Master data management

Organizations are increasingly relying on data-driven decision making. Yet they often struggle with incomplete or inaccurate data.

Integrating Moody’s company reference data as a core component of your enterprise master data management (MDM) program can help deliver a holistic view of your customers, streamline supplier and vendor decisioning, as well as support more efficient compliance and regulatory screening.

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What we do

We enable you to harness the power of company reference data globally to fuel your master data management journey so you can increase business intelligence, maximize agility, and minimize costs and risks.

Match and validate

Easily match and link entities to a robust company reference data provider, validate them against live corporate registries and worldwide tax authorities, and assign unique and linked entity identifiers.

Enrich your ‘Master’

Create a ‘golden record’ to support “search before create” and consistent decisioning. When critical gaps arise, you’re supported by an efficient data remediation process.

Maintain your ‘Master'

Keep your golden records up to date with input from your company reference data provider using the link to their unique entity identifier.

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01 Entity enrichment

Entity enrichment

Create your ‘golden record’ including common firmographic attributes and hierarchy relationships required across your enterprise to support “search before create” as well as consistent decisioning against a single source of truth for entity data.

02 Entity resolution

Entity resolution

Effectively match and link your disparate customer/supplier/partner entities across internal sources to a robust company reference data provider with company reference and digital data coverage.

03 Live entity validation

Live entity validation

When necessary, validate your entities against live corporate registries and tax authorities globally, optionally downloading official documentation.

Maintain a unique set of entities by assigning an internal unique entity identifier, along with linked entity identifiers from internal sources and third-party data providers.

04 Monitor and maintain changes

Monitor and maintain changes

Continuously keep your golden records up to date by applying changes you receive from your company reference data provider, by leveraging the link to their unique entity identifier (e.g., Orbis ID).

05 Remediation

Remediation

When critical gaps in coverage and/or datapoints occur, lean on an efficient data remediation process.

01 Entity enrichment
02 Entity resolution
03 Live entity validation
04 Monitor and maintain changes
05 Remediation

Entity enrichment

Entity resolution

Effectively match and link your disparate customer/supplier/partner entities across internal sources to a robust company reference data provider with company reference and digital data coverage.

Live entity validation

When necessary, validate your entities against live corporate registries and tax authorities globally, optionally downloading official documentation.

Maintain a unique set of entities by assigning an internal unique entity identifier, along with linked entity identifiers from internal sources and third-party data providers.

Monitor and maintain changes

Continuously keep your golden records up to date by applying changes you receive from your company reference data provider, by leveraging the link to their unique entity identifier (e.g., Orbis ID).

Remediation

When critical gaps in coverage and/or datapoints occur, lean on an efficient data remediation process.

Key benefits

Company reference data coverage

525 million companies globally.

Value-added data

Value-added data for credit risk, KYC, compliance and sales, and marketing use cases, with Orbis ID.

Firmographic data

Standardized and interoperable data, enhancing business intelligence and strategic decision-making capabilities.

Easy access

Access data through our web-based platforms or from within your existing platforms via our proprietary connectors and partner APIs.

Comparable ownership structures

Easily understand complex corporate structures and ownership links, including information on Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs).

Data remediation services

Engage with us to accelerate your master data objectives.

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Master data management

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Mastering growth: Leveraging master data management for strategic advantage

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Mastering data excellence: The power of MDM in decision making and risk management

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The lingering challenges of entity resolution in the financial services industry

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