Get API keyCOMPANY DATA GUIDES
Know what you can establish.
Keep the evidence beside it.
Practical answers for teams checking company identities, tracing ownership and using financial statements. Start with the question your decision depends on.
How to verify a company and check whether it is legitimate
To check if a company is legitimate, first match the exact legal name, registration number and jurisdiction to the relevant official register. Then compare the contract, invoice, contact channel, licence and decision-specific evidence with that entity. An active registration proves a recorded legal status—not that the person contacting you is authorised, the payment details are genuine, or the company can perform. Record each check and hold the decision when evidence is missing or conflicting.
How to verify a company and check whether it is legitimate
Learn how to check if a company is legitimate: match the legal entity, verify registration, test authority and payment details, and record unresolved evidence.
Read the guide →Financial dataHow to find a private company's financial statements
Find private company financial statements in official registries and compare the entity, period, currency, units, scope and source before using a figure.
Read the guide →Ownership and KYBWhat is a UBO (ultimate beneficial owner)?
Learn what UBO means, how to identify an ultimate beneficial owner, calculate indirect ownership, review control and preserve evidence for KYB.
Read the guide →From a manual review to an integration
Use the guides to define your evidence requirements, then inspect the exact API response fields, coverage and MCP integration options. Follow the Journal for changes that can affect an existing workflow.