About Accuity

Our Legacy

Accuity’s role as the Official Registrar of the American Bankers Association (ABA) Routing Numbers since 1911 and our unique relationship with the European Payments Council and Euro Banking Association through our recent acquisition of CB.Net, has enabled us to compile and maintain the most authoritative and comprehensive database of international payment information available.

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