This document provides an overview of business registers from a European perspective. It discusses the history of business registers, current European regulations governing them, and the technical capabilities of ISC's RegSys registry platform. The presentation looks at future trends, including greater data integration and an emphasis on beneficial ownership. It predicts more regulation, cloud-based registers, and the increasing role of artificial intelligence. ISC is developing its SaaS and domain expertise, exploring blockchain applications, and partnering with others to advance registry technologies.