Singapore runs a clean, paid register and punches far above its size in data. ACRA, the corporate regulator, holds the company record, and you buy a business profile from its BizFile+ portal per purchase rather than browsing it free. Every entity carries a Unique Entity Number, the single identifier that ties the system together, which is exactly the kind of clarity the region often lacks.

That clarity, plus Singapore's role as the regional headquarters for finance and compliance, has made it Southeast Asia's KYB hub: many providers that cover the wider region operate from here. The market runs from the global business-information incumbent to a strong local data-tech player and the international credit bureaus. This guide sorts them out.

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Business information and global reach

Dun & Bradstreet · D-U-N-S data and regional SE-Asia coverage

KYB and corporate-network mapping

Handshakes · ASEAN registry data and beneficial-ownership analysis

Credit risk and monitoring

Experian Singapore · Business credit reports and portfolio monitoring

Multi-country credit reports

Creditsafe · Consistent scoring across Singapore and other markets

The official register

ACRA BizFile+ · Business profiles bought per purchase from the regulator

Singapore plus other markets in one format

CompanyData · That is us. One schema across 200+ markets

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1. Dun & Bradstreet Singapore: the incumbent

The established business-information house, with Singapore as a base for regional coverage.

Dun & Bradstreet's Singapore operation offers D-U-N-S numbering, business credit reports, risk and compliance screening and B2B data, and it anchors affiliated bureaus across Southeast Asia. For a Singaporean company inside a global risk picture, or for regional coverage from a Singapore base, it is the incumbent business-information choice, with the worldwide D&B file behind it.

Singapore · Quote only · Built on: ACRA, D&B network, Own research

✓ Why it stands out

  • D-U-N-S and global corporate linkage
  • Regional Southeast Asia coverage
  • Credit, risk and compliance together

⚠ Watch out for

  • No public pricing
  • Enterprise-oriented
  • Global focus over local granularity

2. CompanyData

Full disclosure: where CompanyData fits in Singapore

We publish this guide and we sell Singaporean business data, so here is our pitch in the open rather than dressed up as an objective first place. Our Singaporean file is built for volume work: enrichment, segmentation and cross-border lists, in the same schema we use for 200+ other markets.

Singapore is a compact, clean file for us, with a named contact for around seven in ten businesses. Where we are honest about being weaker: it is a small market, and we do not provide ACRA profiles, KYB tooling or credit scores, which is the incumbents', Handshakes' and the bureaus' territory. For an official profile buy from ACRA, for KYB use Handshakes, for credit the bureaus; for reach across Singapore and every other market in one format, come to us.

599K

Singaporean businesses

411K

with a contact named

🏆 69% of the file

210K

phone or mobile

90K

with a website

64K

email addresses

52K

with group relations

ACRA profiles, KYB and credit scores are the local providers' domain. What we add is reach and one format, including ownership structure links that map Singaporean holding companies to their groups abroad.

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3. Handshakes: the local KYB platform

The strongest genuinely local player, built for KYB and corporate-network analysis across ASEAN.

Handshakes, from Singapore's DC Frontiers and an ACRA-authorised data provider, covers millions of entities across ASEAN and China, with registry data for Singapore and its neighbours plus Singapore litigation data, and tools for network analysis, beneficial-ownership mapping and KYB. Backed by S&P Global and Nikkei, it is arguably the strongest genuinely local KYB and corporate-intelligence platform in the region.

Singapore · Subscription and API · Built on: ACRA, ASEAN registers, Litigation data

✓ Why it stands out

  • ASEAN registry data and litigation data
  • Network and beneficial-ownership analysis
  • An ACRA-authorised local player

⚠ Watch out for

  • A KYB and analysis platform, not a credit bureau
  • Pricing not public
  • Regionally focused

4. Experian Singapore: the credit bureau

The credit and analytics choice, with local and international business reports and scoring.

Experian's Singapore business offers local and international business reports, portfolio monitoring and an SME credit-risk model, alongside its consumer bureau and analytics. For credit-risk assessment and decisioning on Singaporean and regional companies, it brings a global bureau's methodology and scale. A natural pick when credit and analytics, rather than raw registry data, are the need.

Singapore · Quote only · Built on: ACRA, Credit data, Own analysis

✓ Why it stands out

  • Local and international business reports
  • SME credit-risk scoring and monitoring
  • Backed by a global bureau

⚠ Watch out for

  • No public pricing
  • Credit-first, lighter on registry depth
  • Not Singapore-owned

5. Creditsafe Singapore: the international option

Consistent multi-country credit reports that include Singapore, from a global group.

Creditsafe covers Singaporean companies as part of its global file, with online credit reports, scores, monitoring and API access, and its usual consistent cross-border scoring. Its strength is uniformity: a Singapore check reads the same as one in Europe or the US. Local depth is solid rather than market-leading, but for multi-country credit work that includes Singapore, it is a convenient single contract.

Singapore coverage · Subscription, quoted · Built on: ACRA, International registers

✓ Why it stands out

  • Consistent scoring across many countries
  • API access and monitoring
  • Single contract for global reports

⚠ Watch out for

  • Local depth trails the incumbents
  • Annual commitment for the price
  • Not a Singapore-local operation

6. ACRA BizFile+: the official register

The authoritative source, sold per profile rather than given away, plus some open data.

ACRA, the corporate regulator, runs the register and sells business profiles and certificates through its BizFile+ portal per purchase, with some entity data also available as open data. It is the authoritative source of Singaporean company records, keyed on the Unique Entity Number. For a single official profile it is the place to buy one; for volume or enrichment, the commercial providers add the layer BizFile+ does not.

Singapore · Paid per business profile · Built on: ACRA register

✓ Why it stands out

  • The authoritative Singapore register
  • Business profiles keyed on the UEN
  • Some entity data as open data

⚠ Watch out for

  • Paid per profile, not a bulk feed
  • No scoring or analytics
  • Not built for enrichment at scale

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How Singapore became the regional hub

Singapore's clean register and finance-hub role drew regional data operations to the city:

Structural · One register, one identifier

ACRA runs the corporate register and the Unique Entity Number gives every business one identifier, the clarity that makes Singapore easy to work with.

Ongoing · The KYB hub forms

Singapore's role as a finance and compliance hub draws regional data and KYB operations to the city, from global bureaus to local platforms.

Recent · Local data-tech scales

Handshakes, backed by S&P Global and Nikkei, grows into a leading ASEAN registry-and-KYB platform from a Singapore base.

Ongoing · DP Info folds into Experian

Singapore's veteran local business-information brand is absorbed into Experian, consolidating the local credit-data layer under a global group.

The Singapore data landscape

One strong local KYB player sits among global bureaus and business-information groups:

Singapore-owned

  • Handshakes (DC Frontiers)
  • ACRA (government)

Global players in Singapore

  • Dun & Bradstreet Singapore (Dun & Bradstreet, US)
  • Experian Singapore (Experian)
  • Creditsafe Singapore (Creditsafe Group)

A paid register in an open-feeling market

Singapore's register is authoritative and orderly, but not free to browse. ACRA holds the company record and sells business profiles and certificates through its BizFile+ portal per purchase, with some entity data published as open data. Every business carries a Unique Entity Number, the single identifier that ties the register to tax and other systems, which makes Singaporean company data unusually clean to work with.

That clarity, plus the city's status as a regional finance and compliance hub, is why so many providers covering Southeast Asia operate from Singapore. The paid register handles the official record; the commercial providers add credit scoring, KYB, corporate-network analysis and the regional reach the register itself does not offer. Check the official source here:

  • ACRA BizFile+ : The regulator's portal, selling business profiles and certificates per purchase, keyed on the UEN.
  • ACRA : The corporate regulator behind the register, with guidance on buying company information.
  • data.gov.sg : The national open-data portal, where some ACRA entity data is published for free reuse.

Four questions before you sign anything

1. One profile, or coverage at scale? For a single official record, buy a profile from ACRA. For volume, enrichment or regional coverage, a commercial provider is far more practical than buying profiles one at a time.

2. Singapore only, or the wider region? Singapore is often the base for Southeast Asian work. If you need ASEAN coverage, favour a provider like Handshakes or D&B that operates regionally, not just a Singapore-only source.

3. KYB, credit, or prospecting? For KYB and corporate-network analysis, Handshakes. For credit risk, Experian or Creditsafe. For reach and prospecting, a platform like ours. Match the tool to the job.

4. Are you using the UEN properly? The Unique Entity Number is the clean single identifier Singapore gives you. Key your records on it, and you avoid much of the matching pain other regional markets impose.

Frequently asked questions

Mostly not. ACRA, the corporate regulator, holds the register and sells business profiles and certificates through its BizFile+ portal per purchase, though some entity data is published as open data on the national portal. Every business has a Unique Entity Number that ties the system together. So the official record is authoritative but paid per profile, and commercial providers add the credit, KYB and analytics layers on top.
Because it combines a clean, well-run register with a role as Southeast Asia's finance and compliance centre. Every business has a single Unique Entity Number, the register is orderly, and the city hosts the regional headquarters of many financial and data firms. That draws KYB and corporate-intelligence operations to Singapore, from global bureaus to strong local players like Handshakes, making it the natural base for company data across the wider region.
The standout genuinely local player is Handshakes, an ACRA-authorised data provider backed by S&P Global and Nikkei, strong on ASEAN registry data and corporate-network analysis. Dun & Bradstreet Singapore is the established business-information incumbent, Experian the credit-and-analytics choice, and Creditsafe the multi-country credit option. Singapore's veteran local business-information brand has been absorbed into Experian.
The Unique Entity Number is Singapore's single identifier for every registered entity, tying the corporate register to tax and other government systems. It is the clean key that Singaporean company data is organised around, and it spares you much of the record-matching pain common in markets with several competing identifiers. Any serious Singaporean data keys on the UEN.
Because they solve a different problem. The global sales-intelligence platforms are strong on contact data but are not authoritative for Singaporean registration facts or regulated credit decisions, and their local data is compiled rather than sourced from ACRA. For official profiles, KYB, credit decisions and regional coverage from Singapore, the providers on this page are the right tools.