Dun & Bradstreet

Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) is a global business data and analytics platform designed to help organizations manage risk, accelerate growth, and improve operational decision-making. Leveraging a commercial database built over nearly two centuries, D&B provides comprehensive information on hundreds of millions of businesses worldwide, including firmographic details, financial health indicators, and corporate linkages. Its primary purpose is to turn this data into actionable insights for credit, compliance, sales, marketing, and supply chain teams.

Core capabilities include business identity resolution, credit risk assessment, and predictive scoring models that evaluate the likelihood of late payment, default, or business failure. The platform offers tools for customer and supplier due diligence, including beneficial ownership insights and watchlist screening to support regulatory compliance and anti-money laundering efforts. Sales and marketing teams can use D&B’s data enrichment, segmentation, and account-based marketing capabilities to identify high-value prospects and maintain accurate CRM and marketing automation records. In addition, D&B’s supply chain intelligence helps organizations map supplier networks, monitor disruptions, and evaluate third-party risk across global operations.