OFAC adds Kovay Gardens aliases to SDN List
→Screening teams must add Kovay Gardens? new resort-name aliases to sanctions filters before processing continues
Change
On May 8, 2026, OFAC updated the Specially Designated Nationals List identifiers for Kovay Gardens by adding the aliases Navira Villas & Residences and Marina Oasis Beachfront Resort.
Why it matters
The update expands the names under which the designated resort can appear in payment, booking, merchant, and counterparty records. Screening that still relies only on the older Kovay Gardens or Vallarta Gardens names can miss dealings with a blocked party.
Implications
- → Bank and payments sanctions-screening teams must add Navira Villas & Residences and Marina Oasis Beachfront Resort as Kovay Gardens aliases ? name-only filters that omit the aliases can miss blocked-party activity.
- → Merchant acquiring and card-network compliance teams must screen resort merchant records against the added aliases ? unrefreshed merchant data can allow payments involving a blocked party.
- → Travel agency and online travel platform compliance teams must block bookings and supplier payments matching the added aliases ? continuing transactions against the alias names can provide services to a blocked party.
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