Data resources
Quality is dependent on the resources used
The most essential aspect of a leading business credit agency is the quality of the data, which in turn depends on which data resources are consulted.
D&B collects millions of sets of data from all over the world from a large number of data resources. In order to guarantee data quality, the DUNSRight™ process data are subject to quality management.
In Switzerland, D&B collect data on companies and private individuals from a variety of high-quality information sources.
Main resources
 | Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce datathe State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) |
 | Swiss commercial register dataFederal Office of the Commercial Registry |
Other resources
Data type | Data origin | |
|---|---|---|
Commercial register data | SECO / Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce | |
Bankruptcies, new businesses | SECO / Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce | |
Payment histories | DunTrade® & ConsumerTrade® | |
Debt-collection reports | Swiss debt-collection offices | |
Debt-collection cases | Various major Swiss debt-collection agencies | |
Balance sheets | Companies required to publish data and self-reporting procedures | |
Press releases | Regional and Swiss national press | |
Contact details etc. | Swiss Post / directories / SECO | |
Address history | Swiss Post MAT[CH]move address data maintenance series |
Did you know that, on average, your company profile is retrieved more than 10 times a year?
Would you like to alter your data in the world’s largest business database? Please get in touch.
