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Join BIIA today as a Full Member and receive the following benefits:

  • Active participation in the governance of the association
    • With Full voting rights and board representation (when elected by the membership).
  • Active participation in regulatory and industry advocacy.
    • Opportunity to actively participate key committees (regulatory / industry standards or others).
  • Opportunity to participate on panels at BIIA events and reduced fees when attending these events.
  • BIIA Newsletter and BIIA Regulatory Newsletter available for as many members of management & staff member as required
    • The BIIA Newsletter is published twice monthly (Except August and December).
    • The BIIA Regulatory Newsletter is published monthly (Except August and December)
  • Access to the Newsletter archive, for members only articles and documents.
  • A welcome banner advertisement on our website –biia.com.
  • Listing in the BIIA membership directories.
  • Access to the members only information on the BIIA website – approximately 20% – 25% of the content on biia.com  is for members only (The BIIA website is one of the largest reference sites for the business information industry).
  • BIIA is happy to publish on the website from time to time documentation concerning a member’s role in a national economy with full logo displayed and respective links to their website and articles.
  • BIIA will publish White Papers and Best Demonstrated Practices as well as all press releases made public by members. 

For more information about the benefits of being a member  and on how to join please message us via our Linkedin page which you can access by clicking on the following link: BIIA on Linkedin

We look forward to hearing from you ! 

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Why being a member of BIIA will benefit your organisation

The Business Information Industry Association (BIIA) is a trade association for providers of a wide range of business and consumer information services which help businesses manage both growth and risk.

Our members’ business interests cover a wide spectrum of services including credit reporting, information content, platforms, workflow software, decision systems, compliance and risk assessment tools.

Membership of the Association provides businesses with a number of important benefits

  • Outreach
    • BIIA has established one of the largest global networks of business information providers with over 70+ members and its affiliates and connecting over 4,000 information professionals.
  • Information Resources
    • Through the BIIA portal (BIIA.com) and its newsletter, BIIA provides a wealth of information for members, users, regulators and the general public on the latest developments in business and consumer information and its value for users and national economies as a whole.
    • The BIIA portal containing over 14,000 articles has become a recognized important resource on standards, trends, technological developments and policies. Readership is Global.
    • The association monitors business developments and company announcements on a daily basis covering acquisitions / divestitures, product development/introductions, partnerships, international expansion and information professionals on the move.
    • BIIA also monitors related industry sectors which impact business and consumer information services and its users such as financial services, fintech, cryptocurrencies, traditional payment services, new sources of data, predictive analytics, e-commerce and intelligent trading platforms.
  • Networking
    • The association provides a neutral open forum for its members to debate and resolve common issues with users, regulators, government and the public information sector. We advocate a legal regulatory environment which supports the information users and the information industry
  • Industry Advocacy
    • The association provides industry advocacy support for its members by monitoring the regulatory environment and by participating in forums with regulators. The associations industry advocacy effort is led by Neil Munroe and Peter Sheerin.  Members benefit from a wide range of expertise and best demonstrated practices.
  • Expertise and Knowledge
    • The BIIA board of directors consist of a group of volunteers who have an extensive knowledge of the various information industry segments with many years of combined experience which is available to support members:.https://www.biia.com/about-biia/board-of-directors-2.
  • Market Engagement
    • The association represents the interests of its membership by participating in international and regional committees that focus on the industries that members represent  such as:
      • the  International Committee on Credit Reporting (ICCR), the standard setting body for the information industry that is supported by the World Bank/IFC.
      • The Asia Pacific Regional Consultative Group (part of the ICCR) consisting of regulators and information service providers from the region
    • The association also supports members in their discussions with regulators and supervisors on the legal framework for the information industry in the regions and countries that they operate in by providing a source of knowledge of the best practices that are in place in other countries and advocating how these could be adopted.

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