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Official company data, explained.
Short articles on checking companies with official registers: where the data comes from, what it says and what it doesn't.
Articles
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What Is MCP and Why AI Agents Need It (Model Context Protocol)
The Model Context Protocol in plain words: hosts, clients and servers, tools and transports, why agents need a sourced answer, and what MCP doesn't do for you.
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What Is KYB and Why Does It Matter? (Complete Guide for 2026)
KYB (know your business) explained: what checking a business customer means, where official registers help, what they can't show, and why you decide.
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How Marketplaces Can Check Business Sellers Against Official Registers
How a marketplace can check business sellers at sign-up against official registers: what to ask, what to compare, what a register can't say, and what to keep.
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Spanish BORME Explained: What It Is and How to Use It
What the BORME is, how a Spanish company's acts are published in it, how to read an entry and its registry sheet, the free open-data API, and its limits.
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Register Checks Before Investing: A Due Diligence Checklist for Investors
A checklist for investors: what an official company register can confirm before you invest, from the right entity to recent changes, and what it leaves out.
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French Company Registers Explained: INSEE, RNE, Sirene
How France's official company registers fit together: Sirene from INSEE, the RNE from INPI, SIREN and SIRET numbers, what you can reuse and the limits.
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5 Use Cases for Company Verification APIs (Beyond KYB)
Five everyday uses for checking companies against official registers beyond KYB: suppliers, clean CRM records, invoices, marketplace sellers and AI agents.
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Company Verification in Europe: How Registers Differ (2026)
Europe's official company registers differ in who publishes them, what they hold, how often they change, how you access them and what their licence allows.
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Company Data APIs in 2026: What to Check Before You Choose
A buyer's checklist for company data APIs: source on every answer, licence, freshness, honest coverage, agent support and public pricing, with tests to run.
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How Company Checks Support Anti-Money-Laundering (AML) Reviews
Where official company register checks fit in an anti-money-laundering review: what they confirm at onboarding and later, and what they can't do on their own.
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How to Check a UK Company with Companies House (Official API and Free Data)
How to check a UK company yourself with Companies House: the free monthly company file, the official API with its key and rate limit, and what they don't show.
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Fintech Merchant Onboarding: Automating the Company Register Step
How payment and fintech teams can automate the company register step of merchant onboarding: what to match, when to send a case to a person, and what to keep.
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How AI Startups Can Give Their Agents Reliable Company Data
How to give an AI agent company facts it can stand behind: official sources, a plain answer with its source, an honest unknown, and a design that fails safely.