Moody’s
Entity intelligence and compliance suite
Moody’s compliance portfolio combines company and ownership intelligence with risk screening and workflow tools. Orbis, Grid, Sanctions360, entity verification, and the broader compliance platform address different evidence needs. The major distinction is the ability to connect a company to the entities and people behind it.
Our assessment
Much more than a sanctions list, but transaction fraud and operational AML monitoring need a separate scope test.
Best fit and limitations
Especially relevant when KYB and ownership exposure are hard problems: multi-layer entities, global businesses, suppliers, and complex merchant groups.
- A company record may be incomplete or stale; test actual merchant geographies and entity types.
- Financial or credit data in the corporate portfolio does not establish a ready-made merchant underwriting workflow.
- Confirm current names, entitlements, and migration paths across legacy and newer products.
Tools 7
Orbis for ComplianceCompany and ownership intelligence+
- Entity and corporate ownership records
- Context for beneficial ownership and company risk
GridScreening risk data+
- Sanctions, PEP, adverse media, and watchlist profiles
- Categorized events and metadata for risk review
Sanctions360Sanctions exposure+
- Extend evaluation beyond a simple name match
- Connect sanctioned entities to relevant relationships
Entity Verification + Shell Company IndicatorKYB evidence+
- Entity verification API offerings
- Signals for potential shell-company risk
Moody’s for ComplianceRisk operations+
- Entity search, ownership, and risk assessment
- Screening and due diligence in a shared platform
Due Diligence AgentInvestigation assistance+
- Research and draft structured due diligence reports
- Source attribution, approval steps, and analyst ownership of conclusions
Compliance CatalystExisting product context+
- Combines Orbis and Grid with customer data
- Confirm current packaging and migration path
AI capabilities
Entity intelligence + Due Diligence Agent
The Due Diligence Agent coordinates research and report drafting using Moody’s data and selected external sources. It produces structured findings with source attribution. Analysts own the final conclusions.
What to validate
Test source dates, incomplete ownership chains, contradictory records, and analyst approval. Confirm the licensed data and deployment scope.
Implementation
Integration checklist
- Define legal entity resolution, ownership traversal, and source refresh rules.
- Test ambiguous business matches and missing UBO records.
- Connect screening findings to your case system with source and date context.
Commercial scope
Quote required. Separate company data, screening data, ownership depth, API calls, workflows, and analyst access.
Estimate total costQuestions for the demo
- Can you show the entire ownership chain and the evidence for each edge?
- How are stale, unavailable, or conflicting registry records represented?
- Which products are needed for continuous KYB and sanctions review?
Sources 5
Reviewed September 17, 2026. Product claims come from public sources. Fit, limits, and evaluation questions are our analysis. This is not a hands-on performance test. Methodology