Major Digital Projects Report 2026

Through the RegistryConnect program, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) will deliver reliable, secure, trusted and efficient registry services to support the economy for the benefit of all Australians. ASIC plays a vital role in maintaining the integrity and availability of the business registers, as well as facilitating new company and business name registrations. The registers are fundamental to the functioning of Australia’s economy – supporting over 298.2 million searches and 3.3 million lodgements annually.

ASIC is modernising the technology and enhancing user experience of the registers, while safeguarding continuity of essential registry services for the Australian community.

RegistryConnect is a multi-year program that will continue to stabilise and secure the registers to significantly reduce technology and cyber security risks and deliver new functionality. This includes the continued upgrade of licensing and professional register systems in consultation with stakeholders, to improve decision-making processes and simplify access to services, applications and reporting obligations for regulated businesses. It will also improve user experience when accessing information across key channels such as the ASIC website.

Supporting Australia’s economy through improved business registration services

RegistryConnect will:

• deliver new Companies Register search functionality
• deliver new company registration and maintenance services
• link director identification (director ID) numbers to the Companies Register, a key priority to prevent the use of false or fraudulent identities and improve traceability of directors’ relationships with companies over time
• strengthen user authentication
• improve the quality and integrity of registry data
• address cyber security and technology risks
• address fraud and scam risks associated with the misuse of registry information
• improve application, registration, maintenance and search services for ASIC’s professional registers.

Specifically, in 2026 RegistryConnect will:

• launch a new API channel for machine-machine interactions
• deliver new Companies Register search functionality and a range of enabling services for ASIC’s digital channels
• migrate the registers of banned and disqualified persons and organisations to new solutions
• launch new application, registration maintenance and search services for financial advisors and authorised representatives.

More information is available from Australian Securities and Investments Commission