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Legal Entity Identifier Services by GLEIF
The governance of digital identity needs better answers. Help shape them.
GLEIF has launched a Call for Papers inviting economists, legal experts, policymakers, and technologists to tackle one of the defining questions in digital public infrastructure: how to balance interoperability, sovereignty, and innovation. Proposals are open until June 21, 2026.
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The LEI in cross-border payments
When the LEI is added as a data attribute in cross-border payment messages, any originator or beneficiary can be precisely and instantly identified. This makes the payment process faster, cheaper, more transparent, and more inclusive.
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GLEIF Mission
GLEIF manages a network of partners, the LEI issuing organizations, to provide trusted services and open, reliable data for unique legal entity identification worldwide. GLEIF services ensure the operational integrity of the Global LEI System.
Our Vision
GLEIF believes that each business worldwide should have only one global identity. This identity should include a digital identity. Having an LEI will help to achieve this objective. Taking advantage of the Global LEI Index empowers market participants to cut costs, simplify and accelerate operations and gain deeper insight into the global market place.
Governance Structure
The LEI initiative is driven by the Group of 20 and the Financial Stability Board (FSB). Created by the FSB in 2014, GLEIF is a supra-national, not-for-profit organization tasked to manage the only open, non-proprietary legal entity identification system designed as a public good.