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GLEIF – Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation

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Legal Entity Identifier Services by GLEIF

LEI Search

The Global LEI Index is the only global online source for open, standardized and high quality legal entity reference data. Any interested party can easily access and search the complete Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) data pool using the web-based search tool developed by GLEIF.

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LEI Statistics

GLEIF makes available key facts, figures and statistics on the global LEI population via interactive graphs and a world map drill down. Get insight at a glance on data such as the total number of LEIs issued to date or the number of LEIs issued in individual countries.

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LEI Challenge

The GLEIF central challenge facility is available for LEI Search and provides any interested party with the opportunity to trigger the verification and, where required, speedy update of LEI records including related relationship information.

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Business moves at the speed of trust. Accelerate yours with the vLEI

The vLEI has transformed the nature of identity management. It has made the verification of person-to-entity and entity-to-entity interactions instant and secure while maintaining data privacy and confidentiality. Join the future of digital organizational identity.

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The LEI in cross-border payments

When the LEI is added as a data attribute in cross-border payment messages, any originator or beneficiary can be precisely and instantly identified. This makes the payment process faster, cheaper, more transparent, and more inclusive.

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One global identity behind every business

GLEIF Mission

GLEIF manages a network of partners, the LEI issuing organizations, to provide trusted services and open, reliable data for unique legal entity identification worldwide. GLEIF services ensure the operational integrity of the Global LEI System.

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Our Vision

GLEIF believes that each business worldwide should have only one global identity. This identity should include a digital identity. Having an LEI will help to achieve this objective. Taking advantage of the Global LEI Index empowers market participants to cut costs, simplify and accelerate operations and gain deeper insight into the global market place.

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Governance Structure

The LEI initiative is driven by the Group of 20 and the Financial Stability Board (FSB). Created by the FSB in 2014, GLEIF is a supra-national, not-for-profit organization tasked to manage the only open, non-proprietary legal entity identification system designed as a public good.

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GLEIF Activities and News

Press Release Date: 2025-02-20 Pioneering Digital Organizational Identity in APAC: GLEIF Confirms China Financial Certification Authority as First China-based Qualified vLEI Issuer to Advance Transparency in Business and Trade Data
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GLEIF Blog Date: 2025-02-13 Transforming Organizational Identity in 2025 and Beyond

As global businesses embrace emerging technologies including tokenization, decentralized identity, and AI-driven compliance, the need for reliable, interoperable, and scalable digital identity solutions has never been greater. The verifiable Legal Entity Identifier (vLEI) is set to revolutionize digital organizational identity, offering automated authentication and verification for legal entities. In this blog, Alexandre Kech, GLEIF CEO, explores how the vLEI mitigates fraud, enhances transaction security, and provides a reliable mechanism to verify legal entities in a rapidly digitizing economy.

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