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OpenCorporates on the FinCrimeTech50: Why this list matters

If you haven’t heard of them, the FinCrimeTech50 are the world’s leading tech companies fighting money laundering, fraud and financial crime. Created by FinTech Global, a leading provider in the FinTech world, it is a list of 50 companies that are doing groundbreaking work in the area of financial crime prevention. The “who’s who” of tech innovators that every financial institution should know about.

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August 20, 2024

Community / Data / Impact

Did rapid FinTech growth fuel PPP loan fraud?

This article is about a pressing issue that unfolded during the COVID-19 pandemic - the distribution of the massive $793 billion Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds, and how this seemingly beneficial program might have been exploited, particularly by FinTech lenders.

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May 1, 2024

Community / Data / Impact

Open-source intelligence: The method behind the Cyprus Confidential investigation

The fight against complex financial crimes has evolved, with open-source intelligence (OSINT) becoming a key player.

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April 23, 2024

Community / Data / Impact / Policy

2024: a pivotal year for legal entity data

Significant shifts are happening in the accessibility and scope of company-registry data around the world. In this first of a series of ‘state-of-the nations’ articles, we explore developments in Canada and how it can lose its reputation for “snow-washing”

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March 27, 2024

Commercial / Community / Data / Impact

Who owns what? Making sense of LLC ownership in US real estate

There's a growing trend in the world of US real estate that seems unlikely to stop anytime soon - more and more properties are being owned by legal entities, or…

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December 14, 2023

Community / Impact

OpenCorporates “walks the walk” with B Corp certification

We are proud to announce that OpenCorporates has joined the pioneering group of companies that are taking giant strides in global sustainable business practices: we are now a Certified B…

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October 24, 2023

Community / Data / Impact / Resources

Democratizing justice: How open-source research is changing financial crime investigations

Financial crimes like money laundering, fraud, tax evasion, and corruption, are as old as the Lydian Kings and have been vexing rulers, regulators and law enforcement officers ever since. The…

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September 28, 2023

Commercial / Community / Data Model / Impact / Tech / Trust

A matter of trust: legal-entity data needs principles

The pace, complexity, scope and automation of the corporate world is increasing fast, and is exposing a growing gap in today’s company data between what is provided and what is…

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June 27, 2023

Case studies / Commercial / Data / Impact

Unveiling the Power of OpenCorporates: Disrupting Human Trafficking with Data

OpenCorporates and Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative (ATII) are delighted to announce that they will be working together to support ATII's goal of disrupting the operations, economics and anonymity of human…

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June 13, 2023

Community / Data / Trust / Uncategorized

Microsoft and OpenCorporates partner to enable global business transparency

We’re excited to announce a partnership with Microsoft ACTS (Advanced Cloud Transparency Services) Microsoft’s ACTS initiative helps governments mobilize data to accelerate and enhance transparency. Since launching in 2020, they’ve…

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May 10, 2023