WOW data feeds for emerging African markets

Legislation in South Africa follows the international trend of maintaining accurate information on clients and suppliers. Recent relevant legislation includes:

• New Companies Act of 2008
• B-BBEE Amendment Bill of 2012
• FIC Act of 2001 and its Guidance Note of 2017
• Historical BEE Certificates/Affidavits
• Preferential Procurement Regulations of 2016

While the objectives of these laws are to support the global fight against corruption and money laundering and the local objectives of socio-economic transformation and supporting SMMEs, their implementation also achieves operational efficiencies and maximises the benefits of sales, marketing and supply chain management efforts.

Ongoing B-BBEE management and Customer Due Diligence are two key drivers for clients using WOW Data Feed Services:

B-BBEE Management & Customer Due Diligence

Detailed B-BBEE information on South African companies enables efficient peer comparison and optimisation of procurement and business development strategies to achieve B-BBEE objectives.

WOW Data Feed Services support organisations in identifying potential risk factors associated with clients and corroborating their identities, i.e.:

• Is the client domiciled in South Africa or in another country or does the client operate in another country?
• If the client is a corporate vehicle, is it part of a complex or multi layered ownership structure?
• What is the nature of the client’s business activity?
• Does the client occupy a prominent public position or perform a public function at a senior level or does it have such individuals within its ownership and control structure?
• Does the client operate in an industry that is subject to specific standards or regulatory requirements?
• The name under which the legal person has been incorporated, its form and registration number.
• The client’s ownership structure, directors/members and senior management.
• Its trading name if it is different from the name under which it has been incorporated.
• Its business address if it is different from the address of its registered office, etc.

Identify data sets that will inform and optimise the specific business requirement. Clients can select from a broad range of company information categories that cover 18 000+ African companies (90%+ of which are private entities), ownership information for 170 000+ companies and details of 95 000+ directors (including cross-directorships) across Africa, including South Africa:

Fields include, where available and relevant:

• Company ID
• Company Name
• Trading Name
• Registration Number
• VAT Number
• Tax Number (where international)
• Operating Status
• Company Is Web Profile
• Profile Date
• Transparency Rating (for profiled companies)
• Entity Type
• Stock Exchanges (if listed)
• Domicile Country
• Domicile Continent
• Operating Countries
• Profile URL
• Main Industry / Main Major Division / Main SIC Code / SIC Codes
• Main WOW Segments / WOW Segments

Fields include, where available and relevant:

• Registered Address
• Physical Address
• Postal Address
• Website
• Company Email
• Company Telephone Number
• Company Fax Number

Fields include, where available and relevant:

• Professionals:
  • Auditors
  • Attorneys
  • Legal Advisors
  • Medical Aid
  • Bankers
• Nature of Business & History

• Balance Sheet
• Income Statement
• Cashflow Statement

Fields include, where available and relevant:

• Company Size (as determined by WOW)
• Number of Employees
• Financial Year End (Month)
• Turnover Year / Turnover ZAR / Turnover USD
• Profit Year/ Profit ZAR / Profit USD
• Net Income Year/ Net Income ZAR / Net Income USD
• Total Assets Year / Total Assets ZAR / Total Assets USD
• Total Audit Fees Year / Total Audit Fees ZAR / Total Audit Fees USD

(Subject to a Director and Management data category subscription)

Fields include, where available and relevant:

• WOW Director ID
• Title, Initials, First Names, Surname
• Director Type
• Key Position
• Full Designation
• Politically Exposed Person (PEP) indicator
• Last Verified Date
• Director Status

(Subject to a Director and Management data category subscription)

Fields include, where available and relevant:

• Qualifications
• Schooling
• CV
• Nationality
• Appointment Date

(Subject to a Director and Management data category subscription)

Fields include, where available and relevant:

• Committees that Director forms part of

(Subject to a Director and Management data category subscription)

Fields include, where available and relevant:

• Shareholding Percentage
• Shareholding Date

(Subject to a Director and Management data category subscription)

Fields include, where available and relevant:

• Remuneration Financial Year End
• Pay Period Start
• Pay Period End
• Months Paid
• Remuneration ID
• Financial Date
• Salary
• Retirement or Medical
• Allowances and Benefits
• Motor and Travel
• Termination Benefit
• Other Benefits
• Performance Bonus
• Gains on Shares
• Fees Levy Pay
• Total
• Total Guaranteed Pay

Fields include, where available and relevant:

• BEE Rating
• BEE Rating Agency
• Scorecard Components *:
  • BEE Ownership
  • BEE Management And Control
  • BEE Skills Development
  • BEE Enterprise and Supplier Development
  • BEE Socio Economic Development
  • BEE Empowerment Finance
  • BEE Economic Development
  • BEE Land Ownership
  • BEE Access to Financial Services
  • BEE BBBEE Recognition Level
  • BEE Black Ownership
  • BEE Black Female Ownership
• From and To Date
• Certificate No
• Is SANAS Registered
• BEE Document File Name
• Underlying BEE certificate in pdf format (if required)
• Empowerment Stake
• URL to Profile on WOWEB
• BEE Document Type
• Black Ownership Range
• Black Female Ownership Range
• Black Owned Indicator
• Black Industrialist Indicator
• * Scorecard Components include Scores/Targets/Percentages achieved against Targets

Fields include, where available and relevant:

• Activity Date
• Transaction ID
• Transactional Status
• Acquisitor ID/ Target ID / Seller ID / Other ID
• Acquisitor / Target / Seller / Other
• Acquisitor Country / Target Country / Seller Country / Other Country
• Acquisitor Continent / Target Continent / Seller Continent / Other Continent
• Title
• Value R(m)
• Sectors
• BEE
• Listed
• TakeOver Talk Detail

Fields include, where available and relevant:

• Notifiable Change
• Information
• Notifiable Date

Consist of, where available and relevant:

• Introduction
• SWOT Analysis
• Outlook

Fields include, where available and relevant:

• Subsidiary Name
• Subsidiary ID
• Effective Holding (%)
• Nature of Holding
• Last Verified Date
• Reporting Group ID
• Reporting Group Name
• Reporting Group Registration Number
• Reporting Group Country
• Reporting Group Is Web Profile
• Reporting Group Profile Date
• Reporting Group Effective Holding
• Legal Group ID
• Legal Group Name
• Legal Group Registration Number
• Legal Group Country
• Legal Group Is Web Profile
• Legal Group Profile Date
• Legal Group Effective Holding
• Shareholders (Entities)
• Shareholders (Individuals)
• Shareholder/Subsidiary Registered Address
• Shareholder/Subsidiary Physical Address
• Shareholder/Subsidiary Postal Address
• Shareholder/Subsidiary Website
• Shareholder/Subsidiary Email
• Shareholder/Subsidiary Telephone Number
• Shareholder/Subsidiary Fax Number

Choose a Data Feed delivery methodology,i.e. via API or data files.

Automate processing of WOW data to inform, structure and enhance intelligence rendered through internal management system(s) in an efficient manner. Automated matching of subscribers’ clients/suppliers against the WOW database is also available at no additional fees to further facilitate optimal utilisation of the WOW data.