The Republic of Palau, Financial Institutions Commission, is pleased to announce the commencement of a new Corporations Act 2021 together with this online registry. The new Act applies to both For Profit and Nonprofit corporations, and also to foreign corporations seeking to do business in Palau. The new Act modernizes the law for corporations, and a centerpiece of the reform is the ability to submit applications for incorporation and all other filings via this online system. This new system will also allow online searches of the corporations database in real time. The Financial Institutions Commission has been designated as the Corporations Registrar and will administer the Act and the online system. For more information on this reform, or to begin submitting filings into the Registry, please click on the link for the Corporations Registry on this page.

The new online system also integrates the existing Secured Transactions Registry into a single online platform. If you previously had an account with this registry all of your account information has been transferred over to this new system. All of your prior filings have also been transferred to the new system. All of your prior filings have also been transferred to the new system. For more information, to submit a notice into the Secured Transactions Registry or to conduct a search, please click on the link for that registry.