What Cedar Rose does

Cedar Rose Int. Services Limited is a Cyprus-headquartered (Limassol) business intelligence and compliance data provider founded circa 1997–1998, operating privately with 101–250 employees and serving more than 700 enterprise clients globally. The company supplies compliance data, eKYC/eKYB, credit risk reporting, AML and sanctions screening, UBO tracing, and investigative due diligence to clients in banking, fintech, insurance, energy, construction, healthcare, mining, transport, and government. Its core differentiator is a proprietary database of over 550 million companies, millions of shareholders, directors, and UBOs across 250+ countries, with recognized depth in the Middle East and Africa where verified entity data is scarce.

Name

Cedar Rose

Legal name

Cedar Rose Int. Services Limited

Website

https://cedar-rose.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Cedar Rose is a Cyprus-based business intelligence firm providing compliance data, eKYC/eKYB, credit risk reporting, and due diligence through its CRiS Intelligence platform, serving 700+ enterprise clients globally with deep specialization in the Middle East and Africa.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Intelligence and Compliance Software

NAICS

Credit Bureaus (561450), Investigation and Personal Background Check Services (561611), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Consumer Credit Reporting, Collection Agencies (7320), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

KYC/Client Due Diligence & Participant Onboarding Controls (FSAFAKAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Credential, Education & Professional License Verification (BPAKAEAI)

Keywords

• Business intelligence services
• Compliance and AML screening
• Credit risk reporting
• Corporate due diligence
• UBO tracing solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Limassol

HQ country

Cyprus

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. SaaS Platform Subscription (CRiS Intelligence): Subscription-based access to the CRiS Intelligence platform providing credit reports, compliance screening, due diligence reports, and monitoring alerts. Customers pay recurring fees for platform access, typically annual billing for enterprise clients.
2. Data Licensing: Bulk data delivery and API integration services enabling clients to access and license Cedar Rose's proprietary corporate and entity data for integration into their own systems and workflows.
3. Credit Reports: Individual company credit reports sold as standalone or bundled offerings, providing detailed financial health, creditworthiness assessments, and risk scores on specific companies.
4. Due Diligence Services: Comprehensive investigative due diligence services including company due diligence, person due diligence, and enhanced due diligence (EDD) for high-risk markets and entities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Cedar Rose supplies compliance data, research, analysis, eKYC and eKYB to help clients mitigate trade risks and automate decision making. Its flagship CRiS Intelligence platform delivers subscription-based access to a proprietary database of 550+ million companies across 250+ jurisdictions, offering credit reporting, AML/compliance screening, UBO tracing, sanctions and PEP screening, due diligence investigations, and continuous monitoring via web UI and API integration.

Product overview

Cedar Rose is a global business intelligence company offering a platform-plus-modules architecture anchored by its flagship CRiS Intelligence platform. CRiS Intelligence serves as the central all-in-one risk management hub — delivering subscription-based and API-accessible access to 550+ million global company records — while distinct product modules extend the portfolio across Data Licensing (bulk/API data delivery), Credit Reports (CR Scores, ASI/ACL algorithms), Due Diligence (company and person investigations), Compliance & AML Screening (KYB/KYC, sanctions, PEP, adverse media), Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD for high-risk/emerging markets), Monitoring & Alerts (continuous real-time surveillance), MEA Fintech Onboarding, and UBO Tracing & Business Network Analysis. These modules are delivered via the CRiS Intelligence web platform, API integration, and bulk data licensing, targeting banking, fintech, insurance, construction, healthcare, government, energy, and other sectors with a distinct regional strength in the Middle East and Africa.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CRiS Intelligence: Flagship all-in-one risk management platform providing credit risk assessment, compliance screening, UBO tracing, due diligence, and business intelligence services.

Products and services

• CRiS Intelligence CRiS Intelligence is Cedar Rose's flagship all-in-one risk management platform, providing subscription-based access to a global corporate and legal entity database of 550+ million companies. It delivers creditworthiness assessment, AML/compliance screening, UBO tracing, corporate linkage mapping, PEP/sanctions screening, due diligence investigations, and continuous monitoring through real-time alerts, accessible via web UI or API integration.
• Data Licensing Data Licensing provides organisations with bulk or API-delivered access to Cedar Rose's proprietary corporate datasets — including company records, directors, shareholders, UBO linkages, financial indicators, and credit risk data — enabling clients to integrate Cedar Rose's verified intelligence into their own internal systems, ERP platforms, CRM tools, and onboarding workflows.
• Credit Reports Cedar Rose's credit risk reports provide comprehensive, timely insights into company creditworthiness globally, including CR Scores, ASI and ACL algorithm outputs, financial health indicators, payment histories, credit limits, industry benchmarks, and risk probability assessments. Reports are used for credit extension decisions, supplier/vendor management, and investment and M&A evaluations.
• Due Diligence Cedar Rose's Due Diligence solution encompasses Company Due Diligence (corporate link analysis, red flag identification, beneficial ownership tracing) and Person Due Diligence (individual background investigations, source of wealth analysis, red flag/corruption screening), combining human-led verification with digital intelligence for high-risk onboarding, M&A, and third-party risk management.
• API Data Delivery API Data Delivery enables real-time programmatic access to Cedar Rose's corporate and compliance data for integration into client ERP, onboarding, CRM, and third-party risk management systems. It supports automated compliance screening, UBO queries, sanctions checks, and continuous monitoring, replacing manual periodic reviews with instant risk visibility and alerts.
• Compliance & AML Screening Compliance & AML Screening encompasses KYB/KYC processes, real-time sanctions screening, PEP screening, adverse media monitoring (including local-language sources), AML/CTF framework alignment, and ongoing regulatory monitoring. It is designed to support financial institutions, DNFBPs, and VASPs in meeting UAE AML 2025, FATF, FCPA, and UK Bribery Act requirements.
• Monitoring & Alerts Monitoring & Alerts provides continuous, event-based surveillance of companies, directors, shareholders, UBO changes, sanctions list updates, and regulatory changes. Delivered via the CRiS Intelligence platform and API integrations, it replaces periodic reviews with real-time risk notifications and automated alerts for risk limit breaches or compliance triggers.
• Reputational Due Diligence Reputational Due Diligence assesses the character, history, and credibility of individuals, companies, or entities by examining legal issues, past behaviour, affiliations, media presence, ESG compliance, and supply chain integrity — extending beyond financial analysis to identify non-financial risks including corruption, bribery, and ESG-related exposure.
• Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) is a higher-tier compliance offering for high-risk sectors and emerging markets, involving forensic source-of-wealth and source-of-funds analysis, on-the-ground site visits and local intelligence gathering, multilingual adverse media screening, and corporate ecosystem/linkage mapping to uncover hidden ownership, nominee directors, and sanctions exposure.
• MEA Fintech Onboarding Solutions Cedar Rose's MEA Fintech Onboarding solution is tailored for fintech and payment companies operating in the Middle East and Africa, addressing regulatory, operational, security, and cultural onboarding challenges through the CRiS Intelligence platform, local registry access, multilingual verification, and compliance intelligence designed to achieve faster, compliant merchant onboarding in the region.
• UBO Tracing & Business Network Analysis UBO Tracing identifies natural persons behind complex corporate structures, layered SPVs, and nominee arrangements, while Business Network Analysis maps the full corporate ecosystem — subsidiaries, sister companies, joint ventures, and ownership linkages — to identify how financial, operational, or ownership risks can spread across a business network, supporting AML compliance, sanctions screening, and third-party risk management.

Quantifiable outcome

• Trusted by 700+ companies globally
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments11 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability8 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CofaceunclearStrategic or Co-development PartnerCedar Rose displays a cofaced-related logo on their homepage ('Cedar Rose Coface png 2'), suggesting a partnership or data relationship with Coface, a trade credit insurance company. The nature of the partnership is not explicitly detailed.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• LexisNexis Risk Solutions: Provides compliance, due diligence, identity verification, and risk data to financial institutions and corporates; comparable to Cedar Rose's KYC/KYB, due diligence, and AML screening offerings within a much broader risk and analytics portfolio.
• Dun & Bradstreet: Global business credit reporting giant covering millions of companies worldwide; overlaps directly with Cedar Rose's credit reports, supplier risk, and KYB use cases for large enterprise customers, with broader geographic coverage but a more standardized data model.
• S&P Global Market Intelligence: Broad financial and corporate data platform covering credit risk, KYC, and counterparty due diligence; competes with Cedar Rose at the enterprise end of the credit and KYB market with a much larger product portfolio and institutional customer base.
• Dow Jones Risk & Compliance: Provides sanctions, PEP, and adverse media data (including the Dow Jones Watchlist) to compliance teams globally; overlaps with Cedar Rose's AML screening and reputational due diligence modules and competes for the same institutional compliance budgets.
• Refinitiv World-Check (LSEG): LSEG's KYC/AML screening platform (World-Check) is the gold standard for sanctions, PEP, and adverse media screening used by global financial institutions; directly competes with Cedar Rose's Compliance & AML Screening and Monitoring & Alerts modules.

Direct peers

• Kharon: Specialist in sanctions, export controls, and illicit finance research used by global financial institutions; comparable to Cedar Rose's high-end compliance and reputational due diligence work for high-risk jurisdictions.
• Sayari: Corporate transparency and supply chain intelligence platform focused on emerging markets and hard-to-see ownership networks; most directly comparable to Cedar Rose's UBO tracing, business network analysis, and EDD capabilities in MEA-adjacent markets.
• Creditsafe: Global business credit report provider with strong European presence; directly competes with Cedar Rose's Credit Reports and Data Licensing modules, especially for SMB and mid-market customers across multiple jurisdictions.
• Bureau van Dijk (Moody's): Moody's-owned global corporate data platform and the leading provider of UBO, corporate linkage, and beneficial ownership data — directly comparable to Cedar Rose's CRiS Intelligence and UBO tracing offerings, with significantly broader global coverage but historically weaker MEA depth.

Others

• Coface: Global trade credit insurer and existing Cedar Rose partner (per co-branded homepage logo); adjacent ecosystem player that distributes business intelligence and credit data to multinational policyholders and represents both a partner and an indirect competitor in commercial credit information.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/cedarroseintservicesltd

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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