- Review actions, comments, and decision logs remain inside your CRM.
- No third-party data storage, syncing, or risk of breach from outside platforms.
This approach aligns with strict data governance policies, including those required in highly regulated industries like finance, insurance, and government services.
Benefits to Your Team
For Compliance Officers:
- Gain full audit trails and detailed review logs.
- Automate re-screening to ensure ongoing compliance.
- Maintain peace of mind with complete data control.
For Sales & Support Teams:
- Easily screen leads and customers without leaving Salesforce.
- Get immediate insight into potential issues during onboarding.
- Spend less time waiting on manual reviews.
For Security & IT Stakeholders:
- Minimize risk with no external data flow.
- Reduce integration complexity with a native Salesforce app.
- Maintain existing access controls and permission structures.
How to Get Started
The sanctions.io Salesforce integration is already available to all our customers.
To get started:
- Contact our Customer Success team at help@sanctions.io to request access.
- Configure screening triggers and workflows to match your processes.
- Train your teams using the intuitive UI and review dashboard.
- Go live and start screening with confidence.
Our team offers onboarding support and best-practice templates to help you roll out smoothly and efficiently.
Compliance Without Compromise
The new Salesforce integration from sanctions.io is designed to make sanctions screening simpler, smarter, and more secure. It’s built for teams who care about both speed and integrity - who want to stay compliant without slowing down their business.
With push-button screening, automated workflows, flexible bulk processing, and enterprise-grade data residency, we’re giving your team the tools they need to thrive in today’s regulatory landscape.
Now, your compliance process doesn’t live in spreadsheets or third-party platforms - it lives where your business already does: inside Salesforce.
Try It Today
For questions or a demo, reach out to our team at help@sanctions.io.
