General (UI & API)
- Simplified company search in the UI: The search can now be started from as few as one character (previously from three characters).
- API cleanup: The endpoints "SubmitUnknownCompanyResearch" and "UploadUnknownCompanyResearchDocuments" are being deactivated. Please use the successor endpoints listed in the API documentation.
Transparency Register – Discrepancy Reports (UI & API)
- Due to changes to the transparency register, the endpoint “OrderTransparencyDiscrepancies” has been changed.
- New input form for reporting discrepancies in the UI: Reasons for the report are entered via selection fields (missing information and/or differing beneficial owners). Free text fields allow for a description of the discrepancy. The source of the differing data must be specified (registry data or internal documents) and is entered via a selection field.
Research (UI)
- Standardized legal form specification: When submitting a search request, the legal form must now be selected from a drop-down list; free text entries are no longer possible. The search function supports abbreviated forms of legal forms.
- Error handling: Failed searches can be restarted directly in the UI.
Intermediate companies (screening)
- Expanded scope of audit: All intermediate companies are now screened – even if no beneficial owner (UBO) is assigned. The feature can be activated upon request.
- Intermediary company: between company and UBO
- Affiliated intermediary company: between company and parent company (even without UBO)
- Data maintenance: Users can add their own intermediary companies and edit existing entries.
Name Screening
- Additional screening categories: Affiliated intermediate companies and historical company names can now also be considered in the name screening.
New: Personnel file (UI & API)
- Administration of natural persons: Private individuals can be created as separate files and checked via name screening. Relevant personal documents can be uploaded; additional data such as email address and postal address can be recorded.
Custom Data Fields (UI & API)
- Custom fields: Customer-configurable data fields are available and can be used in the UI and API. Initial setup is currently handled by support.