William Hill PLC Chooses FinScan Hosted Compliance Solution


LONDON, December 9 /PRNewswire/ --

- Betting Company Won't Gamble with its Reputation

FinScan, a leading provider of sanctions list and PEP compliance
screening solutions, today announced that William Hill PLC have implemented
the FinScan Hosted compliance solution throughout the firm's
internationally-recognized betting and gaming network. The FinScan solution
encompasses a hosted screening service, a subscription to the FinScan List
Management service and integration with the comprehensive Dow Jones
Watchlist.

William Hill PLC is recognised as one of the world's leading bookmakers
and online gaming providers, serving hundreds of thousands of clients through
the UK's largest retail betting estate, as well as telephone and online
services.

In the context of the current regulatory obligations incumbent on the
European gaming industry, William Hill is leading the way with their
anti-money laundering (AML) and anti-terrorist financing (ATF) controls.
To help mitigate risk and protect its excellent reputation and customers,
William Hill selected FinScan to enhance its AML and ATF capabilities and
will employ Dow Jones Watchlist as its third-party PEP, Sanctions and
'Special Interest Persons' database.

"We are very pleased to welcome on board one of the most prestigious
names in the gambling sector," said John Haley, FinScan sales and marketing
manager. "The inclusion of William Hill to our portfolio complements the many
successes we've achieved in our traditional sectors this year and
demonstrates the flexibility of our solutions and consultancy services."

Used in thousands of projects worldwide, FinScan's robust matching engine
facilitates the efficient and accurate screening of large volumes of records.
Its precise, customisable rules for flagging suspicious records greatly
reduce the risks associated with missing real matches (false negatives),
while minimising the time and expense associated with researching false
matches (false positives).

About William Hill PLC

William Hill PLC offers over seventy years of bookmaking experience and
serves its clients through a network of 2,250 betting shops across the UK and
Ireland, a market leading telephone betting service and an exciting array of
online betting and gaming opportunities (http://www.williamhill.com).
Licensed and regulated in the UK, Gibraltar and Malta, quoted on the London
Stock Exchange and a FTSE 250 company, William Hill is internationally known
as a leading betting and gaming organisation.

About FinScan Hosted

FinScan Hosted delivers proven, world-class PEP screening performance on
an economical, easy-to-manage SaaS (Software as a Service) basis. It can meet
all of an organisation's customer screening needs -- from millions of records
to one -- yet it can be deployed enterprise-wide in just a few days. Its
screening parameters, volumes and schedules can be customised to meet
individual organisation's business and operational needs.

To support the crucial process of reviewing suspicious records, FinScan
produces detailed reports identifying matches to the client's selected PEP
database, along with a fully secure, Web-based case management and review
tool. This unique tool assists clients in their review and enhanced due
diligence by providing direct access to supporting information from the AML
database. To further streamline review operations for improved results and
reduced costs, comprehensive audit trail, management reporting and
'safe-list' functionality are also built into the hosted service.

About FinScan

FinScan protects organisations against non-compliance with the
world-class data quality and data matching capabilities that are the
cornerstone of all ISI products and services. FinScan helps organisations
worldwide meet the requirements of international government regulatory
agencies by providing the most advanced sanctions list and PEP compliance
solutions available. FinScan offers 24/7/365 list management; licensed,
hosted, or transactional screening options; and automated due diligence
reports to help ensure the most effective and accurate compliance for our
clients. The FinScan Web site is located at http://www.finscan.com.

About Innovative Systems, Inc. (ISI)

Since 1968, companies worldwide have relied on ISI's data quality
software, systems integration, database solutions and customer data quality
audits. The company has set the standard for data quality management in
thousands of applications in more than 30 countries. ISI maintains
headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with European operations based in
London. The Innovative Web site is located at
http://www.innovativesystems.com.

Trademark Notice

FinScan is a trademark of Innovative Systems, Inc. All other products or
company names are used for identification purposes only, and may be
trademarks of their respective owners.

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