Unicorn Intelligence: sanctions screening, company dossiers and regulatory monitoring for companies
Unicorn Private launches Unicorn Intelligence, an online platform for mid-sized and large companies: daily screening against EU, US, UK and UN sanctions lists, private company dossiers, competitor intelligence, regulatory monitoring and public tenders, every data point with its source and date.
On 29 October 2026 Unicorn Private launched Unicorn Intelligence, an online platform for mid-sized and large companies that need to know who they do business with and what is changing in the rules that apply to them. It brings together five services, sold one by one or in packages, at intel.unicornprivate.com. Every data point carries its source and its date.
Why it matters. Sanctions lists are not checked once and filed away: they change with every new designation and every new package of measures. In the United States, OFAC civil liability is strict: a company can be penalised for a violation even without intent. Since 24 April 2024 the statute of limitations for sanctions violations has been 10 years instead of 5 (OFAC guidance, 22 July 2024), and OFAC's Framework for Compliance Commitments of 2 May 2019 lists screening among the internal controls of a compliance programme.
Groups with subsidiaries. In the European Union, Article 8a of Regulation (EU) No 833/2014, added by Regulation (EU) 2024/1745 of 24 June 2024, requires EU companies to do their utmost to ensure that the entities they own or control outside the EU do not take part in activities that undermine the sanctions against Russia. For a group, that means looking at the counterparties of its foreign subsidiaries too, and keeping a record of it.
United Kingdom. OFSI civil penalties have been strict liability since 15 June 2022 (Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022, section 54). Since 28 January 2026 the UK Sanctions List is the only source of UK designations: the OFSI Consolidated List has closed and is no longer updated (GOV.UK, 28 January 2026). A tool still pointed at the old list is checking against a list that has stopped changing. Since 1 September 2025 large organisations, meaning those meeting at least two of more than 250 employees, more than 36 million pounds of turnover and more than 18 million pounds of total assets, can also be prosecuted when a person associated with them commits fraud to their benefit. The only defence is to have reasonable prevention procedures, and the official guidance of 6 November 2024 includes due diligence among its principles (Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, sections 199 and 201).
What comes next. The EU Anti-Money Laundering Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 applies from 10 July 2027: a single rulebook for obliged entities, with customer due diligence that includes checking whether a customer is subject to targeted financial sanctions. In France, Article 17 of the Sapin II law already requires companies with at least 500 employees and more than 100 million euros of turnover to assess their customers, first-tier suppliers and intermediaries; the French Anti-Corruption Agency published a guide on third-party assessment in September 2026.
The five services. Sanctions and counterparty screening compares the customer's lists every day with OFAC SDN and Consolidated, the EU consolidated list, the UN list and the UK Sanctions List, adds adverse news in 16 languages and keeps an exportable audit log of every check. Private company dossiers produce a PDF and JSON report in minutes from open registries (GLEIF, SEC EDGAR, open EU registers), sanctions, news and funding data. Competitor and startup intelligence sends a weekly briefing on funding rounds, valuations, products, job postings, patents and pricing changes. Regulatory monitoring filters EUR-Lex, the Federal Register, legislation.gov.uk and national official journals on the customer's profile and summarises them in its language. Public tenders matches TED, SAM.gov and open national portals to the profile, with value, deadlines and documents.
Who it is for and how to start. Compliance, legal, procurement, strategy and sales teams of mid-sized and large companies, and groups with subsidiaries abroad. Everything is online and self-service: an account with a work email, a choice of single services or packages, a 14-day trial, payment by card or annual bank transfer with automatic activation, and an API for those who want the data in their own systems. Plans and prices are on the pricing page of intel.unicornprivate.com.
What it does not do. Unicorn Intelligence is an information tool: it helps document checks and keep track of changes, but it does not make a company compliant and does not replace its procedures, compliance officers or lawyers. Decisions and legal obligations remain with the customer. Screening does not cover export control lists such as the US Entity List.
This article is for information purposes only and does not constitute legal advice.
Sources
- Framework for OFAC Compliance Commitments, US Department of the Treasury, 2 May 2019
- OFAC guidance on the extension of the statute of limitations, US Department of the Treasury, 22 July 2024
- Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014, EUR-Lex
- Council Regulation (EU) 2024/1745 of 24 June 2024, EUR-Lex
- Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022, section 54, legislation.gov.uk
- Moving to a single list for UK sanctions designations, GOV.UK, 28 January 2026
- Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, section 199, legislation.gov.uk
- Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, section 201, legislation.gov.uk
- Offence of failure to prevent fraud: guidance, GOV.UK, 6 November 2024
- Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 on anti-money laundering (AMLR), EUR-Lex
- Loi n° 2016-1691 du 9 décembre 2016 (Sapin II), Légifrance
- Guide on third-party assessment, Agence française anticorruption, September 2026
- Unicorn Intelligence, Unicorn Private, 29 October 2026