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The Association of National Numbering Agencies

The Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) is a global member association of National Numbering Agencies (NNAs), seeking to foster standardisation within the financial industry by upholding the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) principles, and by promoting International Securities Identification Numbers (ISIN), Financial Instrument Short Name (FISN), and Classification of Financial Instruments (CFI) codes for financial instruments.

International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) - ISO 6166

The ISIN is the core identifier of securities transactions and settlement.

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Financial Instrument Short Name (FISN) - ISO 18774

The FISN standard incorporates the issuer short name and the abbreviated characteristics for the financial instrument.

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Classification of Financial Instruments (CFI) - ISO 10962

For each ISIN, the CFI is a detailed description of the type of instrument.

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Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) - ISO 17442

ANNA and GLEIF launched an initiative to link ISINs and LEIs to improve transparency of exposure by linking the issuer and issuance of securities.

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Meet our Members: The Nigerian Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS)

Meet our members CSCS

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ANNA and DTI Foundation win ‘Most Innovative Data Standards Initiative’ at the 2024 A-Team Innovation Awards

London, 30th April 2024: We are delighted to announce that the ANNA and Digital Token…

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Panel discussion from Paris Blockchain Week

Stephan Dreyer joined the panel at Paris Blockchain Week 9th-11th April. Click here to view…

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In the latest edition of our Meet Our Members series, we introduce you to CSCSNigeria.

This series shines a spotlight on our members and gives you a deeper insight into who is behind ANNA.

Watch the video and find out more about Nigeria’s CSCS here:

Our MD @StephanDreyer5 comments on the announcement: “We’re very excited to win this award for our collaboration with the DTI Foundation. The ISIN has been used for over 40 years as a globally adopted, common language of financial instruments.”

Read more: https://anna-web.org/anna-and-dti-foundation-win-most-innovative-data-standards-initiative-at-the-2024-a-team-innovation-awards/

We're delighted to announce that ANNA and DTI Foundation partnership has won the ‘Most Innovative Data Standards Initiative' at the @ATeamInsight Innovation Awards 2024.
Congratulations to all of the other winners!

Find out more here: https://anna-web.org/anna-and-dti-foundation-win-most-innovative-data-standards-initiative-at-the-2024-a-team-innovation-awards/

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