Counterparty Due Diligence MCP Server

Corporate KYB and counterparty due diligence intelligence via MCP. Orchestrates 18 data sources across global corporate registries, sanctions watchlists, regulatory filings, and digital presence verification to produce Counterparty Risk Scores (0-100).

Tools

Tool	Price	Description
comprehensive_company_screening	$3.00	Full KYB screening across global corporate registries (UK, AU, CA, NZ, OpenCorporates) with LEI verification
sanctions_watchlist_check	$3.00	Screen entity against OFAC SDN, OpenSanctions, Interpol Red Notices, and FBI Most Wanted
corporate_structure_analysis	$3.00	Analyze beneficial ownership via multi-registry search with shell company indicator detection
regulatory_exposure_report	$3.00	Assess SEC filings, insider trading patterns, and CFPB consumer complaints
political_influence_map	$3.00	PEP screening and political exposure check via sanctions lists and law enforcement databases
digital_presence_verification	$3.00	Verify digital footprint via WHOIS, tech stack, and EU VAT validation
counterparty_risk_score	$5.00	Comprehensive 0-100 risk score running the full screening pipeline across all 18 sources
jurisdiction_risk_assessment	$3.00	Assess FATF grey/blacklist status, tax haven indicators, and financial secrecy for jurisdictions

Data Sources

This MCP orchestrates 18 Apify actors:

• OpenCorporates — Global corporate registry search (140+ jurisdictions)
• UK Companies House — UK company registration, officers, filings
• Canada Corporations — Canadian federal corporate registry
• Australia ABN — Australian business number lookup
• NZ Companies Office — New Zealand company registry
• GLEIF LEI — Legal Entity Identifier verification and parent/child relationships
• OFAC Sanctions — US Treasury SDN/blocked persons list
• OpenSanctions — Consolidated global sanctions, PEPs, and watchlists
• Interpol Red Notices — International wanted persons
• FBI Most Wanted — US federal wanted list
• SEC EDGAR Full-Text — SEC regulatory filings search
• SEC EDGAR Company — SEC company filings lookup
• SEC Insider Trading — Form 4 insider transaction data
• CFPB Complaints — Consumer Financial Protection Bureau complaint database
• Company Deep Research — Comprehensive web-based company intelligence
• Tech Stack Detector — Website technology identification
• WHOIS Lookup — Domain registration data
• EU VAT Validator — European VAT number verification

Scoring Models

• Counterparty Risk Score (0-100): Composite score across 5 dimensions — sanctions exposure, corporate transparency, regulatory burden, digital legitimacy, and jurisdiction risk. Higher score = higher risk. FATF-aligned jurisdiction weighting applied.

Score interpretation:

Range	Level	Action
0-15	Low	Standard onboarding
16-35	Moderate	Enhanced documentation
36-55	Elevated	Enhanced due diligence required
56-75	High	Senior approval required
76-100	Critical	Reject or escalate to compliance

How to Connect

Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "counterparty-due-diligence": {
      "url": "https://counterparty-due-diligence-mcp.apify.actor/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Programmatic (HTTP)

curl -X POST https://counterparty-due-diligence-mcp.apify.actor/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"sanctions_watchlist_check","arguments":{"name":"Acme Corp","entity_type":"company"}},"id":1}'

Use Cases

• Banks & Fintechs: Automated KYB for merchant onboarding, replacing manual corporate registry searches across multiple jurisdictions
• Law Firms: Pre-engagement conflict checks and counterparty screening for M&A, litigation, or regulatory matters
• Compliance Teams: Ongoing monitoring of counterparty risk profiles with quantified risk scores for audit trails
• Trade Finance: Screening trading partners against sanctions, PEP lists, and corporate structure opacity indicators

Pricing

Pay-per-event. You only pay when a tool is called.

The Apify Free plan includes $5 of monthly credits — enough for approximately 1-2 comprehensive risk scores or several individual tool calls.

FAQ

Q: How does the risk scoring work? A: The counterparty_risk_score tool runs up to 15 actors in parallel, collecting sanctions hits, corporate registry data, LEI status, SEC filings, insider trading patterns, consumer complaints, and domain WHOIS data. Each data point feeds into a weighted scoring model across 5 risk dimensions, producing a 0-100 composite score.

Q: What jurisdictions are covered? A: Corporate registries for UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, plus OpenCorporates covering 140+ jurisdictions. Sanctions coverage is global via OFAC, OpenSanctions, and Interpol.

Q: Is the data real-time? A: Data is fetched live from each source at query time. Results reflect the current state of each database.

Q: Is it legal to use this for compliance screening? A: This tool accesses only publicly available data from government registries and open databases. It is designed to assist compliance workflows but should not replace professional legal advice. See Apify's guide on web scraping legality.

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• ryanclinton/sanctions-evasion-network-mcp — Advanced structural sanctions evasion detection
• ryanclinton/corporate-political-exposure-mcp — Political risk and influence mapping