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To begin your LEI Search enter the company name of any legal entity in the search bar above.
When you would like to find out more about a company, an LEI search will provide important data about the company, and most of all you will have faith that it is a real registered company and they are who they say they are.
Alternatively, you may want to use the LEI Look Up to check the current status of your LEI record. It may be in need of annual renewal, or you may require it for a particular transaction and need to get a reminder of what your 20 digit LEI code is.
You can also view the status of the LEI code. This will tell you whether the information contained within the record is likely to be valid or needs to be renewed.
If the LEI code has not been renewed recently, it may contain outdated data.
Is my LEI up to date?
  ACTIVE : The LEI is currently active, but will need to be renewed annually.
  LAPSED : The LEI has expired and the data has not been renewed.
The purpose of the Entity identifier is to provide standardised information on participants in the global financial system. The LEI was created to bring transparency around who is who
And who owns whom.
LEI Data is reliable and up to date. The data contained on any LEI record includes:
• Company registered name
• Company number
• Date of incorporation
• Registered Address
• Company form (e.g Limited Company)
• Type (branch/corporation/sole trader)
• Parental structure (e.g Google owned by Alphapbet)
• Renewal date
The LEI finder can also be used to improve your organisations KYC processes.
If you would like to add an extra layer of security to your KYC process, start using the LEI Look Up today.
It is the perfect addition to any internal organisational process which involves identity checks. The tool is free to use and the data is global, reliable (corroborated with local RA sources) and updated daily!
Regulators and financial institutions currently implement an LEI check as part of their KYC checks. A companies LEI contains the most vital data to capture when onboarding new customers.
A recent study conducted by McKinsey discovered that replacing current, outdated KYC techniques with a simple LEI check can save the global banking industry between $2 - 4 Billion US Dollars annually.
With access to the LEI database, banks are able to identify trends and money laundering threats with more efficiency. Because of the global nature of the LEI system banks can put processes in place to block, intercept or alert authorities to suspected illegal activity.
We are here to help…
If you are having trouble locating a particular entity, or finding out about their LEI code, or perhaps cannot find your own LEI code please contact us.
Our team are very experienced in navigating the LEI database and will be happy to help you conduct KYC checks free of charge.
Contact us: support@lei-directory.com
The LEI Directory is connected to the live GLEIF data feed which is the official, fastest, & most accurate way to check on the current status of any existing LEI. Conducting an LEI Search will reveal up to date, accurate entity information and allow you to conduct a thorough LEI Check.