Release Notes
Release 7.4.8¶
Released: 1 July 2022
| Change | Description |
|---|---|
| Change | Decommission Classic UI. Remove access to login for the application. |
Release 7.4.7¶
Released: 15 May 2022
| Change | Description |
|---|---|
| Fix | Fix for Close match screening of mononymous names. This was previously unable to return results. Exact matching for mononymous names is unaffected. |
| Fix | Changes to Original Script Name/Full Name search to reduce false matches and improve relevance for Latin-based full name screening (names entered in this field does not differentiate between First, Middle and Last Names). All names entered in the Original Script Name/Full Name field will search for occurrences of all the names entered. |
| Change | Announcement to remind our valued clients of the sunset of the Classic interface (app.membercheck.net), and to transition to the Modern interface (app.membercheck.com). |
Release 7.4.0¶
Released: 9 May 2021
| Change | Description |
|---|---|
| Change | Increase timeout for password reset from minutes to hours. |
| Change | Preparation of application to transition to modern user interface (UI) |
| Change | Addition of links and single-sign-on from classic UI to modern UI |
Release 7.3.12¶
Released: 13 March 2021
| Change | Description |
|---|---|
| Fix | Date picker fields updated to include current year 2021. |
| Enhancement | PEP & Sanction screening by Original Script Name supports partial matching when Close match is selected. This applies to both Member and Corporate scans. |
Release 7.3.11¶
Released: 28 February 2021
| Change | Description |
|---|---|
| Fix | Exclude Monitoring Scan volume from Group Activity Report, to be consistent with Organisation Activity Report. |
| Change | Update New Zealand sanctions coverage to include United Nations sanctions. |
| Change | IDV - Display more informative reasons for failed identity verification. |
Release 7.3.10¶
Released: 20 December 2020
| Change | Description |
|---|---|
| Fix | IDV - Force session token refresh for HTTP 403 Forbidden errors. |
| Enhancement | API - Additional new API methods to request for details of linked individuals and linked companies of matched profiles. |
Release 7.3.9¶
Released: 5 December 2020
| Change | Description |
|---|---|
| Enhancement | All users can opt-in for two factor authentication using a soft token authentication app to increase security of login to web application. Supports Google Authenticator and Microsoft Authenticator. |
Release 7.3.8¶
Released: 14 November 2020
| Change | Description |
|---|---|
| Fix | API - Requests from locked user accounts were previously blocked. Fix to ensure API requests are not disrupted for locked user accounts. |
| Fix | API - removal of redundant property X-Request-OrgId in API GET and POST methods which require specific IDs |
| Change | Removal of superseded categories from data source provider in Organisation administration List Access for Other Crime, Reporters, and Adverse Media. Addition of categories Modern Slavery, Bribery and Corruption, Cybercrime and Disqualified Directors. |
| Change | For consistency of labelling, the term Matched in Due Diligence Match Decision and Due Diligence Reports were changed to Match. |
Release 7.3.7.1¶
Released: 22 October 2020
| Change | Description |
|---|---|
| Fix | Resolved error when exporting reports of scan history details of scans performed prior to June 30, 2017. |
| Change | Selection of an organisation in the Group Activity Report will select all the suborganisations automatically. Previously, users had to manually select each suborganisation to be included in scan activity summary. |
Release 7.3.7¶
Released: 18 October 2020
| Change | Description |
|---|---|
| Enhancement | Users can specify during PEP & Sanction screening to omit or include deceased persons in results. Compliance Officers can optionally preset this setting in the organisation settings. |
| Enhancement | Compliance Officer can select specific PEP tiers for inclusion in scan results in Organisation administration List Access. To view description and coverage of the tiers, hover your mouse over the PEP Tier labels. |
| Enhancement | Addition of a new user role Auditor with read only access to the organisation settings, reports, and scan history to enable organisations to provide appropriate access to third party auditors. |
| Enhancement | API - Additional new API methods to request for Reports in Excel, Word and PDF formats via API. The supported types of reports are the same as those available via the Web UI. Please refer to API documentation accessible via the Main Menu for details, or visit https://app.membercheck.net/docs/index.html. |
Release 7.3.5¶
Released: 14 September 2020
| Change | Description |
|---|---|
| Fix | Correction of exclusion of residual watchlists from previous data source in Organisation List Access settings. If scan results include subcategories which should have been excluded, the Compliance Officer should go to Administration > Organisation > List Access, enter Edit mode and Accept without necessarily making any changes to reapply the List Access selection. |
| Change | Button label changed from Return to Back for clarity of function and navigation. |
| Enhancement | Ability to search both Member and Corporate Scan History by the user who performed the scan within an organisation. |
| Enhancement | Ability to filter Member and Corporate Scan History by SIP or SIE subcategories to refine search results. This applies to scans performed from September 15, 2020. |
Release 7.3.4¶
Released: 9 August 2020
| Change | Description |
|---|---|
| Enhancement | Enforcement of password expiration. Minimum password length increased to higher industry standards. |
| Enhancement | All users can opt-in for multi factor authentication via email to increase security of login to web application. More MFA options will be available in the future. |
| Enhancement | Inclusion of ongoing monitoring options in Batch Upload Utility available on Microsoft Windows. |
Release 7.3.2¶
Released: 11 July 2020
| Change | Description |
|---|---|
| Change | Residence policy expanded to include additional fields in data source to include Location, Nationality and Country of Roles. |
| Enhancement | Compliance Officer can optionally upload company logo in Organisation Settings to display in Reports. |
Release 7.3.1¶
Released: 1 July 2020
| Change | Description |
|---|---|
| Fix | API documentation - Correction of HTTP response code from 201 to 204 when enabling/disabling member or corporate scan monitoring is successful. |
| Change | API - Deprecate enumerated values for PEP Jurisdiction. pepJurisdiction only supports values Ignore and Apply. |
| Change | Removal of support for TLS v1.1. |
| Change | All clients and accounts have been switched over to the Acuris Risk Intelligence data source for PEP and Sanction screening. |
| Enhancement | Additional Monitoring Report to provide a more comprehensive view of ongoing monitoring activities. |
Release 7.3.0¶
Released: 27 June 2020
| Change | Description |
|---|---|
| Change | Improvements to the log-on procedure to standardise authentication messages. |
Release 7.2.1¶
Released: 13 June 2020
| Change | Description |
|---|---|
| Fix | Remove buttons Add User and Reset Password from own Profile screen for all users. |
| Fix | Remove button Disable User for Compliance Officer's own Profile screen. This function is still available within User Administration screen. |
| Fix | Usernames with leading and trailing spaces are trimmed when saved . |
Release 7.2.0¶
Released: 23 May 2020
| Change | Description |
|---|---|
| Fix | Display of Automatic scans in Activity Report were incorrectly displaying "0". |
| Change | Ability to apply a default Country of Residence during PEP and Sanction screening for members with blank addresses to refine scan results and minimise false matches. Subsequently, Scan History and Member Scan Result Reports have been updated to reflect the additional scan parameter. |
| Change | Compliance Officers can create new user accounts with automated email notifications sent to users to complete the account set up. |
| Change | Compliance Officers can reset password on behalf of users. An automated email notification will be sent to the user to complete the password reset process. |
| Change | PEP and Sanction results for members have been adjusted to prioritise order of display based on matching of Name, Date of Birth, Country of Residence, followed by categories of results (TER, PEP, SIP and RCA) . Previously, Country of Residence followed categories of TER and PEP results. |
| Change | Additional scan settings are inherited by new Sub-Organisations from parent organisation for consistency (i.e. "Ignore Blank DOB", "Apply to blank Addresses", all Monitoring Settings). |
| Change | Filename change for downloaded Batch Scan Full Report for a more user friendly and consistent naming convention. |
| Enhancement | API - member and corporate scan results include URL of cached PDF source where available (applicable for Acuris data source only). |
| Enhancement | API (REST only) - member scan includes additional enumerated value ExactMidName in ScanInputParam.MatchType to support more refined match results (applicable for Acuris data source only). |
Release 7.1.6¶
Released: 2 May 2020
| Change | Description |
|---|---|
| Fix | Display of PEP Jurisdiction exclusions in Scan Parameter summary in Scan History and Batch Scan History for Member Batch Scans was incorrectly displaying "Exclude: Australia". Scan results were not affected. |
| Fix | Username and Email address should be unique. Error message is returned if duplicate values are entered. |
Release 7.1.5¶
Released: 15 March 2020
| Change | Description |
|---|---|
| Change | Increase minimum Close Match Rate threshold for automated monitoring |
| Change | IDV - Date of Birth field is required for Credit Bureau data sources |
| Change | IDV - Display additional information in verified LINZ results such as Other Owners and DPID. API is unaffected and already included these details |
Release 7.1.4¶
Released: 29 February 2020
| Change | Description |
|---|---|
| Change | Set limits on maximum number of results returned for both member and corporate scans for each organisation to minimise large volume of results returned |
| Change | Ongoing Monitoring default scan settings changed from Close match to Exact match to minimise accidental return of large scan results |
| Change | Separate category for Insolvency for SIPs and SIEs in List Access to refine scan result filters |
| Change | Applicable for Acuris Risk Intelligence data source users only - Individual and Corporate entities with only Adverse Media category available are categorised as SIP - Adverse Media or SIE - Adverse MediaNote: Individuals and Entities categorised with other categories will not contain the |
| Enhancement | Applicable for Acuris Risk Intelligence data source users only - Support search for vessel identifier (IMO) in Company Name |
| Enhancement | Inclusion of monitoring status of member and corporate scan in reports to reflect change status at that current point in time |
Release 7.1.3¶
Released: 25 January 2020
| Change | Description |
|---|---|
| Change | IDV API - remove unnecessary or unsupported parameters due to change of API format with data source provider |
| Change | Affects Acuris Risk Intelligence data source users only. Removal of general SIP category where other sub-categories are available to enable better filtering of List Access inclusions and exclusions |
| Change | Minor label change in Member Due Diligence Report screen |
Release 7.1.2¶
Released: 8 December 2019
| Change | Description |
|---|---|
| Enhancement | CSV batch files support optional headers in first row and must start with OrgId |
| Change | Minor label changes in IDV screens |
| Fix | XSD changed to allow First Name and Surname to be optional if Original Script Name exists in XML |
Release 7.1.1¶
Released: 27 November 2019
| Change | Description |
|---|---|
| Fix | Improve handling of forgotten password for users who have never previously logged in or set up with security questions |
| Fix | Improve support and handling of special characters in organisation Name |
| Fix | Original Script Name search enforced to only scan against latest profiles in data sources |
Release 7.1.0¶
Released: 22 October 2019
| Change | Description |
|---|---|
| Feature | Ongoing monitoring for members and corporate entities in both web and API |
| Enhancement | Enter an asterisk in the Individual Member Search and Company Search fields to return all results where values are available for the parameter |
| Enhancement | Due diligence decision history in Member and Corporate Scan History reports |
| Enhancement | Ability to export scan history in CSV format |
| Change | Logo changed to reflect name change from Thomson Reuters to Refinitiv |
| Fix | Progress bar stays at 99% for large batch scans for long periods of time |
Release 7.0.0¶
Released: 14 July 2019
| Change | Description |
|---|---|
| Feature | Integration with additional data source |
| Enhancement | Additional PEP roles for World-Check data source |
| Enhancement | Add multiple due diligence decisions for multiple matches against a scan result |
Release 6.2.1¶
Released: 13 March 2019
| Change | Description |
|---|---|
| Enhancement | IDV - enhancement to detect duplicate scans |
| Enhancement | IDV - enhancement to Data Management options |
| Change | Addition of 2 new categories currently under TERRORISM i.e. TERROR - CRIME, TERROR NONCONVICTION |
| Fix | Fix view of Scan History for deactivated organisations |
Release 6.2.0¶
Released: 3 February 2019
| Change | Description |
|---|---|
| Feature | Inclusion of additional scan service, ID Verification, to Member Scans, Activity Reports and Administration |
Release 6.1.8¶
Released: 3 February 2019
| Change | Description |
|---|---|
| Enhancement | Add ability for user uploading a batch file for scanning to cancel scheduled batch scan |
| Enhancement | Add new user role Data Entry Operator which enables users to perform scans but not be able to view results |
| Enhancement | Add ability for Compliance User to unlock locked accounts |
| Enhancement | Add ability for Compliance User to view associated disabled organisations in Scan History, Reports, and Administration |
| Change | Changed error message for handling invalid zipped batch files (empty file, empty zip, incorrect format, password protected) |
| Fix | Fixed navigating pagination issue in read only mode |
Release 6.1.0¶
Released: 27 May 2018
| Change | Description |
|---|---|
| Feature | For API users only - addition of an Integration section to the Main Menu to provide access to API documentation and the MemberCheck API Developer Centre |
| Enhancement | Enhanced close matching for member and corporate scans |
| Enhancement | Gender search for member scans |
| Enhancement | Batch file name added to scan result notification emails for easier identification |
| Enhancement | Ability to search users by email address |
| Enhancement | Profile matching using Elasticsearch technology |
| Enhancement | Additional encryption of sensitive data for GDPR compliance |
| Change | New database support for MySQL |
| Change | New support for AWS S3 storage |
Release 6.0.1¶
Released: 5 November 2017
| Change | Description |
|---|---|
| Change | Cloud friendly |
Release 6.0.0¶
Released: 30 June 2017
| Change | Description |
|---|---|
| Feature | Support new data source, Thompson Reuters World-Check |
| Feature | Support for RESTful API |