Corporate News
uSonar Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Chairman: Nami Fukutomi; President: Katsuhito Nagatake; hereinafter "uSonar") is pleased to announce the launch of "DeepCheck," a new service designed to significantly reduce the operational burden on corporate sales and finance departments regarding business partner screening (compliance checks and solvency assessments). This definitive screening service provides a one-stop solution, including access to essential documentation such as corporate registries.
The importance of business partner screening is increasing, particularly from the perspective of economic security. Leveraging our long-standing expertise in providing "LBC," Japan's largest*1 corporate database, uSonar delivers "Deep Insights, Instantly."
Background of DeepCheck Development
In an era where corporate social responsibility is increasingly scrutinized, business partner screening (also known as compliance checks, anti-social force checks, or credit checks) has become an essential task for companies to evaluate the compliance status, creditworthiness, and payment history of both new and existing partners. This process is mandatory across a wide range of industries, including finance and real estate.
Conducting business with problematic entities can lead to difficulties in recovering accounts receivable and damage to a company's reputation, making this a critical business function. However, departments responsible for these checks face the challenge that "the more thoroughly one attempts to investigate, the more information sources must be consulted, resulting in significant time and cost expenditures."
To address this, uSonar has developed "DeepCheck," which instantly displays research results and evidence gathered by our company from various information sources, significantly reducing the time and effort customers spend on investigations.
Since April 2020, uSonar has provided the "Cautionary Company Flag"*2, a reference tool for checking business partners. DeepCheck incorporates the expertise gained from this service, offering information and features specialized in supporting business partner screening operations.
Key Features of DeepCheck: Delivering In-Depth Information from a Wide Range of Sources, Instantly
The first release is an AppExchange application exclusively for Salesforce CRM/SFA. It allows you to instantly check whether companies listed in your Salesforce account or lead objects are flagged as cautionary. There are no limits on the number of checks you can perform.
• Details of Cautionary Information (Categories, Primary Evidence) and Related Articles
• Basic Attributes of the Company Under Investigation
• Characteristics of the Company: "Positive Factor Stories" and "Negative Factor Stories"
• "Credit Ratings" and the Company's Position Within the Entire LBC Corporate Database
• Cautionary Information Linked to Group Companies Associated with the Target Company
• News Releases and Related Information Regarding the Target Company
• Research Team Blog (Periodic Research Topics, Logic, and Insightful Perspectives)
• Store Cautionary Information Directly in Salesforce for Use in Reporting and Analysis
• Set Custom "Transaction Prohibited" Flags for Companies Under Investigation
• Use as a Reference for Determining Transaction Viability at the Group Level (Including Checking Non-Affiliated Companies Held by Representatives or Executives)
• Instantly Obtain Corporate Registration Documents (at Industry-Leading Low Prices, in Coordination with Touki Sonar*3)
Our Competitive Advantage: Proprietary Information Sources and Extensive Historical Data Utilizing OSINT Techniques
The breadth and depth of information sources are critical for effective business partner screening. For example, relying solely on information gathered via internet searches, such as news reports, often leads to insufficient screening because older information is frequently deleted. uSonar possesses not only internet-based information and corporate numbers published by the National Tax Agency but also public information that is costly and time-consuming to obtain, such as nationwide commercial registrations. Furthermore, since our founding in 1990, we have accumulated a vast database of corporate information—dating back to before the internet became widespread—which we cross-reference to evaluate data. We consider this a practical application of OSINT*4, an intelligence methodology that has gained significant international attention in recent years. Our clients often express their appreciation, noting that "risks that were previously undetectable are frequently identified using uSonar's information."
Please contact us below for inquiries or to request a demo.
* 1 Japan's Largest: Based on our internal research regarding the number of corporate headquarters and office location data held (as of January 21, 2025).
https://usonar.co.jp/service/usonar/index.php#serviceLbc
* 2 Cautionary Company Flag: This is a reference indicator based on various publicly available information obtained by our company and is not definitive information. Please use it as a reference for deciding whether or not to conduct business.
* 3 Touki Sonar: Details https://usonar.co.jp/news/20240731_710.html
* 4 OSINT: An abbreviation for Open-Source Intelligence. A method of analyzing by combining generally available public information.
Contact Information Regarding This Matter:
uSonar Co., Ltd. Public Relations (Hiyama/Sawada)
Email: ir@usonar.co.jp
