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GLEIF completes trial to support development of cross-border organisational trust
15 December 2022 Switzerland
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The organisation indicates a growing requirement for harmonisation in cross-border trust services in the face of increasing levels of international trade and commerce taking place across digital platforms

GLEIF and SWIFT partners to provide mapping of MICs to LEIs
15 November 2022 Switzerland
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The MIC is an International Organization for Standardization code used to process and clear trades

Sparkasse Bank Malta and Diligencia become GLEIF validation agents
08 November 2022 Switzerland
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation introduced the Validation Agent Framework to enable regulated institutions to leverage their KYC and AML onboarding procedures and help their clients obtain LEIs

FSB report reviews steps to encourage LEI adoption in cross-border payments
08 July 2022 Global
Reporter: AST

The study analyses constraints imposed by poor data quality, fragmentation across data sources, and inadequate standardisation of data exchanges and forms part of a G20 Roadmap to promote speed, transparency and resilience in cross-border payments

GLEIF creates qualification programme for vLEI Issuers
07 July 2022 Switzerland
Reporter: AST

The Foundation is now inviting partners to start the verifiable Legal Entity Identifier (vLEI) Issuer Qualification process, enabling a qualified LEI issuer to serve as the primary point of contact and issuing agency for legal entities seeking a vLEI

GLEIF deploys first verifiable Legal Entity Identifier
29 June 2022 Switzerland
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The vLEI is a digital version of the LEI, which intends to meet an “urgent need” for automated digital verification of the legal identities of businesses

GLEIF publishes Ecosystem Governance Framework for vLEI
07 February 2022 Switzerland
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

The framework defines the vLEI operational model and describes how the new ecosystem’s range of vLEI issuing stakeholders will qualify for and perform their roles in the Global LEI System

GLEIF launches new stakeholder group
12 March 2021 Switzerland
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The group will facilitate communication between GLEIF, CAs and TSPs from across the world, as they collectively aim to coordinate and encourage a global approach to LEI usage across digital identity products

GLEIF enhances LEI search engine
19 January 2021 Switzerland
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

“The value delivered by the LEI search engine is growing as the use of the LEI system expands around the world,” comments Stephan Wolf, CEO, GLEIF

ANNA and GLEIF expand ISIN-to-LEI mapping service
17 December 2020 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

ANNA has added additional jurisdictions to the open-source relationship files provided through the certified ISIN-to-LEI mapping service

J.P. Morgan confirmed as first validation agent in the Global LEI System
19 November 2020 Switzerland
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The Validation Agent Framework, announced by GLEIF in September 2020, enables financial institutions to improve their customer experience and accelerate client lifecycle management

GLEIF names new board chair
02 July 2020 New Jersey
Reporter: Rebecca Delaney

The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation has appointed Steven Joachim as chairperson of the board of directors, replacing Gerard Hartsink following his departure