New FinCEN alert lists potential red flags and typologies involving attempted sanctions evasion in the CRE sector by sanctioned Russians and their proxies.
January 30, 2023In a PoC, GLEIF demonstrated that embedding LEIs in eSeals allowed Japanese and European entities to transact digitally with greater trust.
December 15, 2022GLEIF will publish new open-source relationship files monthly which will map Market Identifier Codes pertaining to legal entities to the corresponding LEIs.
November 16, 2022A bill will be drafted by mid 2023 to create a central beneficial ownership register that will be accessible to authorities.
October 14, 2022The FSB's recommendation that the LEI should be used more widely in payments will catalyze increased global LEI adoption, says GLEIF's Clare Rowley.
August 9, 2022Bulk LEI issuance by corporate registries would enhance the efficiency and reliability of data collection and reduce the per-company cost of applying for an LEI.
June 26, 2022Treasury highlighted efforts to address illicit finance risks associated with shell companies, all-cash real estate purchases, and virtual assets.
May 18, 2022GLEIF says the new ISO 5009 standard facilitates a universal approach for including official organisational role information in digital ID credentials.
March 30, 2022Beneficial ownership data should be structured and interoperable, collated in a central register, and accessible to all actors fighting financial crime.
August 26, 2021Video-based KYC can be used for onboarding individual customers, business owners, and authorised signatories and beneficial owners of legal entities.
May 18, 2021