Accuity Acquires CB.Net

Acquisition Creates World's Largest Payment Routing Data Provider

SKOKIE, Illinois, February 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Accuity, the global leading
provider of payment routing data, AML screening software and services, today
announced that it has acquired 100% of London-based CB.Net, a reference data
provider for the global banking community. The acquisition, which is
effective immediately, brings together two of the world's largest payment
data providers. Thousands of financial institutions and corporates worldwide
already rely on Accuity and CB.Net to improve rates of payment straight
through processing (STP).
The acquisition will significantly bolster Accuity's existing customer
base of over 15,000 clients in 150 countries and create the largest, most
comprehensive payment data provider worldwide.
"Merging CB.Net's strength in the European market, particularly its
strategic partnerships with the European Payments Council (EPC) and the Euro
Banking Association (EBA), with Accuity's well-respected history and
unrivaled product portfolio will deliver immediate value to both firms'
current and prospective customers," said Hugh M. Jones, President of Accuity.
"The combined company represents a formidable presence in the global
payments industry and will deliver additional value and services to financial
institutions worldwide. Accuity is now the authoritative source for all
global payment data and sets the standard for the industry."
The combined company's market-leading payments products include The
Global Banking Resource(TM), Global Payment File(TM) and IBAN File from
Accuity and CB.Net's BankSearchPlus(TM), BroadcastAlert and BroadcastSearch.
These products offer a wide range of critical payments data including
SWIFT/BICs, active and inactive national clearing codes, Standard Settlement
Instructions (SSIs), SEPA Credit Transfer Adherence Participants and IBAN
routing information.
"Since establishing CB.Net in 2000, we have strived to provide the
payments industry with the highly coveted 'golden copy' of reference data - a
trusted set of data for managing all aspects of payment STP within one
organisation. This merger makes that goal a reality." said Ian Dunning,
Managing Director of CB.Net. "I am looking forward to the new opportunities
that this merger provides and the new capabilities that it delivers to the
marketplace and our partners."
"As one company, Accuity and CB.Net offer the best single source of
payments data, more solutions and greater flexibility to the marketplace,"
said Jones. "Together, we will immediately begin the work of building even
stronger solutions to better serve the payment operations of banks and
corporates globally."
About Accuity
Accuity is the leading provider of global payment routing data, AML
screening software and services that allow organisations, across multiple
industries, to maximise efficiency and facilitate compliance of their
transactions.
As the Official Registrar of ABA Routing Numbers since 1911, Accuity
maintains the most authoritative and comprehensive databases globally with a
reputation built on the accuracy and quality of our data, products and
services.
For more than 150 years our worldwide clients, located in over 150
countries, include C-level executives, managers, and technology
professionals. The solutions and services we provide are packaged in multiple
formats to serve their diverse needs.
About CB.Net
CB.Net is a data provider dedicated to the delivery of reference data
solutions to the global banking community. Established in June 2000 by a
group of ex-bankers and IT professionals, London-based CB.Net recognises the
importance of reliable reference data in meeting compliance requirements and
bringing cost savings and greater efficiency in international payments. The
strategic focus of CB.Net's Payments Reference Data Service (PRDS) is to
develop products and solutions for the international payments industry.
CB.Net is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Accuity
SOURCE Accuity

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