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Company announcement/startups

Gleif and Finbridge Global forge alliance to streamline identity verification of fintechs

The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) and Finbridge Global have announced a new collaboration to enable financial institutions and investors to streamline the identity verification of fintech providers—facilitating partnerships across the global financial services ecosystem.

04 November 2024

Company announcement/markets

Gleif opens Mumbai office

The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF), headquartered in Switzerland, has opened an office in Mumbai, India.

22 October 2024

Company announcement/regulation

GLEIF approves E-Arbitrator as validation agent

The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) today announces that E-Arbitrator (Website) has been approved as the latest Validation Agent within the Global Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) System.

08 October 2024

Company announcement/regulation

Certizen Technology becomes GLEIF validation agent

The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) today announces that Certizen Technology—a Hong Kong-based provider of digital identity and digital certificate solutions—has become the latest organization to be approved as a Validation Agent in the Global Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) System, following support from the Beijing National Institute of Financial Standardization Co., Ltd (NIFS).

25 March 2024

Company announcement/people

Alexandre Kech to become new CEO of Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation

The GLEIF Board of Directors today announces the appointment of Alexandre Kech to the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective June 26, 2024.

14 March 2024

Company announcement/payments

India's MNS Credit Management becomes Gleif validation agent

The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) today announces that MNS Credit Management Group Pvt. Ltd. (MNS)has become the latest Credit Management Company to be approved as a Validation Agent in the Global Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) System.

07 February 2024

Company announcement/payments

Gleif welcomes endorsement of LEI in ISO 20022 harmonisation proposals

The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) welcomes the strong endorsement of the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) within the Bank for International Settlements' Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) 'Harmonized ISO 20022 data requirements for enhancing cross-border payments', alongside the Wolfsberg Group's updated 'Payment Transparency Standards'.

24 October 2023

Company announcement/regulation

LEIs extended to cover beneficial ownership status

A collaboration between GLEIF and Open Ownership has resulted in Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs) being integrated into datasets produced in line with the Beneficial Ownership Data Standard for the first time.

27 September 2023

Company announcement/people

Gleif elects Dessa Glasser as chair

The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) Board has elected T. Dessa Glasser, Principal of the Financial Risk Group Inc., as the organization's new Chair, effective 25th June 2023.

10 July 2023

Company announcement/crypto

Crypto regtech VerifyVasp becomes LEI validation agent

The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) today announces that VerifyVASP, a Singapore-based RegTech solution provider to Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs), has joined the Global LEI System as a Validation Agent.

25 May 2023

Company announcement/markets

Gleif undertakes mapping exercise with S&P Global Market Intelligence

The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) is pleased to announce its collaboration with S&P Global Market Intelligence to certify the mapping of the S&P Global Company ID to the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI), creating one of the most comprehensive linking solutions in the industry.

29 November 2022

Company announcement/payments

Gleif and Swift collaborate for interoperability across global entity identifier systems

The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) today announces that it has expanded the scope of its collaboration with Swift by providing certification for the mapping of the Market Identifier Code (MIC) to the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI).

15 November 2022