Continues to be the Leading Source of Global Financial Intelligence for Organisations Worldwide
LONDON, June 24 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Accuity, the leading global provider of financial crime screening, payments and know your customer (KYC) solutions, has marked the 175th anniversary of Bankers Almanac, one of the most authoritative and comprehensive sources of financial intelligence that informs the decisions of virtually every bank around the world.
First published in 1845 as “The Banking Almanac and Directory,” the “orange book” was created to help financial institutions find and confirm contact information for banking institutions to facilitate the transfer of capital. It has evolved throughout its existence, along with the financial industry, and today it is used to validate and expedite payments and determine counterparty KYC risk for organisations in approximately 550 industries in 185 countries around the world.