LEI vs ISIN vs DUNS vs EIN vs VAT Number
The quick answer on which identifier you need If your company operates internationally, applies for credit, files taxes, or trades financial instruments, you’ve probably run into an alphabet soup of identifiers: LEI, ISIN, DUNS, EIN, UEI, GIIN, VAT number, company registration number. They show up on the same forms. They sound alike. More than one […]
LEI and the EU T+1 shift in 2027
What T+1 means and what changes in the EU A settlement cycle tells you how many working days pass between the trade date and final settlement. Final settlement is the point where cash and securities actually change hands. T+1 means settlement one working day after the trade. The EU runs on T+2 today, so a […]
LEI Requirements in 2026: What Is Changing, and Who It Affects
How an LEI rule in one country reaches your business An LEI (Legal Entity Identifier, a 20-character global code that identifies a legal entity) is no longer just a matter for your own regulator. Your country might not require one. Your counterparty’s country might. And once it does, the requirement becomes yours in practice. Take […]
LEI and GODIN: Your LEI Code Opens More and More Doors
What Is GODIN? GODIN (Global Open Data Integration Network, a global collaboration network for connecting open data) is an initiative led by GLEIF (Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation, the foundation that manages the global LEI system). GLEIF and Open Ownership, a non-profit organisation focused on beneficial ownership transparency, launched GODIN in March 2025. The goal […]
Project Aperta: The LEI Makes Cross-Border Open Finance Simple
What is Project Aperta? Project Aperta is an initiative led by BIS (Bank for International Settlements, the cooperation body for central banks). In short, it tested cross-border open finance interoperability. The project was run by the BIS Innovation Hub Hong Kong Centre. During the project, the prototype connected the open finance networks of five markets: […]
Agent Name Service and the LEI: Who Is Behind the AI Agent?
AI Agents Are Already Acting on Behalf of Companies AI agents are no longer an experiment. They search for information, compare offers, fill in forms, and interact with other systems on behalf of companies. According to WEF (World Economic Forum, an international organisation for economic cooperation) data, 82% of executives plan to adopt AI agents […]
LEI Code and India: How the World’s Largest Democracy Made LEI Mandatory
Why India Decided to Act India’s financial market is enormous. Every day, hundreds of millions of transactions move between banks, businesses, and financial institutions. For years, however, a familiar problem persisted: who actually stands behind a transaction? The 2008 financial crisis made that question impossible to ignore. Regulators discovered they could not quickly identify which […]
LEI Code and the FDTA: What the U.S. Financial Data Transparency Act Means for Businesses
Why U.S. Financial Data Has Long Been Fragmented U.S. federal financial regulation has historically operated in silos. Different regulators used different systems, different formats, and different identifiers for the same entities. During the 2008 financial crisis, regulators discovered they could not quickly identify which market participants were exposed to failing counterparties, because the data simply […]
LEI Code and the European Business Wallet
The LEI code plays a central role in Europe’s new European Business Wallet — a harmonised digital identity tool for EU businesses. The European Union is reshaping how businesses prove who they are, sign documents, and interact with authorities across borders. The LEI (Legal Entity Identifier, a unique global identifier for legal entities) is key […]