Video: Creating and screening a company

Last updated: September 2, 2026

In this guide, you will learn how to create and screen a company in Mesh.

 

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You can find the link to your region in the onboarding email you received (look for the "Welcome to ComplyAdvantage" email).

 

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1. Click "Create"

Start by clicking on "Create."

2. Click "Create company"

Then, click "Create company."

3. Fill in the Customer Identifier

You are required to add a unique identifier for each customer, so you can enter it here. We recommend you use the same customer identifier as you do in your internal systems.

4. Enter the name of the company

Add the "Legal name" in the provided field.

6. Select Place of Registration

If available, you can add the company's place of registration.

7. Click "Next"

Once you've filled out all applicable fields, click "Next."

8. Select a Screening Configuration

Select the relevant Screening Configuration.

9. Select monitor status

If applicable, select "Monitor this customer for changes in risk" to activate ongoing monitoring for this customer.

10. Click "Create"

Lastly, click "Create."

11. Customer Onboarded

Your company will now be created, screened, and risk-scored (if you've created a risk model). You can see progress of the screening process in the blue Processing customer box.

12. Risk score is calculated immediately

Once the Customer is created in Mesh, the risk score and risk level are calculated automatically based on your active risk model.

If you want to know more on risk scores, please see these articles:

13. Manually change risk level if necessary

If you want to manually override the Customer's risk level, click the "MAnage risk level" option on the "Actions" menu.

14. Start Remediating

If hits are found during screening, these will be summarized in this outlined box under Cases. Click on the box to be taken to the Cases page, where you can remediate and close the cases.

We hope this guide helped you learn how to create and screen a company in Mesh.