Search, verify and purchase global company data

EC Public Search is a single platform for compliance, legal, and risk professionals to search, verify, and purchase official company data and filings from more than 160 authoritative global registries, with full data provenance and an audit trail. Get started immediately with free self-serve access through the Search hub, or connect through our API or Model Context Protocol (MCP) server to bring registry data into your own systems and AI environment.

Who is EC Public Search for?

EC Public Search is used by banks, financial institutions, payment service providers, law firms, consultancies and corporates to conduct company checks fast. Key roles that benefit from EC Public Search include:

Compliance officers

Instant access to official, auditable company data enables faster onboarding and periodic reviews with a defensible audit trail, reducing compliance risk and time spent chasing data.

Legal associates

Verify and export filings for a case with instant access to official filings from authoritative registries, exportable in seconds, eliminating manual searches and reducing due diligence turnaround.

Risk analysts

Check counterparty legitimacy instantly with real-time verification of company status, ownership, and registration from primary sources, enabling faster, more confident risk decisions.

Procurement leads

Validate a new partner or vendor quickly with access to verified company data via our Search hub, no contract required. Complete KYC and vendor checks in minutes rather than days.

How it works

1. Search

Real-time search by jurisdiction across 160+ global registries, by company name or identifier.

2. View

Individual company profiles and documents are delivered to you in seconds, with full source provenance and audit trail.

3. Verify

Review company profiles and view adverse media, suppliers, competitors and clients.

4. Download

Select documents to download for free or purchase individually or in bulk, instantly.

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Access data from 160+ global business registries

Source critical Know your business (KYB) public company data and documents in real-time, directly from authoritative government and regulatory registries.

EC Public Search provides confidence that the data you rely on is always current and traceable to its primary source.

Stop purchasing the same document multiple times.

Key features

Global search

Search across 160+ authoritative business registries worldwide. Surface matching corporate entities across multiple jurisdictions simultaneously, saving hours of manual lookups.

Company profiles

A structured company view of registration status, office holders, filing history and a full document catalog preview, so you can identify the records you need.

Download and purchase

Download free documents and purchase official registry documents instantly, individually or in bulk.

Built-in AI
intelligence

AI-powered insights from publicly available information show key suppliers, customers, competitors and adverse media for a complete picture.

Full auditability and
data provenance

Every action is fully traceable making it easy to evidence compliance to regulators and auditors.

Management controls
and oversight

Manage team member access and roles and easily share information with them. Get full visibility of search history, document usage and consumption across teams.

No onboarding, training, or IT setup required. EC Public Search gets your team to the data they need, fast.

Three ways to access EC Public Search

1. Search hub

Search instantly through our free to use online portal.

2. API

Connect to embed registry data seamlessly into your existing systems and workflows.

3. MCP server

Connect your AI environment with real-time authoritative data through a suite of self-describing tools.

Start searching on our Search hub now for free.

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Enterprise-grade security

  • ISO 27001
  • AICPA SOC 2 Type II

Benefits

Simple self-serve

Start searching immediately with our self-serve Search hub

Seamless integration

Embed EC Public Search into your existing workflows and AI environment with API and MCP

Reliable intelligence

Reduce risk by searching authoritative real-time company data

Single platform

Access global data through a single platform

Fast downloading

Fast, simple free and paid-for document downloading

Cost efficiency

Manage costs effectively – buy documents once and reuse across your organization

Flexible access

Use individually or as a team

Pricing

 

Search hub API and MCP
Free Paid for Please speak to our sales team to discuss your requirements in more detail
  • Individual company searches
  • Team searches
  • Documents available to download for free
  • Documents where there is a fee to download
  • Adverse media company search

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Search Hub
Start searching on our Search hub now for free.
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API / MCP
Contact us to discuss integrating EC Public Search into your tech stack and AI environment through our API or Model Context Protocol (MCP) server.

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FAQs

What is EC Public Search?

EC Public Search is a single platform for searching, verifying, and purchasing official company data and filings from more than 160 global business registries, with full data provenance and an audit trail.

Can I sign up for EC Public Search myself, or do I need to go through sales?

EC Public Search is self-serve via the Search hub. You can start searching and purchasing documents immediately. API and MCP access, for embedding EC Public Search data into your own systems, are available through our sales team.

What is the difference between Search hub, API, and MCP access?

Search hub is a self-serve, browser-based way to search and purchase documents individually. API and MCP access let you embed EC Public Search data directly into your own systems and workflows and are set up through our sales team.

What is the Model Context Protocol (MCP), and how does it work with EC Public Search?

MCP is an open standard that lets AI agents and language models call external tools directly. The MCP server exposes company search, profile, and document data as a suite of self-describing tools, so an AI environment can query authoritative registry data on demand rather than relying on static or cached information. Access is arranged through our sales team.

Does EC Public Search integrate with other systems?

Yes. EC Public Search is available through the Search hub for self-serve use, an API for embedding registry data directly into existing systems, and a MCP server that connects a client’s AI environment, including systems, language models, and agents, to company data on demand. API and MCP access are set up through our sales team.

What is KYB (Know your business)?

KYB is the process of verifying the identity, ownership, and legal status of a business, similar to how KYC verifies individual customers. EC Public Search supports KYB by sourcing this data directly from authoritative registries.

How many registries does EC Public Search cover?


EC Public Search connects to more than 160 authoritative government and regulatory registries worldwide, covering company registration, filings, and office holder data. This covers registries in North America, Europe, UK and APAC, including Delaware Division of Corporations, Germany’s Handelsregister, UK Companies House, and Singapore’s ACRA.

Is the data on EC Public Search real-time?


Yes. Company profiles and documents are sourced directly from primary registries and delivered in seconds, so the data reflects the current registry record rather than a cached copy.

What does "data provenance" mean, and why does it matter?

Data provenance means every piece of data can be traced back to its original source registry, with a record of when and how it was retrieved. This matters for compliance teams because it provides evidence for regulators and auditors that due diligence data is authoritative and current.

Is EC Public Search free to use?

Yes, it is free to conduct a company search on EC Public Search via the Search hub. Official registry documents found as part of the search are available to download for free or purchase when specified. Please get in touch to discuss integrating EC Public Search via API and MCP.

Can I purchase documents in bulk?

Yes. Documents can be downloaded individually or purchased in bulk, and once purchased, they can easily be shared across teams, reducing the risk of documents being purchased again unnecessarily.

How is EC Public Search different from searching a registry directly?

Instead of searching each country’s registry separately, EC Public Search accesses data from over 160 registries through one platform, creating consistent company profiles, with adverse media insight and audit trail built in.

Is EC Public Search secure?

EC Public Search is delivered through our secure, enterprise-grade SaaS EC360 platform. It is ISO 27001-certified and SOC 2 Type II compliant. All company profile information sourced from trusted registries is processed securely, with full auditability.

Who uses EC Public Search?

Compliance, legal, and risk teams at banks and financial institutions use EC Public Search for know-your-business checks, corporate due diligence, and ongoing monitoring.

Does EC Public Search require onboarding or IT setup?

No. EC Public Search is designed for immediate use with no onboarding, training, or IT setup required.

How do I get started with EC Public Search?

You can start searching immediately through the Search hub at ecpublicsearch.com, either as an individual user or as a team. For API or MCP server access, contact our sales team.

How do I make purchases through EC Public Search?

Documents can be purchased by debit or credit card in EC Public Search. You can also purchase credit bundles or subscribe to receive monthly credits, used to purchase documents at a discounted price. All document and credit purchases are processed by Stripe and billed instantly for one-off purchases or monthly in advance for credit subscriptions. EC Public Search supports three checkout currencies: GBP, EUR and USD.

How can I track spending in EC Public Search?

You can view purchases in the Transactions screen in EC Public Search. This includes documents purchased, adverse media and associated entities reports, credit purchases and subscriptions. Credit subscriptions can be changed or canceled in the Billing screen at any time. View transactions and spending by individuals or by team, and control spending levels by allocating credits to specific teams.

Are there different user role options in EC Public Search?

EC Public Search has three roles, with each providing different levels of access:

  • Guest – guests can search for and view company profiles and purchase documents with credit or debit cards only.
  • Team Member – team members have the same access as guests, plus access to view historical searches, access the document library, and run adverse media and associated entity reports. As part of a team, you will also be able to purchase documents with credits (if credits have been purchased)
  • Admin – Admins have the same access as team members, plus the ability to manage teams, allocate credits to teams, view transactions and manage credit subscriptions.