How I built an FCA Register scraper on Apify (and why it's the B2B data gap nobody talks about)
Daniel Ainsworth discusses the creation of an FCA Register scraper using Apify, highlighting the lack of existing scrapers for this valuable data source. The FCA Financial Services Register contains essential information about approximately 50,000 regulated firms in the UK. Ainsworth emphasizes the simplicity of accessing this data through the FCA's free API, which can significantly aid compliance and KYC processes.
- ▪The FCA Financial Services Register includes details on every firm authorized to provide financial services in the UK.
- ▪Ainsworth's scraper utilizes the FCA's free official REST API, which allows for easy data retrieval without the need for scraping.
- ▪The API provides various endpoints to access firm details, permissions, and historical names, making it a valuable tool for compliance teams.
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try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 3954791) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } Daniel Ainsworth Posted on May 28 How I built an FCA Register scraper on Apify (and why it's the B2B data gap nobody talks about) #fca #compliance #kyc #uk When most people think about UK data sources to scrape, they go straight to Companies House. And they should — it's an excellent dataset.
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