In January, we blogged that we're now publishing an internal policy paper – How OpenCorporates Should Handle Company Number Problems – under a Creative Commons Licence. We’ve since identified a few new cases which should be covered by our policy, so we’ve published a new version of this paper...
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3 years after the Panama Papers, European Parliament votes to open up company data
This month marks three years since the launch of the Panama Papers – a groundbreaking collaboration between hundreds of media organisations coordinated by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. On a Sunday evening in early April in 2016, hundreds of media outlets began to publish stories revealing how complex offshore structures are used to hide money, … Continue reading 3 years after the Panama Papers, European Parliament votes to open up company data
We’re hiring: Head of People
It’s an exciting time for OpenCorporates – as our database continues to grow, so does our team. In order to support us as we scale, we’re looking for an exceptional individual with vision, leadership skills, and the ability to help OpenCorporates develop as an open, effective and collaborative team. As Head of People, you will have … Continue reading We’re hiring: Head of People
Wanted: great (white hat) scraper/bot writers to help save the world
OpenCorporates is growing, and looking for more great bot and scraper coders – to help fulfil its mission to open up the world's official public information on companies.
Meet Sam Hardinges, Account Executive
I’ve joined the OpenCorporates team as an Account Executive. I will be working to support and grow OpenCorporates’ clients and partnerships to support the public mission as much as possible.
Discover German Company Data at Open Data Day 2019 – Berlin Edition
Interested in German company data? You need to come to the Open Data Day this Saturday, March 2, in Berlin...
Wait, what? The problems of company numbers in Germany (and how we’re handling them)
In Germany, the incorporation of companies (and subsequent changes) is handled not by a central register, but by district courts (‘Amtsgerichts’) – in fact by around 150 such courts (out of a total 600). Unfortunately the identifiers each court issues are neither unique to that court, nor to Germany...
Press Release: LexisNexis expands Data as a Service offering with OpenCorporates legal entity data
Raleigh, NC – February 14th, 2019 – LexisNexis® Legal & Professional, a leading provider of information and analytics, and OpenCorporates the largest open database of companies in the world, are today announcing a new collaboration which adds OpenCorporates legal entity data to the Nexis® Data as a Service portfolio.
Guest Blog: A Day in the Life of an Amateur Money Laundering Investigator
In the midst of the news of the German company data, you might have missed this blog post by Anti-Money Laundering expert Graham Barrow. It’s a great blog, and one that we think shows how OpenCorporates is a key part of the workflow of anyone investigating companies – so we’re cross posting it here too. While … Continue reading Guest Blog: A Day in the Life of an Amateur Money Laundering Investigator
What the German company data tells us so far
You might have noticed that last week OpenCorporates launched the German company data. Bringing in the German company data was a mammoth task, as we've already started writing about – and we’ll be publishing more blog posts about the precise details of this in the near future.