GBRDirect Signs Partnership Agreement with Diligent Compliance

Waterford, Ireland and London, U.K. – September 14th, 2009

Global Business Register Ltd., the premier provider of European, official company information, and Diligent Compliance Ltd. today announced the signing of a partnership agreement for the provision and distribution of official company information provided by the European Business Register (“EBR”) and other national corporate registers.

The Agreement was signed by Mr. William Brown, Chief Executive Officer of Diligent Compliance and Mr. Ben Cronin, Chief Executive Officer of Global Business Register Ltd.

Commenting on the agreement Mr.Cronin said, “We are very excited about this opportunity to partner with Diligent Compliance. With the information we will make available to Diligent Compliance, they will be able to provide their clients with access to the only set of official company filings databases across Europe in real time.. This will help, in a very substantial way, those firms that want to apply enhanced customer due diligence in the ongoing fight against corruption, money laundering, terrorism and other criminal activity.”
“Integrating GBRDirect’s service into our portfolio further strengthens our ability to provide our customers with a seamless, risk-based approach to their AML/KYC and other compliance related activities,” said Mr. Brown. “The guarantee that the company data provided is official and always up-to date allows financial organizations and legal firms to significantly reduce risk, time and cost. We help organizations by providing them with the right tools to help them focus where the risk is greatest so they can not only protect themselves, their reputation and their customer base, but also play their part in global efforts against money laundering and terrorist activity”.

About GBRDirect

Global Business Register Ltd. with offices in Waterford and Dublin, Ireland and London U.K. is the leading on-line provider of official European Company Information sourced through the EBR Network and delivered in real-time to your desktop. With access to data on over 22 million companies, GBRDirect is the most reliable source for checking the legal and financial status of potential customers, suppliers and partners.

About Diligent Compliance

Diligent Compliance is the leading provider of dynamic and connected risk and compliance solutions to the global financial services industry. The company’s global AML/KYC and ID verification systems and services minimize exposure to risk by providing the information and technology to track and connect live external events, such as regulatory or sanction changes, with internal policy management and screening activities.

For further information, please contact:

Diligent Compliance:
William Brown
Chief Executive Officer
Phone: +44-795-469-2547
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.diligentcompliance.com

GBRDirect:
Robert Leslie
Director, Professional Services
Phone: +353-51-845467
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.gbrdirect.co.uk

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