How YC World Maps Beneficial Ownership Across Jurisdictions in Seconds

How long does it take you to check a company’s connections across borders? What if we told you it could be done in seconds?

YC World automates counterparty checks, freeing up your team, reducing mistakes, and ensuring no detail slips through the cracks. 

The system has aggregated data from hundreds of trusted sources to automate the verification process, deliver faster, more accurate insights, and minimise compliance risks.

Our team has put together a short guide to show you exactly what to look for and how to uncover the whole picture — so, let's check.

The Blind Spots — What Experts Miss Without Beneficial Ownership Checks

Every detail about the company matters. Missing even one can mean overlooking an entire chain of information, and that can have irreversible consequences. Compliance requirements show that failing to verify company data across borders most often involves the following risks:

Hidden Control
A nominal director or shareholder acts on behalf of another person or structure registered in a different jurisdiction.

Sanctions in Other Jurisdictions
A company may have an ultimate beneficial owner linked to sanctioned jurisdictions (Russia, Belarus, Iran, etc.), even if the immediate entity appears “clean”.

Financial Opacity
Part of the ownership structure may involve offshore entities or companies without reporting obligations, making it difficult to trace the true source of capital.

Conflict of Interest
The same beneficial owner may control several companies across different countries that participate in tenders or supply chains.

Connection to a PEP
A company may be linked to a politically exposed person (PEP), increasing compliance and reputational risks.

Identifying all these facts takes a great deal of time and team resources, making the process expensive and risky, as it relies heavily on human input and valuable time is lost.

Let’s see how YC World can speed up the verification process.

How YC World Visualises Ownership Networks Globally

With information from 80+ countries and 300+ public sources (current information about sources and quantities here), brought together in a single interface, YC World allows you to see connections between companies, individuals, and other entities across borders.

All the data on YC World is collected entirely from public and legal sources, and is intended for professional use to support informed decisions without exposing your business or organisation to risk.

What is the real advantage of YC World?
Every connection — a company or an individual — is fully visualised on a graph and ready for exploration. It gives you a helicopter-level view, allowing you to look at your counterparty's data from a height and understand the overall picture. So, you can easily analyse and uncover insights that static data alone can’t reveal.

⚡ Even more. Got your own research or counterparty data?
The Data Extractor feature in YC World enables the creation of investigative projects using your own data. Just upload it (text, file, article link, video or audio) to YC World and instantly see a complete graph combining your connections with those uncovered by the system.

What Data Can You Get

You can explore company and founder data from today and far back — across UK, Germany, Poland, Russia, and beyond.

• Вeneficial ownership.
• Assets — UBOs and registries of movable property, including yachts and aircraft.
• PEPs connection.
• Sanctions & war connections.

Verify Connections — Discover Who Really Owns the Business

If you’re here, you’re looking for the answer to: “How can I see the connections between companies easily?”
Our team is ready to show you exactly how YC World can work for your business.

FAQ

What is YC World?
YC World is an international analytical tool for searching and visualising business connections, helping uncover hidden relationships between companies and individuals. 

What kind of data sources does YC World use?
YC World aggregates information from 80+ countries and over 350 official sources, including state registries, sanctions lists, corporate filings, and historical ownership archives. This comprehensive dataset allows users to analyse entities and connections within their geopolitical and economic context.

Who can benefit from YC World?
YC World is designed for Defense and Intelligence Agencies, Compliance, Risk, Legal, Procurement, Security teams, as well as banks, corporates, government agencies, NGOs, and investigative organisations.

The system supports both web-based access and API integration for scalable risk analysis.