Overview

KYB Field Content Standardization transforms fragmented, country-specific business data into consistent global categories, enabling reliable automation, compliance decisioning, and cross-border onboarding.

This capability ensures that variations in legal terminology, language, and registry practices are normalized into a single, interpretable framework.

How it Works

• Raw values from registries and data providers are mapped to standardized categories

• Standard values are globally consistent (in English)

• Mappings are country-aware, reflecting local regulatory nuances

• Both values are returned:

  • Example
    JSON

    {
     "BusinessLegalForm": "Company",
     "OriginalBusinessLegalForm": "Société à responsabilité limitée"
    }

    If no mapping exists, the raw value is returned as-is in both fields.

Standardized Fields

The following high-impact fields are standardized to support compliance and decisioning:

1. Business Fields

a. Business Legal Form

The legal structure of an entity, indicating its ownership model, liability framework, and regulatory classification.

These values will appear in the StandardizedIncorporationDetails object under the field UniversalBusinessLegalForm and the Raw value retrieved from the registries and data sources will be available in OriginalBusinessLegalForm

b. Business Status

The current legal standing of an entity on official registries, reflecting its operational and compliance state.

These values will appear in the StandardizedIncorporationDetails object under the field UniversalBusinessStatus and the Raw value retrieved from the registries and data sources will be available in OriginalBusinessStatus

c. Business Registration Number Type

Official identifiers assigned to a business by government authorities or recognized bodies for legal registration, taxation, and regulatory tracking purposes.

These values will appear in the StandardizedRegistrationNumbers object under the field UniversalType and the Raw value retrieved from the registries and data sources will be available in Type

2. Ownership Fields

a. Beneficiary Type

The nature of ownership or control relationship between individuals/entities and the business.

These values will appear in the CompanyOwnershipHierarchy object under the field UniversalBeneficiaryType and the Raw value retrieved from the registries and data sources will be available in OriginalBeneficiaryType

b. Business Entity Type

Classification of a party as an individual (natural person) or a legal entity.

These values will appear in the CompanyOwnershipHierarchy object under the field BusinessEntityType

c. Legal Form

Refer 1a (Business Fields --> Business Legal Form) for definition

These values will appear in the CompanyOwnershipHierarchy object under the field UniversalLegalForm and the Raw value retrieved from the registries and data sources will be available in LegalForm

d. Status

Refer 1b (Business Fields --> Business Status) for definition

These values will appear in the CompanyOwnershipHierarchy object under the field Status

3. Directors and Officers

a. Positions and Designations

The roles held by individuals or entities within a business, indicating governance, management, or control responsibilities

These values will appear in the StandardizedDirectorsOfficers object under the field UniversalPosition or UniversalDesignation and the Raw value retrieved from the registries and data sources will be available in Position / OriginalPosition or Designation / Original Designation respectively.

b. Type

This role classification of individuals or entities acting as directors or officers of a company.

These values will appear in the StandardizedDirectorsOfficers object under the field Type

c. Status

The role status of individuals or entities acting as directors or officers of a company.

These values will appear in the StandardizedDirectorsOfficers object under the field Status