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LSEG World-Check: sovereignty score and 8 European alternatives

World-Check is a risk intelligence database from LSEG for KYC, AML and sanctions screening and for third-party due diligence. It brings together records from public sources on sanctions, enforcement, politically exposed persons (PEPs) and adverse media. Customers review matches and decide for themselves whether a hit is relevant. LSEG offers World-Check One as a screening platform with match review, case management and an audit trail, World-Check On Demand as data delivered through APIs, and World-Check Verify as a stateless API for real-time checks.

LSEG Risk Intelligence is part of London Stock Exchange Group plc, based in London. The data controller for World-Check is Refinitiv Limited in the United Kingdom. According to the privacy statement, the database is hosted primarily in Ireland (EU), with a backup in the UK and separate instances in Singapore and Japan for users in Asia-Pacific. The United Kingdom is outside the EU; for transfers LSEG cites, among other things, adequacy decisions and standard contractual clauses. Check in your contract which region applies to your data.

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Sovereignty score
42 / 1000 = high exposure
100 = sovereign
  • Jurisdiction SOV-250
    Headquartered outside the EU (GB)
  • Data residency SOV-350
    Hosting inside and outside Europe (EU, OTHER)
  • Cryptographic key sovereignty SOV-340
    Key management with a non-European vendor
  • Freedom from lock-in SOV-640
    Closed source: switching requires data migration
  • Source & runtime sovereignty SOV-4 · SOV-630
    Closed source, runtime with the vendor

SOV codes: the matching objective in the European Commission's Cloud Sovereignty Framework. Official source

How the score is calculated

Facts and evidence

Last checked October 16, 2026
Headquarters
GB (OTHER)Verified by hand
EU adequacy decision
Yes — found adequate by the European CommissionVerified by hand
Sovereignty model
Vendor-hosted (non-EU)Verified by hand
Data hosting
EU, OTHERVerified by hand
Open-source
NoVerified by hand
GDPR-compliant
YesVendor-stated
Category
Compliance & GRC
Type
Product
Website
lseg.com ↗

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Top EU-based & GDPR-compliant alternatives to LSEG World-Check

The European alternatives to LSEG World-Check come from our knowledge base of over 9,400 vendors. We only list vendors headquartered in the EU or the EEA; fully European-owned vendors rank before vendors with a foreign owner. For each alternative you see the country, the open-source status and a short description.

Score per alternative: 0 = high exposure, 100 = sovereign

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Why digital sovereignty matters with LSEG World-Check

LSEG World-Check is headquartered in GB, outside the EU. Contracts and data therefore also fall under non-European law. The GDPR applies through contractual terms, but in a conflict with local legislation you have less certainty than with a European vendor.

LSEG World-Check hosts data in EU, OTHER. Exactly what stays within the EU — and what does not — is defined by the vendor's data processing agreement and sub-processor list, not by a setting you control yourself; check those documents for the precise scope, including backups, logs and support access.

LSEG World-Check is closed source and hosted by the vendor. The encryption keys and the runtime sit with the vendor and switching requires data migration. Ask about bring-your-own-key, export options and open standards.

What this means for your organisation depends on your whole stack and context. The free assessment weighs LSEG World-Check together with your other vendors and gives a total score, a heatmap and the main risk drivers.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best European alternative to LSEG World-Check?

It depends on your use case. Strong EU alternatives to LSEG World-Check include 2B Advice PrIME, 360inControl and Acadias. On this page you can compare 8 EU alternatives by jurisdiction, data residency and open-source status.

Are there open-source alternatives to LSEG World-Check?

Our list of EU alternatives to LSEG World-Check is mostly commercial options. Browse the category on the map for open-source choices.

Is LSEG World-Check GDPR-compliant and where is the data hosted?

LSEG World-Check is headquartered in GB (OTHER) and hosts data in EU, OTHER. The vendor states it is GDPR-compliant, but the data falls under non-EU jurisdiction. For full EU data residency the EU alternatives on this page usually offer more certainty.

Details and sources

Verified by handHeadquarters, owner, hosting locations and licence have been checked by us against public sources. Free of charge and for every vendor, not a paid label. Nothing in this knowledge base is taken over automatically. Last checked on October 16, 2026.

Sources

Public sources used in the latest check of this record.

Compliance evidence

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