Search Lexis Nexis

The FintechOS Lexis Nexis Connector offers the possibility of searching databases for any fraudulent records. Institutions can add the connector to a digital journey and retrieve records indicating fraud or potential fraud. This functionality helps lowering compliance or regulatory risk.

IMPORTANT!
The below walkthrough is a proposition on how to use the FintechOSLexis Nexis Connector in a digital journey to search individual or business records in fraud databases.

Follow the below steps to access and retrieve information using this connector.

1 Access Lexis Nexis Connector

1. Log into the FintechOS Portal using the given credentials.

2. Log into the Lexis Nexis database with the credentials provided by them

NOTE
The user role, name, and password are obtained from Lexis Nexis once a contract is established. Additional information can be found on the Installation page.

3. From the FintechOS Portal main menu expand My Projects and click Lexis Nexis Connector.

4. Select Search Lexis Nexis. The Search Lexis Nexis List page opens.

5. At the top-right corner of the screen, click the Insert button. The Edit Search Lexis Nexis - Search page opens. Fill in the following fields:

HINT
Only the person's first and last name and the full name of the business are mandatory to make a search. However, inputting any other information in the below fields minimizes the return of false positives records.

Field	Required	Type	Description
Individual	No	Bool	If true, the search retrieves records regarding individuals.
Business	No	Bool	If true, the search retrieves records regarding businesses.
First name	Yes	Text	The individual's first name.
Last name	Yes	Text	The individual's last name.
Full name	Yes	Text	The company's name. NOTE This field is visible only when the Business toggle button is selected.
Gender	No	Option set	The individual's gender. The following options are available: Male Female Unknown None
Address street line 1	No	Text	The first line of the address. For example, the street name.
Address line 2	No	Text	The second line of the address. For example, the street number.
Country	No	Text	The country.
City	No	Text	The city.
Postal code	No	Text	The postal code.
Day	No	Numeric	The day of the date of birth.
Month	No	Numeric	The month of the date of birth.
Year	No	Numeric	The year of the date of birth.
Unparsed	No	Text	This field contains the unstructured date value.
Type	No	Text	The information type. The following additional information type values can be retrieved: None not - valid in a request Citizenship Complexion DistinguishingMarks DOB EyeColor HairColor Height Incident IPAddress MothersName Nationality Occupation Other PlaceOfBirth Position Race VesselCallSign VesselFlag VesselGRT VesselOwner VesselTonnage VesselType Weight
Label	No	Text	The user-defined label. NOTE This label is visible when the Type field value is set to Other.
Predefined name	No	Text	This field contains a predefined search created in the LexisNexis Bridger Insight XG user interface in order to provide a more consistent search. Predefined search requires certain role access rights.
Assign to type	No	Option set	This filed contains the assignment type. The below options are available: None Role User The None option type is not valid in a request.
Write to Lexis Nexis Database	No	Bool	If true, the information is saved in the LexisNexis Bridger Insight XG database. The default value is false.
Reference	No	Text	This field contains optional user-defined information to identify the request. For search requests, the results from this field is returned in the Search Result class.
DPPA	No	Option set	This field contains the DPPA (Driver’s Privacy Protection Act) permissible use. The below options are available. For more details, see the Permissible Uses page. NA Choice0 - No Permissible Use Choice1 - Government Agency or On Government Behalf Choice2 - Motor Vehicle or Driver Safety Choice3 - Debt Recovery/ Fraud Choice4 - Litigation Choice6 - Insurer NOTE The default value is NA. This value is not valid if a DPPA permissible use is required. This property is required for the Fraud Point Score searches or Instant ID searches on individual entities.
GLBA	No	Option set	This field contains the GLBA (Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act) permissible use. The below options are available. For more details, see the Permissible Uses page. NA 0 No Permissible Use Resolving Customer Disputes or Inquiries As allowed by the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 1 - Transactions Authorized by Consumer 3 - Persons with a Legal/ Beneficial Interest in the Consumer 5 - Fraud Prevention and Detection 6 - Required Institutional Risk Control 7 - Legal Compliance 12 - Persons Acting in a Fiduciary Capacity for the Consumer NOTE The default value is NA. This value is not valid if a GLBA permissible use is required. This property is required for the Fraud Point Score searches or Instant ID searches.

2 Individual or Business Data Returned

6. Click the Show results button. The Edit Search Lexis Nexis - Search Result page opens. Te following information is displayed:

Field	Required	Type	Description
Entity unique ID	No	Text	An unique system-generated number that identifies the entity.
Entity score	No	Numeric	This field displays a confidence score between 0 and 100 that LexisNexis Bridger Insight XG generates to indicate how closely the list record matched the input entity information. NOTE A score of 90 indicates the match is closer than a potential match with a score of 80. When a valid score is not available, ‐1 is returned.
Entity name	No	Text	The main entity name from the list record that generated the potential match.
Best name score	No	Text	The score of the name that most closely matched the input information.
Best name	No	Text	The name that most closely matched the input information.
Best country	No	Text	The country that most closely matched the input information.
Reason listed	No	Text	The reason the country is on the list.

7. Click the Finish button. The Search Lexis Nexis List page is displayed.