London, 16 March 2023: Sikoia, the unified data platform for financial services, today announced that it has extended its existing partnerships with Creditsafe, the global business intelligence experts, to further countries and regions. This agreement expands on their existing partnership and reflects the increasing demand across B2B lenders, factoring companies and payment providers for access to high quality, accurate data to enhance and augment their onboarding, monitoring and risk assessment processes.

Stephen Simmons, co-founder and CDO of Sikoia, said, "We're excited to extend our partnership with Creditsafe to provide our customers with access to better data across more countries and regions, helping them carry out better counterparty risk assessments. Our customers can access multiple data providers through our integrated marketplace. The extension of our partnership speaks to the quality and completeness of Creditsafe's data coverage across a large number of markets, including the UK, EU, US and further afield; and to the appetite of our customers for access to such high quality data through our integrated provider marketplace."

Chris Robertson, CEO at Creditsafe UK & Ireland, said “We know many companies need access to our data to help them carry out critical compliance and risk assessments. We're excited to extend our existing arrangement with Sikoia to help more companies access the data they need across a wider range of countries.”  

About Sikoia:

Sikoia is a category-defining Unified Data Platform (UDP) and orchestration layer that enriches and aggregates customer data from disparate sources and systems to automate compliance and risk processes, such as customer onboarding and verification, or portfolio monitoring. Client engagement and risk operations teams use the Sikoia Portal to access a fully-enriched, 360° view of the customer, and power operational efficiencies, delivering faster decisioning and powering best-in-class customer experiences. For more information, visit www.sikoia.com

About Creditsafe:

Creditsafe is a leading provider of business credit reports and intelligence, offering a global database of almost 400 million companies across 200 countries to aid companies in making informed decisions. The company's online platform provides 24/7 access to credit reports, financial statements, compliance and industry data, giving organisations the insights they need to mitigate risk and drive growth. For more details, visit www.creditsafe.com/gb/en.html