Posts by: Dmytro Konovalenko
OFAC Sanctions: The Critical Difference Between a Blocked and a Rejected Transaction
An international trading company attempts a routine wire transfer to a supplier. Hours later, their bank informs them the transaction failed. The funds are gone from their account, but the supplier never received them. The bank’s notice simply says “OFAC SanctionsR Read more »
Are You on an INTERPOL List? Here’s How to Actually Find Out in 2026
An entrepreneur landed in Frankfurt in March 2026 for a tech conference. Upon presenting his passport, he was pulled aside by border police. An INTERPOL alert, filed by a business rival in another country and unknown to him, had been active for six months, effectively freezing hi Read more »
How to Dispute a World-Check Entry: A Step-by-Step Legal Guide
If a bank has closed your account, refused your application, or a transaction has been blocked without explanation, a World-Check entry is among the most likely causes. This guide explains the legal process for disputing wrong data in World-Check One, operated by Refinitiv (LSEG) Read more »
LexisNexis Closed My Bank Account: What It Means and What to Do
When a bank closes an account citing compliance or risk policy reasons without further explanation, one of the most common underlying causes is an adverse entry in LexisNexis Risk Solutions — a global data provider used by financial institutions worldwide for AML and KYC screen Read more »
GDPR Right to Erasure: When Can You Force an Organisation to Delete Your Data
GDPR Article 17 — the right to erasure — is one of the most significant and most misunderstood rights in European data protection law. It is frequently presented as an absolute right to delete any data about you from the internet. It is not. It is a conditional right that app Read more »