How to Utilize uSonar: Credit and Business Partner Screening

How to Use

Credit and Counterparty Check Edition

Enable
All Employees to Perform Credit, Anti-Social Force, and Compliance Checks Instantly, Anytime

Challenges Solved by uSonar

1.Uncertainty Regarding Whether the Acquired Information Matches the Target Company

It is Time-Consuming to Identify the Correct Target Company without Confusing it with Numerous Companies Sharing the Same Name
2.Limited Information Obtained Through Risk Checks

It is Difficult to Assess the Degree or Fluctuations of Risk Based Solely on Available Information
3.Credit Checks Hinder Rapid Business Activities

Credit checks are time-consuming, causing Delays in Sales Activities and Negotiations of Transaction Terms

Overcoming Challenges with uSonar Implementation

ChallengeUncertainty regarding whether the acquired information matches the target company

Avoid confusion caused by numerous companies with identical names and
reliably identify and verify target companies

Accurately identify specific entities even among 600 companies named "Assist"
Instantly identify and verify companies using uSonar's matching technology
Identify affiliated companies to enable comprehensive verification

Accurately identify and screen target companies without being misled by multiple companies with the same name.

ChallengeLimited information obtained through risk checks

Beyond standard verification methods,
track past reports, individuals, locations, and affiliated companies

Reference negative information from the web as well as newspaper articles spanning over the past 30 years
Track representatives, executives, and historical company names and addresses using commercial registrations for 4.6 million companies
Conduct verification by tracking individuals based on rare career backgrounds and name information
Identify Suspicious Companies Based on Corporate Affiliations and Business Relationships

In addition to standard screening methods, track past reports, key personnel, locations, and affiliated companies.

ChallengeCredit Checks Hinder Rapid Business Activities

From Gathering Sales Conversation Topics to Credit Information,
Information Retrieval Is Completed Within a Single Application

Perform Risk Checks Easily from Daily Business Applications Such as SFA
Instantly Check Corporate Information, Anti-Social Force Status, and Credit Ratings via Smartphone After Exchanging Business Cards
Determine Appropriate Transaction Terms from the Initial Point of Contact

Complete all tasks from gathering sales conversation topics to obtaining credit information within a single application.

Services Provided by uSonar

Caution Required

Alert Indicators Built Based on Publicly Available Information
Such as Government Agencies, Articles, and News

By assigning nine types of classifications to corporate information, you can identify companies that require caution, including anti-social forces.

Risk alert indicators built based on public information such as government agency data, articles, and news.

DeepCheck

Check whether a company is high-risk
the moment it is registered in Salesforce.

You can also view detailed high-risk information, related articles, and high-risk data for affiliated companies.

Credit Rating

Assigns ratings based on company size,
making them easy to use for credit assessment.

These can be utilized to set transaction terms that account for collection risks.

Assign ratings based on company size to facilitate credit assessment.

Corporate Dissolution Score

Rates 4.17 million companies
based on historical dissolution and bankruptcy data.

Companies are categorized into eight levels based on the similarity between their characteristics and historical data of dissolved companies.

Rate 4.17 million companies based on historical dissolution and bankruptcy data.

W&G [Planned for Implementation]

Evaluates the soundness of a company's
human resources and environmental practices.

It can be used as one of the indicators to assess the financial health of business partners.

Assess corporate health regarding human resources and environmental factors.

Economic Security [Planned for Implementation]

Assess Risks Related to
Economic Security

You can easily check the safety of companies subject to economic security regulations as potential business partners.

Evaluate risks related to economic security.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How are the individual indicators calculated?

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They are calculated using our proprietary logic based on the LBC corporate database and publicly available information.

Which applications can be used to view credit and anti-social force check information?

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In addition to the various applications we provide, you can view this information within integrated Salesforce environments. Please contact us for more details.

What information sources are used to determine each indicator?

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Information sources include commercial registries (all records), LBC (Japan's largest corporate database), 7.32 million past magazine articles, a 30-year article database, frequently searched corporate data, various media information, U.S. security sanctions and export control regulations, administrative actions, suspension of designation, sanction information, online and social media reputation, and credit research agencies.

What is the intended use for each indicator?

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These indicators are intended for use as a primary screening tool to determine whether to proceed with a business transaction. Please consider obtaining reports from credit research agencies as necessary.

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