Global Address Newsletter
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Welcome to our 2026 Quarter 3 Global Address Newsletter. This quarter, we're expanding Global Address with new data, improved country coverage and significant enhancements to address processing.
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We are continuing to make improvements to our new Suggestion feature in Global Address. Suggestions is now available in 34 countries, with additional countries being added each quarter. It is free for all users while in BETA, so try it out now.
Please see this documentation for more information.
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New Premium China Address Engine
Melissa is making a splash in the “Middle Kingdom.” As a new Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprise (WFOE) in China, we have expanded our infrastructure in China with new server deployments in Shenzhen and Beijing, providing localized infrastructure for address processing within the country. Additionally, we will quickly roll out our Premium China engine to handle Chinese language address inputs at a significantly higher level than outside of the country. For users interested in our new Premium China engine, ask your CSR about getting access.
However, this premium data set does come with some possible downsides. It does cost more to use this data as EIRCode requires royalties to be paid from all end users. Additionally, there are reporting and contractual obligations that come with using the data, which not all users want to engage in.
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United States Address Listing Data
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Would knowing if an address is being listed for sale be of interest to you? In this update, we have added this new exciting data free of charge to all our users. This data covers the 200+ million addresses in the United States. When a house gets listed for sale, it will make its way into our dataset, and we will trigger a new results code (AS28).
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We are working towards some major new updates and features in upcoming releases:
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We are excited to announce that we are working on a new and better version of our source data for Spain. It is not every day that we can say we are improving the data for one of the world’s largest economies. For users who are familiar with the country, Spain has its own set of distinct challenges. We expect our new data to have better coverage of addresses and superior geocoding. Originally planned for the third quarter of 2026, we have unfortunately had to delay the release into the fourth quarter to finalize all the planned improvements. We promise it will be worth the wait.
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Melissa is already using the Postal Address file from Australia Post, and we return the DPID with the output. However, we are not officially AMAS (Address Matching Approval System) certified by AU Post. We are working on an official AMAS-certified product which will allow us to provide an officially approved address-matching solution for organizations that require Australia Post-certified processing.
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Many More Improvements in the Pipeline
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Our work on address data and processing never stops. In addition to the projects above, we're currently working on several other improvements, including:
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- Chunghwa Post, Taiwan’s official postal agency
- Correios, Brazil’s official state-run postal service
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See how Melissa’s new Address Suggestions feature helps recover deliverable addresses when inputs can’t be fully verified.
Join us ctober 14 at 11 AM PT | 2 PM ET for a live demo.
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Melissa Data Corporation
22382 Avenida Empresa, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688 United States
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