Accuity has provided the financial services industry with innovative solutions for over a hundred years, for example introducing the world’s first AML compliance solution in 1993 and creating a Strategic Services Group that specialises in reducing false positives and improving rates of payment STP.
| 1836 | | First publication of the McFadden American Bank Directory known today as the American Financial Directory® |
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| 1876 | | The Bank Directory is published as the first global reference directory |
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| 1896 | | World Bank Directory expands worldwide banking information and becomes the cornerstone of global financial information |
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| 1911 | | The company is named Official Registrar of American Bankers Association Routing Numbers, a role it still holds today |
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| 1990 | | The company is incorporated as Thomson Financial Publishing (TFP) |
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| 1993 | | FACFile®, endorsed by the ABA, is launched and ushers in the new era of AML compliance products. |
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| 1994 | | The Compliance Suite is expanded to include FACS® PC, FACLineTM and FACFilter® |
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| 2000 | | Global Payment FileTM (GPF) increases the firm’s reach worldwide |
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| 2001 | | Private Label is introduced enabling companies to emphasize brand identity by providing customized payment information directories |
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| 2003 | | The IBAN File and IBAN Payment Resource form the basis of the company’s SEPA Operations product line |
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| 2004 | | The company releases a Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) database, powered by WorldCompliance, to help institutions enhance due diligence efforts |
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| 2004 | | Thomson Media, TFP’s parent company, begins a partnership with Investcorp, a leading global investment firm with a proven 25-year track record providing alternative investment products |
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| 2005 | | TFP is re-named Accuity |
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| 2008 | | Accuity adds IBAN Conversion functionality to IBAN Payment Resource |
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| 2008 | | PAYScreen, an Accuity-provided service that automatically repairs payment files to help customers eliminate incorrect payment instructions, is introduced |
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| 2008 | | Accuity launches Compliance Link, an end-to-end, enterprise-wide solution for regulatory and enhanced due diligence screening |
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| 2009 | | Accuity acquires CB.Net creating the world's largest global payment routing data provider |
