# Singapore MAS Financial Institutions Directory Scraper (`scrapers_lat/singapore-mas-financial-institutions-scraper`) Actor
Scrape the MAS Financial Institutions Directory in Singapore. Extract every regulated bank, insurer, capital markets firm and fund manager with licence types, regulated activities, Chairman, CEO, website, phone and address. Export to JSON, CSV or Excel. No login or API key.
- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapers\_lat/singapore-mas-financial-institutions-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Scrapers Lat](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Lead generation, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet
## Pricing
from $2.00 / 1,000 results
This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.
Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event
## What's an Apify Actor?
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```bash
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````bash
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```bash
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# README
[](https://console.apify.com/actors/D7f8hQlya9c9PfSMW/input)
## Singapore MAS Financial Institutions Directory Scraper
> Pull the official MAS Financial Institutions Directory: every regulated bank, insurer, capital markets firm, financial adviser and payment institution in Singapore, with licence types, regulated activities, named Chairman and CEO, website, phone and address. No login, no API key.
### What you get
One clean record per regulated financial institution, straight from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Financial Institutions Directory (FID), the authoritative register of who MAS regulates. Built for KYC and AML onboarding, compliance checks and financial-sector lead generation.
- **name**: the registered institution name
- **licenceTypes**: the licences the institution holds, each with its regulated activities (for example Full Bank, Exempt Capital Markets Services Entity, Exempt Financial Adviser)
- **regulatedActivities**: the flat list of regulated activities across all licences
- **chairman**: the named Chairman, where MAS lists one
- **ceo**: the named Chief Executive Officer, where MAS lists one
- **website**: the institution's website
- **phone**: contact phone number
- **address**: full registered address
- **lastUpdated**: the date MAS last updated this record
- **detailUrl**: the source directory page for the institution
- **observedAt**: when this record was collected
### How it works
| Input | What it does |
|---|---|
| `searchQuery` | Filter the directory by institution name, licence type or regulated activity (for example DBS, bank, fund management, insurance). Leave empty to enumerate the entire register. |
| `institutionSlugs` | Target specific institutions directly by their directory slug (for example `166-DBS-BANK-LTD`). |
| `withDetails` | When on, each institution's detail page is opened for licence types, regulated activities, Chairman, CEO, website, phone, address and last-updated date. When off, only listing-level fields are returned (faster). |
| `maxItems` | Cap the number of institutions collected. |
The directory is public. Leave the search empty to walk the whole register, or pass a keyword to focus on a segment.
### Use cases
| Use case | Who it is for |
|---|---|
| KYC / AML onboarding checks | Compliance and risk teams verifying a counterparty is MAS-regulated |
| Confirm a firm's licence types and regulated activities | Legal, compliance and audit |
| Build a list of regulated financial institutions | Fintech, banking and insurance sales teams |
| Map decision makers (Chairman, CEO) at regulated firms | B2B lead generation and business development |
| Competitive and market intelligence on the Singapore financial sector | Analysts and strategy teams |
| Monitor the register for new or updated entries | RegTech and data teams |
### Frequently Asked Questions
**Where does the data come from?**
The official MAS Financial Institutions Directory (FID), published by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. It is the authoritative public register of the financial institutions MAS regulates.
**Does it need a login or API key?**
No. It reads the public directory with no account and no key.
**Can I get the whole directory?**
Yes. Leave `searchQuery` empty and set a high `maxItems` to enumerate the full register, page by page.
**What does licenceTypes contain?**
Each licence the institution holds, along with the regulated activities listed under it. A single institution often holds several licences (for example a bank that is also an Exempt Financial Adviser).
**How fresh is it?**
Each record carries the `lastUpdated` date shown by MAS, so you always know how current an entry is.
### Example use cases
Ready-to-run example tasks, each preconfigured for a common scenario. Open one and press run, or use it as a template:
- [DBS MAS Regulated Financial Institutions](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/singapore-mas-financial-institutions-scraper/examples/sg-mas-dbs): Find DBS entities in the MAS Financial Institutions Directory, with licence types, regulated activities, Chairman, CEO, website and address.
- [OCBC MAS Regulated Financial Institutions](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/singapore-mas-financial-institutions-scraper/examples/sg-mas-ocbc): Find OCBC entities in the MAS Financial Institutions Directory, with licence types, regulated activities, Chairman, CEO, website and address.
- [UOB MAS Regulated Financial Institutions](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/singapore-mas-financial-institutions-scraper/examples/sg-mas-uob): Find UOB entities in the MAS Financial Institutions Directory, with licence types, regulated activities, Chairman, CEO, website and address.
- [Standard Chartered MAS Regulated Institutions](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/singapore-mas-financial-institutions-scraper/examples/sg-mas-standard-chartered): Find Standard Chartered entities in the MAS Financial Institutions Directory, with licence types, regulated activities, named CEO and address.
- [Citibank MAS Regulated Financial Institutions](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/singapore-mas-financial-institutions-scraper/examples/sg-mas-citibank): Find Citibank entities in the MAS Financial Institutions Directory, with licence types, regulated activities, named CEO, website and address.
- [HSBC MAS Regulated Financial Institutions](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/singapore-mas-financial-institutions-scraper/examples/sg-mas-hsbc): Find HSBC entities in the MAS Financial Institutions Directory, with licence types, regulated activities, named CEO, website and address.
- [Singapore MAS Licensed Banks Directory](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/singapore-mas-financial-institutions-scraper/examples/sg-mas-banks): Export MAS-regulated banks in Singapore from the Financial Institutions Directory, with licence types, regulated activities, CEO and address.
- [Singapore MAS Licensed Insurers Directory](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/singapore-mas-financial-institutions-scraper/examples/sg-mas-insurers): Export MAS-regulated insurance companies in Singapore from the Financial Institutions Directory, with licence types, named CEO and address.
- [Singapore MAS Fund Management Companies](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/singapore-mas-financial-institutions-scraper/examples/sg-mas-fund-management): Export MAS-regulated fund management companies in Singapore from the Financial Institutions Directory, with licence types, CEO and address.
- [Singapore MAS Capital Markets Services Firms](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/singapore-mas-financial-institutions-scraper/examples/sg-mas-capital-markets): Export MAS Capital Markets Services licence holders in Singapore from the Financial Institutions Directory, with regulated activities and CEO.
### Export, API and AI agents (x402 + MCP)
Export the scraped data to **JSON, CSV or Excel**, pull it as a **dataset** through the Apify **API**, or wire it into your app with **no code**. This web scraper and data extractor also works for bulk data extraction and scheduled runs.
For AI agents: this Actor is available on **x402**, Apify's agentic payment standard built with Coinbase. An AI agent can discover, pay for and run it on its own with a funded wallet and a single HTTP request: no account, no subscription, no API key and no human in the loop. It also runs as an **MCP** tool inside Claude, Cursor and other AI clients out of the box. Learn more about [x402 agentic payments on Apify](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/x402).
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Need data from the same space? Here are other scrapers we build and maintain:
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- [OFAC Sanctions List Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/ofac-sanctions-scraper): US sanctions and denied-party screening data.
- [NPPES NPI Registry Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/nppes-npi-registry-scraper): US healthcare provider registry records.
- [Sunbiz Business Records Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/sunbiz-business-records-scraper): Florida company registrations and officers.
### More scrapers at scrapers.lat
This actor is built and maintained by [scrapers.lat](https://scrapers.lat), where we publish scrapers for public platforms across the world: real estate, jobs, e-commerce, company registries and government data. Browse the full catalog, see live sample output for each one, or ask us for a custom scraper at [scrapers.lat](https://scrapers.lat).
---
> This actor is an independent tool and has no affiliation with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) or the Government of Singapore. It only accesses information published openly in the MAS Financial Institutions Directory. Use it in accordance with the source's terms.
# Actor input Schema
## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):
Maximum number of financial institutions to collect. Leave high to pull the whole directory.
## `withDetails` (type: `boolean`):
When on, each institution's detail page is opened to capture licence types, regulated activities, named Chairman and CEO, website, phone, address and last-updated date. When off, only the listing-level fields (name, licence categories, phone, detail URL) are returned.
## `searchQuery` (type: `string`):
Filter the directory by institution name, licence type or regulated activity (for example "DBS", "bank", "fund management", "insurance"). Leave empty to enumerate the entire register of regulated financial institutions.
## `institutionSlugs` (type: `array`):
Target specific institutions directly by their directory slug, for example "166-DBS-BANK-LTD". When provided, the search keyword is ignored and only these institutions are collected.
## Actor input object example
```json
{
"maxItems": 50,
"withDetails": true
}
````
# 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 = {
"maxItems": 50,
"searchQuery": ""
};
// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapers_lat/singapore-mas-financial-institutions-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 = {
"maxItems": 50,
"searchQuery": "",
}
# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapers_lat/singapore-mas-financial-institutions-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 '{
"maxItems": 50,
"searchQuery": ""
}' |
apify call scrapers_lat/singapore-mas-financial-institutions-scraper --silent --output-dataset
```
## MCP server setup
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"apify": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=scrapers_lat/singapore-mas-financial-institutions-scraper",
"--header",
"Authorization: Bearer "
]
}
}
}
```
## OpenAPI specification
```json
{
"openapi": "3.0.1",
"info": {
"title": "Singapore MAS Financial Institutions Directory Scraper",
"description": "Scrape the MAS Financial Institutions Directory in Singapore. Extract every regulated bank, insurer, capital markets firm and fund manager with licence types, regulated activities, Chairman, CEO, website, phone and address. Export to JSON, CSV or Excel. No login or API key.",
"version": "0.1",
"x-build-id": "6yd8WTgjagwfhDfJ3"
},
"servers": [
{
"url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
}
],
"paths": {
"/acts/scrapers_lat~singapore-mas-financial-institutions-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-scrapers_lat-singapore-mas-financial-institutions-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": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK"
}
}
}
},
"/acts/scrapers_lat~singapore-mas-financial-institutions-scraper/runs": {
"post": {
"operationId": "runs-sync-scrapers_lat-singapore-mas-financial-institutions-scraper",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$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": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
}
}
}
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}
},
"/acts/scrapers_lat~singapore-mas-financial-institutions-scraper/run-sync": {
"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-scrapers_lat-singapore-mas-financial-institutions-scraper",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$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",
"properties": {
"maxItems": {
"title": "Max Items",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 1000000,
"type": "integer",
"description": "Maximum number of financial institutions to collect. Leave high to pull the whole directory."
},
"withDetails": {
"title": "Fetch full detail for each institution",
"type": "boolean",
"description": "When on, each institution's detail page is opened to capture licence types, regulated activities, named Chairman and CEO, website, phone, address and last-updated date. When off, only the listing-level fields (name, licence categories, phone, detail URL) are returned.",
"default": true
},
"searchQuery": {
"title": "Search keyword",
"type": "string",
"description": "Filter the directory by institution name, licence type or regulated activity (for example \"DBS\", \"bank\", \"fund management\", \"insurance\"). Leave empty to enumerate the entire register of regulated financial institutions."
},
"institutionSlugs": {
"title": "Institution slugs (optional)",
"type": "array",
"description": "Target specific institutions directly by their directory slug, for example \"166-DBS-BANK-LTD\". When provided, the search keyword is ignored and only these institutions are collected.",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}
},
"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
},
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"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
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"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"PROXY_SERPS": {
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"example": 0
}
}
},
"usageTotalUsd": {
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"example": 0.00005
},
"usageUsd": {
"type": "object",
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},
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},
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}
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}
}
}
}
}
}
}
```