{"id":69423,"date":"2025-04-28T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T23:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=69423"},"modified":"2025-04-24T10:32:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T02:32:48","slug":"cibi-partners-with-sec-to-enhance-data-access-boost-financial-transparency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2025\/04\/28\/cibi-partners-with-sec-to-enhance-data-access-boost-financial-transparency\/","title":{"rendered":"CIBI partners with SEC to enhance data access, boost financial transparency"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>CIBI Information, Inc., the country\u2019s first and only local credit bureau, has partnered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to improve transparency in the financial ecosystem through enhanced data sharing. This collaboration grants CIBI access to reliable regulatory data to strengthen its services\u00a0 for businesses and individuals.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The partnership addresses a key challenge: limited direct access to comprehensive regulatory data. This gap makes it difficult to conduct thorough due diligence, verify company legitimacy, assess risks, and make informed decisions. With access to the SEC\u2019s eSEARCH platform, CIBI&nbsp; can integrate&nbsp; critical regulatory data into its services, offering&nbsp; more efficient and reliable solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the signing event, CIBI President and CEO Pia Arellano said, \u201cThis collaboration between the Securities and Exchange Commission and CIBI Information, Inc. is a powerful step toward bridging the information gap and strengthening the financial ecosystem in our country. With this partnership, we are opening new doors to opportunities for businesses, particularly SMEs, helping them evaluate partners, assess risks, and build trust in their transactions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For CIBI\u2019s clients, direct access to SEC-verified data enhances the quality, accuracy, and reliability of their existing data systems. With a more comprehensive and credible information base, businesses can make faster, better-informed decisions. Individual clients also benefit from increased trust, knowing they are relying on verified, credible data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt has been one of our foremost goals to keep the agency abreast with evolving technology to make sure that our stakeholders get the services they need in the best way possible\u2026We hope that this MOA will help both the SEC and CIBI in accelerating our shared commitment to improving the business environment in our country,\u201d Chairperson Aquino said in a speech during the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The partnership benefits more than just CIBI and its clients\u2014it also supports the regulatory framework by promoting transparency, data integrity, and efficient information sharing. Improved access to accurate data enables financial institutions to extend credit with greater confidence, helping drive financial inclusion and nationwide economic resilience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The partnership addresses a key challenge: limited direct access to comprehensive regulatory data.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":69424,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[96,2727,1656],"class_list":["post-69423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","tag-technology","tag-technology-adaption","tag-technology-investment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69423","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69423"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69423\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69425,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69423\/revisions\/69425"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}