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Sentinel / Financial intelligence

Follow the money. See the connections.

Sentinel brings bank statements and related records into one investigation. Analyse one account, compare statements from two different account holders, or examine many accounts across people and organisations from the outset. Trace fund flows and relationships with each lead linked to its source transactions.

PDFXLSXCSVSCANThree things Sentinel enables01Transaction reviewExamine activity acrossthe records in the case.A flagged row starts a route02Fund flowFollow transfers across accountsand counterparties.The route is recorded as a lead03Case recordKeep each lead tied to itssource transactions.Each lead links back to its rows
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Sentinel

Three things Sentinel enables

01

Transaction review

Examine activity across the records in the case.

02

Fund flow

Follow transfers across accounts and counterparties.

03

Case record

Keep each lead tied to its source transactions.

Account analysis

Begin with the records in hand.

An investigation can begin with one statement or several. Sentinel builds a transaction chronology across the available accounts, showing credits, debits and counterparties. Investigators can compare account holders, isolate transfers and identify destinations supported by the records in hand. PDF, Excel and CSV statements, including scanned records processed through OCR, can be added to the case.

Statements in case S-001: seven bank statements added as PDF, Excel, CSV and a scanned file, each reconciled to its printed balance

Across accounts

Compare accounts in one case.

Statements from different people, companies or banks can be analysed together from the start or added as a case develops. Sentinel aligns transactions across sources so investigators can compare inflows, outflows and counterparties, then follow onward transfers where receiving records are available. The trail extends only as far as the available records support.

Trail across three accounts: Brightway Capital Ltd to the subject’s GTBank account to Lekki Pearl Properties Ltd, with the two source transactions

Fund-flow analysis

Trace the flow of funds.

Sentinel organises transactions by date, amount, sending account and receiving account. Pattern tests surface potential structuring, rapid onward transfers, unusual cash activity, high transaction velocity and cross-border flows for review. Link analysis shows counterparties, shared accounts and possible circular movement. Each indicator is an investigative lead, not a finding of misconduct.

  • Potential structuring
  • Rapid onward transfers
  • Unusual cash activity
  • Circular movement
Findings view with six pattern tests and a selected circular route of ₦18M, tied to the transactions behind the flag

Examine narrations and entity links.

Transaction narrations, name variants and shared company roles may reveal connections that account numbers alone cannot. AI-assisted analysis can suggest potential entity links and help draft a fund-flow narrative tied to source transactions. Investigators verify identity and context before recording a conclusion.

Parties view showing the name variants found in narrations, a suggested same-party match awaiting the investigator’s decision, and company roles

Prior case intelligence

Connect current and prior case intelligence.

Accounts, people or companies in a new case may have appeared in earlier investigations. Where authorised case data is available, Sentinel can surface those links to investigators with the appropriate access. Teams can examine relevant prior intelligence without treating an earlier appearance as proof of wrongdoing. Access depends on the permissions and data governance set by the institution.

Seen-before view linking parties in case S-001 to prior case S-027, with a case held by another unit shown as restricted

The report

Document the evidential trail.

Sentinel brings transaction timelines, fund-flow charts, link analysis and source records into investigative reports. AI-assisted drafting can help organise the narrative. Investigators review the analysis, record what remains unresolved and decide which leads require further enquiry. Each reported observation stays linked to the transactions or documents behind it.

Report page with a finding and its source transactions listed by file, page and line

For teams mandated to conduct financial investigations.

Sentinel is designed for law-enforcement investigators, financial intelligence and AML analysts, regulators, public oversight bodies and forensic audit teams.

See Sentinel at work

What does your team need to investigate?

Bring the account records and investigative questions your team works with. See how Sentinel organises transactions, traces funds and documents the source of each lead.