Ownership exploration

Understanding the ownership of your business clients is a fundamental part of KYC.

“Know your customer (KYC) guidelines and regulations in financial services require professionals to verify the identity, suitability, and risks involved with maintaining a business relationship with a customer. The procedures fit within the broader scope of anti-money laundering (AML) and counter terrorism financing (CTF) regulations.” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Know_your_customer).


Identifying related parties – owners, subsidiaries, sister companies etc, and potential risks associated with these, is an important part of KYC. Complex ownership structures could itself indicate higher risk related to a business client if created for obfuscation.

T-rank will enable you to investigate

  • Who the Beneficial Owners and other related parties are
  • Who are in control/the powerful owners and who have the cash rights
  • The size and other characteristics of the ownership structure
  • Whether the ownership structure is suspiciously complicated, with circular ownership and cross ownership


T-rank’s interactive tool, Shareholder Maps, visualizes ownership structures:

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Shareholder Maps visualizes owners, subsidiaries, beneficial owners, corporate groups and board networks. You may easily navigate around in the ownership structures.

T-rank can also deliver KYC-relevant data through APIs and data feeds.