OpenCorporates and OCCRP sign landmark Memorandum of Understanding to power anti-corruption investigations

We're delighted to announce that last week we signed a Memorandum of Understanding to supply our data in bulk to the superb Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project. This will allow OpenCorporates' data to appear on their Investigative Dashboard platform, and also for OCCRP to use our trusted, high-quality legal entity data in their important and groundbreaking investigations, such as the Russian Laundromat.

European company data to go open (probably)

Great news – it looks as if Europe is taking a huge step forward for corporate transparency and open data with the new Public Sector Information directive.

Meet Our Trustees: Giannina Segnini

Coming up second in a series of interviews with our trustees is Giannina Segnini, one of the best known names in data journalism. Giannina is Director of the Master of Science Data Journalism Program at the Journalism School at Columbia University, New York. Until February 2014, Segnini headed a team of journalists and computer engineers at La Nacion, Costa Rica’s newspaper. Her team processed the data and developed the interactive application for the OffshoreLeaks project, published by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists in 2013. Segnini also actively participates in ICIJ’s Panama Papers project.

Behind the collapse: The real cost of Bitcoin’s fall from grace… and how to investigate companies using the OpenCorporates API

Just before Christmas, Sky News released a fascinating report that found at least 340 companies related to cryptocurrencies or blockchain were dissolved or liquidated in 2018, compared to 139 in the previous year. The investigation was conducted by analysing data from Companies House and OpenCorporates. Want to find out how they did it? Read this … Continue reading Behind the collapse: The real cost of Bitcoin’s fall from grace… and how to investigate companies using the OpenCorporates API →

UK Financial Conduct Authority makes tiny steps towards open data

Buried deep in a consultation paper published by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is some good news for open data: the FCA is considering making the Mutuals Public Register – a public record of building societies, credit unions and other registered societies – available as open data (currently, it’s charged for).

OpenCorporates selected as European Digital Pioneer

OpenCorporates was today recognised by the Financial Times, Google and leading European policy makers as one of 100 digital pioneers in Europe!

Meet Our Trustees: Patrick Alley

This summer, OpenCorporates announced the creation of the OpenCorporates Trust, the entity that guarantees OpenCorporates’ mission, and ensures we always operate to open up company data for the public good. Coming up first in a series of interviews with our trustees is Patrick Alley, co-founder and director of Global Witness, the world’s leading anti-corruption NGO. Since … Continue reading Meet Our Trustees: Patrick Alley →