Business Entity Verification and ownership data

Build greater confidence in understanding the risks associated with third party entities and visibility into ownership structures through robust business entity verification. Bring together Moody's extensive global company and corporate structure data with sanctions and adverse media coverage in an approach that supports greater corporate transparency and helps develop a more informed view of risk.

Bring data together in a single workflow to help you address a fundamental question: who am I doing business with?

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Entity Verification API

With Moody’s Entity Verification API, you can access dynamic entity data from a network of commercial registers and financial authorities from 200+ countries and jurisdictions, curated details on more than 625 million global entities, and a comprehensive risk database.

Organizations often need to seek out different sources for the data they need to conduct business entity verification. Through a single source, our configurable solution can be used to support customer onboarding, client lifecycle management, perpetual KYC, third-party risk management, fraud risk management, and more.

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A global Entity Verification case study

This case study highlights how a prominent global client transformed its KYC procedures using Moody's Entity Verification API. By integrating this innovative solution, the client sought to streamline operations and improve efficiency across its investment and commercial banking teams.

Our Entity Verification API is serving as a reliable source for up to date and authoritative entity data, facilitating automated onboarding and ongoing KYC compliance.

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Company ownership data and ownership structure insights

To understand who the ultimate beneficial owners of a business are look no further. Our solutions show you more than 2 billion ownership links, 1.8 billion historic ownership links, and 209 million active ownership links.

Automate business Entity Verification searches. Access data and documents from official sources dynamically, which are timestamped for audit. And achieve this through a single solution as a bedrock for due diligence.

Review a corporate group in its entirety. Our corporate trees help reveal the ownership of your potential and existing business partners and third-party associates around the world. Moody's data and analytics can also help you understand instances of indirect ownership and control, and circular ownership in your counterparty network.

Establish trust in the entities you work with.

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Corporate registry data and official documents

Our access to a global register network offers you dynamic information searches to identify corporate entities and verify their business details. These details include:

registration number
registered name
address
directors and officers
status
original documents from official sources, such as register extracts, annual accounts, articles of association and more.

You can also access other tools like a Tax ID verifier, to support you in verifying customers' VAT numbers, EINs, and TINs.

With dynamic connections to government registers and financial authorities around the world, official and authoritative company information is a click away. The entity data and documents retrieved from our comprehensive network are delivered to you timestamped and unaltered. You get access to more than 348 million companies, with billions of company filings available for retrieval.

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Leading global data

Know your business (KYB) processes

Make decisions about the entities you work with having created a clearer picture of risk. With access to a world of business data, Moody's solutions offer a streamlined approach to complex and detailed Know Your Business (KYB) checks.

Access company information with global coverage to help decode complex shareholder structures
Automate anti-money laundering and counter-financing of terrorism compliance processes
Choose a flexible service that helps you automate more KYB tasks and reduce manual effort

Moody's solutions offer you access to leading sources of company data for Entity Verification and AML compliance processes.

Whether you need to source original documentation dynamically or automate onboarding and risk monitoring processes with the help of structured entity data, including ownership information and financial strength metrics and forecasts, our solutions offer access to the data you need to make decisions with confidence.

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Five steps in the Entity Verification process

Moody’s solutions support business entity verification by bringing together structured company ownership data and related information to help organizations build a clearer view of who they are doing business with and contextualize potential risk.

When reviewing the ownership of a legal entity, organizations may draw on a combination of data sources and checks, depending on their internal policies and regulatory obligations. These might include:

Reviewing corporate documents
Examining official records such as articles of incorporation, shareholder information, or constitutional documents to understand how ownership is recorded.
Ownership and control analysis
Reviewing information on directors, officers, and shareholders to provide insight into ownership and control relationships, where data is available.
Assessment of financial disclosures
Using published financial statements or accounts to identify disclosed ownership interests or equity stakes.
Use of public records and registers
Accessing corporate registries, filings, and register extracts to validate entity details and ownership information.
Additional review of key individuals
Applying enhanced review measures to certain individuals or entities where required by internal risk frameworks.

By bringing these sources together as part of entity verification and due diligence processes, organizations can develop a more informed understanding of entity ownership and structure, in line with applicable anti money laundering, sanctions, and regulatory requirements.

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Entity Verification Report

Welcome to our report on Entity Verification. This global study highlights the increasing significance of Entity Verification in managing risk and overcoming data challenges in today's regulatory and risk environment.

Download the report to find out what more than 350 risk and compliance professionals said about their Entity Verification challenges, data governance, the rise of AI in Entity Verification, and how senior leaders are prioritizing Entity Verification.

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Moody's entity management award

We’re proud to have been recognized in the Chartis Financial Crime Compliance 50, 2026, as category leader in Data Technology for Entity Management.

Chartis Financial Crime Compliance 50, 2026, in Data Technology for Entity Management

Entity Verification and ownership

Frequently asked questions

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Business entity verification typically involves confirming that a legal entity exists and reviewing key attributes such as its registered name, status, address, and registration details. Company ownership data and official register information can support this process by providing visibility into how an entity is recorded in authoritative sources.

Verifying company ownership generally requires reviewing ownership and control information available through company ownership data, corporate structures, and official filings. This can help clarify who holds direct or indirect ownership interests based on the best available information from public and proprietary sources.

Ownership and control data often describes how a company is owned and influenced, including shareholdings, parent subsidiary relationships, and control links. This information can help provide context around corporate structures and the relationships between legal entities.

Company filings and register extracts are official documents often sourced from local commercial registers. They may include details such as incorporation records, registered addresses, directors or officers, and annual accounts, depending on the jurisdiction and availability of information.

Know Your Business (KYB) checks commonly involve collecting and reviewing information about a legal entity, including its identity, ownership structure, and registration details. Entity verification and company ownership data can support KYB processes by contributing structured information about business counterparties.

*Disclaimer: This content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal, financial, compliance or other professional advice. Please consult with a qualified professional for specific legal, financial, compliance, or other professional advice. For more terms and conditions pertaining to Moody’s products and services, refer to the disclaimer on Moody’s website.

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Business Entity Verification and ownership data

Entity Verification API

A global Entity Verification case study

Company ownership data and ownership structure insights