## Name Match Type Used to determine how closely a watchlist profile must match a person's name before being considered a match. The options are `Exact`, `Exact (Including Middle Name)` or `Close`. This parameter can be set on request or account level. Default is set to Close with 80% threshold. #### Exact Scan results show matches where the First and Last Name match exactly. Middle names are also taken into account but Middle Name matching does not eliminate watchlist entities with no middle name. Scan results include matches, where: - The First and Middle and Last Name match exactly. - The First and Last Name match exactly and the watchlist record Middle Name contains the Middle Name entered. - The First and Last Name match exactly and the watchlist record has no Middle Name. - The First and Last Name match exactly and the Middle Name does not match. #### Exact (Including Middle Name) - The First and Middle and Last Name match exactly. - The First and Last Name match exactly and the watchlist record Middle Name contains the Middle Name entered. - The First and Last Name match exactly and the watchlist record has no Middle Name. #### Close - The First Name and Last Name or Latin-based Full Name match based on phonetic matching algorithms (similar sounding names) and fuzzy searches. Middle Names and Original Script Names (non-Latin based text e.g. Arabic, Cyrillic, Chinese, Korean etc) are ignored. ### Match Rate If `Close` Name Match Type is selected, this can be used to control the results by setting a match rate threshold. A higher threshold will return results with minor variations whereas a lower threshold will return larger variations in the sound of the name. Example: The name `John` at various thresholds: - **100%**>: `John`. - **80%**: `John`, `Johnnie`, `Johnny`. - **50%**: `John`, `Johnnie`, `Johnny`, `Jon`, `Joan`, `Jonah`, `Jean`, `Jan`, `Joanne`, `Joanna`, `Janie`, `Gena`, `Gina` etc. - **1%**: `John`, `Johnnie`, `Johnny`, `Jon`, `Joan`, `Jonah`, `Jean`, `Jan`, `Joanne`, `Joanna`, `Janie`, `Gena`, `Gina`, `June`, `Jane`, `Jayne`, `Juan` etc. Example: The first name and last name `Richard JOHN` at various thresholds (asterisk indicates existence of a first name, middle name or last name and may not contain `Richard` or `John`): - **100%**: `Richard JOHN`, `Richard * JOHN`, `John RICHARD`, `John * RICHARD`, `Richard John *`. - **80%**: `Richard JOHN`, `Richard * JOHN`, `John RICHARDS`, `John * RICHARDS`, `John RICHARDSON`, `John * RICHARDSON`, `John REICHARDT`. - **50%**: `Richard JOHN`, `Richard * JOHN`, `Richard John *`, `John Richard *`, `John * RICHARD`, `John RICHARDS`, `John * RICHARDS`, `John RICHARDSON`, `John * RICHARDSON`, `John REICHARDT`, `Jon RICHARDS`, `Johnny RICHARDS`, `Johnny RICHARDSON`, `* John RICHARDS`, `John ROCHARD`, `Joan RICHARDS` etc. - **1%**: `Richard JOHN`, `Richard * JOHN`, `Richard John *`, `* Richard JOHN`, `John Richard *`, `John * RICHARD`, `John RICHARDS`, `John * RICHARDS`, `John RICHARDSON`, `John * RICHARDSON`, `John REICHARDT`, `Jon RICHARDS`, `Jon RICHARDSON` `Johnny RICHARDS`, `Johnny RICHARDSON`, `* John RICHARDS`, `John ROCHARD`, `Joan RICHARDS`, `Joanna RICHARD`, `Joanne RICHARD`, `Joanne RICHARDS`, `Joanne RICHARDSON`, `Richard JANE`, `Jayne RICHARDS`, `Jean RICHARD`, `Jean-Pierre RICHARD`, `Jean-paul RICHARD`, `June RICHARD`, `June RICHARDS`, `June RICHARDSON`, `Jennie RICHARDS`, `Richard GENAO`, `Richard GIANNI`. `Juan RICHARTE` etc.