Copilot users can now look up companies, filed financials, ownership and KYB evidence from official registries without leaving Copilot, Outlook or Teams.
London. Global Database today announced that Global Database (Copilot) is now available on Microsoft Marketplace. The app connects Microsoft 365 Copilot to company data collected directly from 400+ official registries across 200+ countries and territories, so teams can look up any company's registry record, financials and owners without leaving Copilot, Outlook or Teams.
Once installed, Copilot can find a company by its name, website or LinkedIn page and return its profile, filed financial statements, directors, shareholders, beneficial owners and group structure. It can also find the people who work there and enrich their contact details for outreach. Answers come from registry data rather than web search or the model's training data, and each record carries its source and the date it was collected.
The app is free to install. Users sign in once with their Global Database account through a secure OAuth flow, so there are no API keys to copy, store or rotate.
Ask Copilot. Get the registry answer.
Ask in plain English. Copilot pulls the official record and shows where it came from, so you can check it before you act.
Why registry data belongs in Copilot
Microsoft 365 Copilot is fast becoming the place where office work happens. Microsoft reported more than 30 million paid Copilot seats in July 2026, double the figure at the start of the year, and people already use it to summarise email threads, prepare for meetings and draft documents.
Company research has been the gap. When someone asks Copilot whether a supplier is registered, who owns a new customer or what a prospect reported last year, Copilot on its own searches the web. That is fine for general questions. For KYB checks, supplier onboarding or a credit decision, teams need the official record, with a source they can show an auditor.
Data available in Copilot
The app draws on the same database as the Global Database platform, with up to 20 years of filed financials where registries publish them.
Company profiles
Legal name, status, identifiers, address and industry codes
Filed financials
Up to 20 years of balance sheets and income statements
Directors and officers
Searchable by company or by person
Shareholders
Ownership stakes from registry filings
Beneficial owners (UBO)
Including US companies and offshore jurisdictions
Group structure
Parent companies and subsidiaries
People search
Employees by company or website domain
Contact enrichment
Contact details for outreach
Works where your team already is
The app is listed for three Microsoft 365 surfaces, and the same Global Database sign-in works in each of them.
Microsoft 365 Copilot
Ask about any company in chat and get the registry answer.
Outlook
Check the company behind the email you have open.
Teams
Look up a company mid-conversation and share it with the channel.
How teams use it
Compliance and KYB. Before opening an account for a business customer, an analyst can ask Copilot to confirm the company is active, list its directors and trace its beneficial owners, then keep the answer and its registry source as evidence.
Procurement. When a new supplier sends an invoice or asks to change bank details, Copilot in Outlook can check the company behind the message without anyone leaving the inbox.
Sales. Account teams can size up a prospect, review its financial trend and find the right people to contact before a first call.
Ownership and UBO. Risk teams can map a company's group structure up to its ultimate parent and see who the beneficial owners are, including for US companies and offshore jurisdictions.
Investment screening. Deal teams can build target lists, compare filed accounts side by side and check who owns and runs a business before the first conversation.
Try it yourself. Pick a use case, copy a prompt into Copilot and swap in your own company names.
How it works
The app is built on the Model Context Protocol (MCP), the open standard Microsoft supports for connecting Copilot to outside data. When a question needs company data, Copilot calls the Global Database MCP server, which returns the registry record. The same server already powers Global Database in Claude, ChatGPT and other AI assistants.
For IT and security teams, every lookup is read-only: Copilot can retrieve data but cannot create or change anything. In Outlook, the app can read details such as phone numbers, addresses and URLs in the message that is open, and nothing else in the mailbox. Admins decide who can use the app from the Microsoft 365 admin center, where they can allow it for everyone, for selected groups, or block it.
"Most company research starts in an email or a Teams chat. Now the answer comes from the official registry, with its source attached, and nobody has to leave the conversation to find it."
Nicolae Buldumac, Founder and CEO, Global DatabaseGet started
Global Database (Copilot) is available now on Microsoft Marketplace.
- Get an accountStart a free trial or use your login.
- Add the appInstall it free from Microsoft Marketplace.
- Sign in onceApprove access the first time Copilot asks.
- Ask a questionName any company and ask what you need.
Good to know
- Lookups use your quota. Each call Copilot makes counts toward your Global Database account, so broad questions across many companies use more.
- Depth depends on the registry. Small companies in many countries file abbreviated accounts, and private US companies do not publish financial statements, so revenue can be missing even when other records exist.
- Check before you act. Copilot can misread or over-summarise a result. Answers carry their registry source and date, and KYB, AML and credit decisions stay with your team.
- For volume, use the API. Thousands of records, ongoing monitoring or loading data into a CRM belong in the API or bulk feeds rather than a chat.
About Global Database
Global Database, founded in 2015 and based in London, collects company data directly from 400+ official registries covering more than 600 million companies. It delivers that data through its web platform, APIs, bulk feeds, CRM integrations, AI connectors and Regis. Global Database is ISO 27001 certified and a Full Member of FEBIS.
Frequently asked questions
What is Global Database for Microsoft 365 Copilot?
A free Microsoft Marketplace app that lets Copilot look up company profiles, financials, ownership and KYB data from official government registries.
Is the Copilot app free?
Installing it is free. You need an active Global Database account, and each lookup counts toward your account's quota.
Which Microsoft apps does it work in?
Microsoft 365 Copilot, Outlook and Teams, with one Global Database sign-in.
Do I need an API key?
No. You sign in once with your Global Database account through OAuth and can revoke access at any time.
What company data can Copilot retrieve?
Company profiles, filed financials, directors, shareholders, beneficial owners, group structure, employees and contact details, from 400+ official registries.
Can I run KYB checks in Copilot?
Yes. Copilot can pull a company's registry record, officers, shareholders, owners and filed accounts as evidence for your KYB process.
Can Copilot find ultimate beneficial owners?
Yes. UBO data is covered, including US companies and offshore jurisdictions.
Can the app read my mailbox or change data?
No. Every lookup is read-only, and in Outlook the app only reads details in the message you have open.
How do admins enable or block it?
In the Microsoft 365 admin center, admins can allow the app for everyone, for selected groups, or block it.
Can I use Global Database outside Copilot?
Yes. The same data is available in Claude and ChatGPT, through Regis, the REST API, bulk data feeds and CRM integrations.