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“Decisions made better”

Moody’s is a global integrated risk assessment firm that empowers organizations to make better, faster decisions. With a legacy spanning over 115 years, the company provides the data, analytical insights, and technological tools necessary to navigate an increasingly complex financial landscape. By combining deep domain expertise with cutting-edge technology, Moody’s helps financial institutions, corporations, and government entities decode the intricacies of risk, enabling them to identify opportunities and manage exposures with confidence. The firm’s mission centers on providing clarity in the face of uncertainty, ensuring that market participants have the information required to foster growth and stability in the global economy.

The company’s extensive portfolio of data products and services is designed to support the entire lifecycle of risk management and business intelligence. At the core of its offerings are industry-standard credit ratings and structured finance data, which provide essential benchmarks for global capital markets. Through platforms like Moody’s CreditView and the DataHub, users gain seamless access to comprehensive credit research, economic forecasts, and proprietary risk models such as RiskCalc and CreditEdge. Beyond credit, Moody’s has established itself as a leader in entity intelligence and financial crime prevention. Its Orbis database, which covers hundreds of millions of private companies, serves as a cornerstone for KYC, AML, and third-party risk management, while the Grid platform provides advanced screening capabilities for sanctions and adverse media. Additionally, the firm offers robust ESG solutions, providing the scores and assessments necessary for organizations to integrate sustainability into their strategic decision-making.

Moody’s serves a diverse global clientele, including investment banks, asset managers, corporate treasuries, and regulatory bodies. These organizations rely on Moody’s for a wide array of use cases, ranging from credit underwriting and portfolio monitoring to regulatory compliance and supply chain due diligence. Whether a firm is assessing the probability of default for a private entity, conducting IFRS 9 or CECL impairment modeling, or performing deep-dive research on sovereign debt, Moody’s provides the granular data and analytical frameworks required to execute these tasks with precision. The firm’s ability to synthesize vast amounts of structured and unstructured data into actionable intelligence is a critical differentiator in today’s data-driven market.

Technologically, Moody’s distinguishes itself through its sophisticated delivery mechanisms and commitment to innovation. By offering flexible access via APIs, direct data feeds, and intuitive web-based platforms, the company ensures that its intelligence integrates smoothly into existing enterprise workflows. Its technical infrastructure is built to handle the scale and complexity of modern financial data, providing users with

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Intelligence Score
69/100
Your Rating
Products

128

Type

tool / service

HQ

7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10007, USA

Founded

2016

Employees

10

Platforms

16

Domain

moodys.com

Offering

Credit Risk and Compliance Intelligence Platform

Cost Tier

$$$

Data Quality SignalsA

Freshness

Recently enriched

API Status

API Available

94Completeness

Compliance (vendor-reported)

SOC 2
ISO 27001
GDPR
CCPA

Quality Breakdown

Data Coverage
76
Documentation
100
Compliance
100
Pricing Clarity
92

Signal Analysis

Categories

Consultant

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Delivery Methods

REST APISFTPS3 BucketSnowflake ShareWeb UI downloadEmail

Geographic Coverage

Global

Procurement Intelligence

Primary OfferingComprehensive suite of global credit ratings, private company entity data, and automated KYC/AML screening tools for institutional risk management.
Best ForInstitutional risk managers and compliance officers requiring deep credit research and automated entity verification for regulatory reporting.
Benefits
  • Unrivaled global coverage of private company data and ownership structures
  • Deep integration of credit ratings with automated KYC/AML workflows
  • Flexible delivery options including direct API
  • Snowflake
  • and cloud-based platforms
  • Standardized probability-of-default modeling for private firm portfolios
Disadvantages
  • High cost of entry compared to niche alternative data providers
  • Complex platform ecosystem can lead to fragmented user experience across different products
Intelligence ScoresAll pillars scored
Market Presence
57
Trust & Compliance
100
Integration
68
Business Maturity
80
AI Readiness
38
Support & Ops
73
Product Quality
67
Extended Analytics
Price Compete
45
Price Clarity
92
Causal Authority
56
Causal Depth
100

Deep Intelligence

Enriched97% coverage

Web Authority

High Authority
278
56 mentions·9 platforms·16 marketplace listings
data platforms
16 × 8 pts+128
Academic Papers
15 × 8 pts+80
LinkedIn
18 × 2 pts+20
GitHub
9 × 2 pts+18
Financial News
5 × 3 pts+15
Reddit
3 × 3 pts+9
linkedin company
4 × 1 pts+4
Blogs & Newsletters
1 × 2 pts+2
Twitter / X
1 × 2 pts+2
Evidence5 sources
Academic Papers

(PDF) LossCalcTM: Moody's model for predicting loss given default ...

... Moody's RiskCalc proba-. bility of default models. The broad steps in this ... Coverage. 6.2 SCOPE OF GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE AND LEGAL DOMAIN. Clearly ...

Academic Papers

Moody's RiskCalc™ Model For Privately-Held U.S. Banks

The model is based on data from approximately 7,000 U.S. banks, thrifts, and bank holding companies including over 400 failures over the last two decades. We believe RiskCalc for U.S. Banks is an impo

Academic Papers

Machine Learning Applied to Banking Supervision a Literature Review

... Moody's DataHub (Moody's. 2021), that provides a cloud-based platform containing eligible data alongside affiliated. third-party participants ...Missing: frequency coverage

Trust & Compliance
Trust Score
100/100

Based on vendor-reported attestations, not verified by Vedex. Breach history is not scored.

SOC 2
ISO 27001
GDPR
Encryption: Customer can manage Encryption KeysPen Test: Annual third-party penetration testing a…

These are the vendor's own attestations as collected from public sources, not Vedex's. Verify directly with the vendor.

SOC 2 Type IIYes (current report available)
GDPRFully compliant (DPA available)
ISO 27001Yes (with certificate date)
Risk ScoreA-rated by major security rating services.
EncryptionCustomer can manage Encryption Keys
Penetration TestingAnnual third-party penetration testing and continuous internal vulnerability scanning.
Audit LoggingYes (self-serve)
Breach HistoryNo public incident found in our search (unverified)
Data Privacy OfficerYes (dedicated)
Compliance OfficerYes (full-time)
Privacy LawsGDPR, CCPA/CPRA, UK Data Protection Act, LGPD (Brazil), PIPA (South Korea), PIPL (China), APPI (Japan)
Data ResidencyUS, EU, UK, APAC, Client choice
Personal Data BasisLegitimate interest, contractual necessity, and legal obligation.
Sub-processor TransparencyPublic URL

Products (128)

Moody's Data Intelligence
discoveryAPI

Platform for accessing comprehensive economic, demographic, and financial data.

DailyGlobal['API', 'Web Portal']
Credit RatingsFinancial DataRisk ManagementEconomic ResearchCompliance
Value 42Price P65Coverage 70Trial 15
Pricing (estimated)
~$25,000/yr est.
Moody’s Financial Metrics
vedex-research

Deep expertise in credit risk and bank-specific fundamental data.

CreditEdge and RiskCalc
vedex-research

Unrivaled depth in both public and private firm credit analytics.

Moody's Structured Finance Ratings
discoveryAPI

Ratings for structured finance products

REST API, SFTP, S3 Bucket, Snowflake Share, Web UI download, Email
Value 19
Pricing (estimated)
~$83,463.5/yr est.

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About Moody's

Moody's is a tool / service vendor headquartered in 7 World Trade Center, 250 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10007, USA, founded in 2016 with approximately 10 employees. Moody's specializes in consultant data. This vendor has a Vedex Intelligence Score of 69 out of 100, reflecting market presence, compliance posture, integration readiness, and business maturity.

Data Categories

Moody's operates in the following alternative data categories.

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