# EU Financial License Scraper (MFSA, CySEC, FINMA) (`jungle_synthesizer/mfsa-cysec-finma-eu-financial-license-scraper`) Actor Aggregate Malta MFSA, Cyprus CySEC, and Swiss FINMA financial license registers. Returns firm name, registry number, license type (CIF, MiFID, Bank, FinTech), status, authorised services, financial instruments, and regulatory history. Built for KYC, AML compliance, and MiFID-passport research. - **URL**: https://apify.com/jungle\_synthesizer/mfsa-cysec-finma-eu-financial-license-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [BowTiedRaccoon](https://apify.com/jungle_synthesizer) (community) - **Categories:** Business, Lead generation, Other - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per event This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## EU Financial License Scraper (MFSA, CySEC, FINMA) Aggregate three primary EU and Switzerland offshore financial license registers into a single, normalized dataset. Built for KYC compliance, AML research, MiFID-passport verification, and brokerage intelligence. **Sources covered:** - **Cyprus CySEC** — Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission. Investment firms (Cypriot-licensed), plus former/revoked firms. Server-rendered HTML, no anti-bot. - **Switzerland FINMA** — Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority. Banks, securities firms, portfolio managers, trustees, and FinTech-licensed companies. Data served as official XLSX files. - **Malta MFSA** — Malta Financial Services Authority. *(Phase 2 — Cloudflare-protected; scheduled for a future release)* ### What you get Each record contains: | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | `source_regulator` | `CySEC` or `FINMA` (or `MFSA` when live) | | `registry_number` | License / registry number | | `firm_name` | Full legal entity name | | `license_type` | `CIF (Investment Firm)`, `Bank`, `Portfolio Manager / Trustee`, `FinTech Licence`, etc. | | `license_status` | `active`, `revoked`, `former`, or `unknown` | | `license_issue_date` | Date license was granted (ISO format where available) | | `license_revocation_date` | Date license was terminated (if applicable) | | `registered_office` | Registered office address | | `country` | Country of registration (`Cyprus` or `Switzerland`) | | `source_url` | Direct link to the regulator page | | `regulatory_actions` | Revocation reason or enforcement notice (when disclosed) | Array fields (`services_authorised`, `financial_instruments`, `directors`, `regulatory_actions`) are returned as arrays. ### Usage #### Basic run — all available regulators, 200 records ```json { "regulators": ["CySEC", "FINMA"], "maxItems": 200 } ```` #### Filter by license type ```json { "regulators": ["FINMA"], "licenseType": "FinTech", "maxItems": 50 } ``` #### CySEC active firms only ```json { "regulators": ["CySEC"], "includeRevoked": false, "maxItems": 500 } ``` #### Full scrape (unlimited) ```json { "regulators": ["CySEC", "FINMA"], "maxItems": 0 } ``` ### Input parameters | Parameter | Type | Default | Description | |-----------|------|---------|-------------| | `regulators` | array | `["CySEC", "FINMA"]` | Which regulators to crawl | | `licenseType` | string | `""` | Filter by license type substring (case-insensitive) | | `firmName` | string | `""` | Filter by firm name substring (case-insensitive) | | `includeRevoked` | boolean | `true` | Include revoked / voluntarily surrendered licenses | | `maxItems` | integer | `200` | Maximum records to return; `0` = unlimited | ### Estimated record counts | Source | Coverage | Format | |--------|----------|--------| | CySEC (active investment firms) | ~250 | HTML cards | | CySEC (former / revoked) | ~140 | HTML cards | | FINMA (banks and securities firms) | ~270 | XLSX | | FINMA (portfolio managers and trustees) | ~1,490 | XLSX | | FINMA (FinTech licensees) | ~100 | XLSX | | FINMA (insurance companies) | ~120 | XLSX | **Total: ~2,370 records across all sources.** ### Use cases - **KYC / AML compliance** — verify counterparty license status before onboarding - **MiFID-passport research** — cross-reference firm authorizations across EU jurisdictions - **Brokerage intelligence** — monitor new entrants and license revocations - **Regulatory database enrichment** — supplement existing compliance databases with EU peripheral registries - **Market analysis** — track FinTech licensing trends in Switzerland ### Notes - CySEC pages are scraped live each run. FINMA data comes from official XLSX files updated regularly by FINMA. - MFSA (Malta) is Cloudflare-protected and will be added in a future release. - The actor respects a 1-second politeness delay between requests to CySEC. - For full production datasets (`maxItems: 0`), allow 5-10 minutes of run time. # Actor input Schema ## `sp_intended_usage` (type: `string`): Please describe how you plan to use the data extracted by this crawler. ## `sp_improvement_suggestions` (type: `string`): Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements. ## `sp_contact` (type: `string`): Provide your email address so we can get in touch with you. ## `regulators` (type: `array`): Which regulators to crawl. Options: MFSA, CySEC, FINMA. ## `licenseType` (type: `string`): Filter by license type substring (e.g. 'Bank', 'Investment Firm', 'FinTech'). Leave empty for all types. ## `firmName` (type: `string`): Filter by firm name substring (case-insensitive). Leave empty for all firms. ## `includeRevoked` (type: `boolean`): When true, includes firms whose licenses have been revoked or voluntarily surrendered. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of records to return (across all regulators). 0 = unlimited. ## Actor input object example ```json { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "regulators": [ "CySEC", "FINMA" ], "licenseType": "", "firmName": "", "includeRevoked": true, "maxItems": 10 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): No description # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "regulators": [ "CySEC", "FINMA" ], "licenseType": "", "firmName": "", "includeRevoked": true, "maxItems": 10 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/mfsa-cysec-finma-eu-financial-license-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "regulators": [ "CySEC", "FINMA", ], "licenseType": "", "firmName": "", "includeRevoked": True, "maxItems": 10, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("jungle_synthesizer/mfsa-cysec-finma-eu-financial-license-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "sp_intended_usage": "Describe your intended use...", "sp_improvement_suggestions": "Share your suggestions here...", "sp_contact": "Share your email here...", "regulators": [ "CySEC", "FINMA" ], "licenseType": "", "firmName": "", "includeRevoked": true, "maxItems": 10 }' | apify call jungle_synthesizer/mfsa-cysec-finma-eu-financial-license-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=jungle_synthesizer/mfsa-cysec-finma-eu-financial-license-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "EU Financial License Scraper (MFSA, CySEC, FINMA)", "description": "Aggregate Malta MFSA, Cyprus CySEC, and Swiss FINMA financial license registers. Returns firm name, registry number, license type (CIF, MiFID, Bank, FinTech), status, authorised services, financial instruments, and regulatory history. Built for KYC, AML compliance, and MiFID-passport research.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "vTPj0aiTEFoUOvPut" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~mfsa-cysec-finma-eu-financial-license-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-jungle_synthesizer-mfsa-cysec-finma-eu-financial-license-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~mfsa-cysec-finma-eu-financial-license-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-jungle_synthesizer-mfsa-cysec-finma-eu-financial-license-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/jungle_synthesizer~mfsa-cysec-finma-eu-financial-license-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-jungle_synthesizer-mfsa-cysec-finma-eu-financial-license-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "sp_intended_usage", "sp_improvement_suggestions" ], "properties": { "sp_intended_usage": { "title": "What is the intended usage of this data?", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Please describe how you plan to use the data extracted by this crawler." }, "sp_improvement_suggestions": { "title": "How can we improve this crawler for you?", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Provide any feedback or suggestions for improvements." }, "sp_contact": { "title": "Contact Email", "minLength": 1, "type": "string", "description": "Provide your email address so we can get in touch with you." }, "regulators": { "title": "Regulators", "type": "array", "description": "Which regulators to crawl. Options: MFSA, CySEC, FINMA.", "default": [ "CySEC", "FINMA" ], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "licenseType": { "title": "License Type Filter", "type": "string", "description": "Filter by license type substring (e.g. 'Bank', 'Investment Firm', 'FinTech'). Leave empty for all types.", "default": "" }, "firmName": { "title": "Firm Name Filter", "type": "string", "description": "Filter by firm name substring (case-insensitive). Leave empty for all firms.", "default": "" }, "includeRevoked": { "title": "Include Revoked / Withdrawn", "type": "boolean", "description": "When true, includes firms whose licenses have been revoked or voluntarily surrendered.", "default": true }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max Items", "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of records to return (across all regulators). 0 = unlimited.", "default": 10 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```