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Search and open a profile on every EU, EEA, UK, and Swiss financial regulator that matters. Filter by framework to see exactly one authority per country — the competent authority for that regime — and open the coverage matrix for the full country × framework split.
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regulators covered
33
jurisdictions
5
EU-level bodies
Compare EU, EEA, UK and Swiss financial regulators
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Financial Market Authority Liechtenstein — FMA Liechtenstein
- Staff
- 130
- Budget
- CHF 30.2m (~€32.5m)
- Supervised
- 254
- Activity Index
- 98/ 100Prolific
- Approval time
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Bank of Latvia — Latvijas Banka
- Staff
- 539
- Budget
- €34.7m
- Supervised
- 257
- Activity Index
- 92/ 100Prolific
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission — CySEC
- Staff
- 193
- Budget
- €17.5m
- Supervised
- 808
- Activity Index
- 90/ 100Prolific
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
- Responsiveness
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Malta Financial Services Authority — MFSA
- Staff
- 575
- Budget
- €48.9m
- Supervised
- 2,413
- Activity Index
- 89/ 100Prolific
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht — BaFin
- Staff
- 3,084
- Budget
- €514.7M
- Supervised
- 2,415
- Activity Index
- 88/ 100Prolific
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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Financial Conduct Authority — FCA
- Staff
- 5,510
- Budget
- £783.5M (~€901M)
- Supervised
- ~42,000
- Activity Index
- 87/ 100Prolific
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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Autorité des Marchés Financiers — AMF
- Staff
- 529
- Budget
- €130M
- Supervised
- 13,659
- Activity Index
- 85/ 100Prolific
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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Bank of Lithuania — Lietuvos bankas
- Staff
- ~700
- Budget
- €69.44m
- Supervised
- 900+
- Activity Index
- 85/ 100Prolific
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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De Nederlandsche Bank — DNB
- Staff
- ~2,200
- Budget
- €571.3m
- Supervised
- ~900
- Activity Index
- 84/ 100Active
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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Autoriteit Financiële Markten — AFM
- Staff
- 839
- Budget
- €154.9m
- Supervised
- ~3,900
- Activity Index
- 80/ 100Active
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores — CNMV
- Staff
- 517
- Budget
- €63.8m
- Supervised
- ~620
- Activity Index
- 80/ 100Active
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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Finanzmarktaufsicht — FMA
- Staff
- 461.5
- Budget
- €101.2M
- Supervised
- 838
- Activity Index
- 78/ 100Active
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority — FINMA
- Staff
- 698
- Budget
- CHF 172m (~€185m)
- Supervised
- ~1,600
- Activity Index
- 77/ 100Active
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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Prudential Regulation Authority — PRA
- Staff
- 1,527
- Budget
- £336.4m (~€394.8m)
- Supervised
- 1,292
- Activity Index
- 77/ 100Active
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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Národná banka Slovenska — NBS
- Staff
- 1,151
- Budget
- €134.6m
- Supervised
- 974
- Activity Index
- 77/ 100Active
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
Bank of Greece — Bank of Greece
- Staff
- 2,017
- Budget
- €453.8m
- Supervised
- 153
- Activity Index
- 77/ 100Active
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
Czech National Bank — CNB
- Staff
- 1,398
- Budget
- CZK 3,128m (~€127m)
- Supervised
- ~1,566
- Activity Index
- 75/ 100Active
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
- Success rate
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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Estonian Financial Supervision Authority — Finantsinspektsioon
- Staff
- 146
- Budget
- €14.7m
- Supervised
- 222
- Activity Index
- 75/ 100Active
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
- Responsiveness
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Central Bank of Ireland — CBI
- Staff
- ~2,200
- Budget
- €340M
- Supervised
- ~10,600
- Activity Index
- 74/ 100Active
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier — CSSF
- Staff
- ~1,080
- Budget
- €175M
- Supervised
- ~12,500
- Activity Index
- 72/ 100Active
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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Banca d'Italia — BdI
- Staff
- 7,050
- Budget
- €1,856m
- Supervised
- 116
- Activity Index
- 72/ 100Active
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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Central Bank of Iceland — Central Bank of Iceland
- Staff
- 302
- Budget
- ISK 10,368m (~€71m)
- Supervised
- 53
- Activity Index
- 72/ 100Active
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa — Consob
- Staff
- 675
- Budget
- €205.2m
- Supervised
- 198
- Activity Index
- 71/ 100Measured
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway — Finanstilsynet (NO)
- Staff
- 360
- Budget
- NOK 661.9m (~€60.2m)
- Supervised
- 5,719
- Activity Index
- 70/ 100Measured
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
- Success rate
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
- Responsiveness
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
Banco de España — Banco de España
- Staff
- 3,661
- Budget
- €708m
- Supervised
- 135
- Activity Index
- 70/ 100Measured
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
- Success rate
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
- Responsiveness
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
Securities Market Agency (Slovenia) — ATVP
- Staff
- 43
- Budget
- ≈€5.5m
- Supervised
- ~100–110
- Activity Index
- 69/ 100Measured
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
Central Bank of Cyprus — CBC
- Staff
- 429
- Budget
- €73.4m
- Supervised
- 56
- Activity Index
- 69/ 100Measured
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
Polish Financial Supervision Authority — KNF
- Staff
- 1,476
- Budget
- PLN 680m (~€158m)
- Supervised
- ~2,000
- Activity Index
- 68/ 100Measured
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
Hellenic Capital Market Commission — HCMC
- Staff
- 159
- Budget
- €11.76M
- Supervised
- ~154
- Activity Index
- 68/ 100Measured
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
- Success rate
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
- Responsiveness
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
Financial Supervisory Authority (Romania) — ASF
- Staff
- 493
- Budget
- ≈€45.0M
- Supervised
- ~85
- Activity Index
- 68/ 100Measured
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
- Success rate
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
- Responsiveness
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
Bulgarian National Bank — BNB
- Staff
- 957
- Budget
- ≈€174.4m
- Supervised
- 38
- Activity Index
- 68/ 100Measured
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
- Responsiveness
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
Croatian National Bank — HNB
- Staff
- 733
- Budget
- €113.2m
- Supervised
- 36
- Activity Index
- 68/ 100Measured
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
- Success rate
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority — FIN-FSA
- Staff
- Data pending
- Budget
- Data pending
- Supervised
- Data pending
- Activity Index
- 68/ 100Measured
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
Financial Services and Markets Authority — FSMA
- Staff
- 370
- Budget
- €112.4m
- Supervised
- 100 institutions · 17,811 intermediaries
- Activity Index
- 67/ 100Measured
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency — HANFA
- Staff
- 165
- Budget
- €15.77m
- Supervised
- 1,000+
- Activity Index
- 67/ 100Measured
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
Bank of Slovenia — Banka Slovenije
- Staff
- 441
- Budget
- ≈€45m
- Supervised
- 372
- Activity Index
- 66/ 100Measured
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
Magyar Nemzeti Bank — MNB
- Staff
- 1,566
- Budget
- HUF 91,125m (~€252.8m)
- Supervised
- 1,065
- Activity Index
- 64/ 100Measured
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
- Success rate
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution — ACPR
- Staff
- 1,046
- Budget
- €220M
- Supervised
- 1,281
- Activity Index
- 63/ 100Measured
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
Banca Națională a României — BNR
- Staff
- 2,130
- Budget
- ≈€159.8M
- Supervised
- ~219
- Activity Index
- 61/ 100Selective
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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Financial Supervisory Authority of Denmark — Finanstilsynet (DK)
- Staff
- 421
- Budget
- DKK 551.2m (~€73.7m)
- Supervised
- ≈2,450
- Activity Index
- 60/ 100Selective
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
Finansinspektionen — FI
- Staff
- ~610
- Budget
- SEK 900M (~€90M)
- Supervised
- ~2,100
- Activity Index
- 59/ 100Selective
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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National Bank of Belgium — NBB
- Staff
- 1,853
- Budget
- €525m
- Supervised
- 206
- Activity Index
- 59/ 100Selective
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
Comissão do Mercado de Valores Mobiliários — CMVM
- Staff
- 216
- Budget
- €29.4m
- Supervised
- 763
- Activity Index
- 56/ 100Selective
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
Financial Supervision Commission (Bulgaria) — FSC
- Staff
- 227 filled
- Budget
- BGN 28.02M ≈ €14.33M
- Supervised
- ~146
- Activity Index
- 56/ 100Selective
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
Banco de Portugal — Banco de Portugal
- Staff
- 1,687
- Budget
- €222m
- Supervised
- ≈6,360
- Activity Index
- 55/ 100Selective
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (Malta) — FIAU
- Staff
- 141
- Budget
- €11.5m
- Supervised
- 2,756
- Activity Index
- AML mandate · index N/A
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
Executive Service of the Commission for the Prevention of Money Laundering — SEPBLAC
- Staff
- 143
- Budget
- ~€22m
- Supervised
- ~9,277
- Activity Index
- AML mandate · index N/A
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
EU Anti-Money-Laundering Authority — AMLA
- Staff
- ~120
- Budget
- €12.9M
- Supervised
- 2028
- Activity Index
- EU-level mandate
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
European Banking Authority — EBA
- Staff
- 271
- Budget
- €60.2M
- Supervised
- N/A (technical standards + oversight)
- Activity Index
- EU-level mandate
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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European Central Bank — ECB
- Staff
- 1,745
- Budget
- €690.0M
- Supervised
- 112
- Activity Index
- EU-level mandate
- Approval time
- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority — EIOPA
- Staff
- Not sourced
- Budget
- Not sourced
- Supervised
- Not sourced
- Activity Index
- EU-level mandate
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- Available to ComplyBridge customers
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European Securities and Markets Authority — ESMA
- Staff
- 358
- Budget
- €85.4M
- Supervised
- ~40 (directly supervised CRAs + TRs)
- Activity Index
- EU-level mandate
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Employee counts, budgets, and supervised-entity numbers are drawn from each authority's most recent published annual report; values marked with a tilde (~) are rounded estimates. The Activity Index is ComplyBridge's proprietary, indicative composite measure of regulatory activity — see methodology. It is descriptive, not a quality judgment or a recommendation.
Authorities marked “Index pending” are not yet scored — published data is not currently sufficient. They are marked accordingly rather than estimated.
Last updated: 3 August 2026.
US financial regulators: FinCEN and NYDFS
Beyond Europe. There is no passport in the US. Money transmission is licensed state by state, coordinated through NMLS and the CSBS multistate process, with FinCEN holding the federal MSB registration and BSA/AML layer on top. We track the two anchors every transatlantic firm meets first.
FinCEN
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
AML authority
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NYDFS
New York State Department of Financial Services
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Competent authority by country and framework
Who regulates what, where.
The coverage matrix maps the competent authority for every European jurisdiction across five frameworks: banking (CRD/CRR), payments and e-money (PSD2 / EMD), investment firms (MiFID II), crypto-asset services (MiCA), and AML/CFT supervision (AMLD5/6, AMLR). Click any cell to open the authority's profile. Where a country splits authorisation between two bodies — France, the Netherlands, Italy, the UK — the cell tags the split withL / P / Cfor licensing / prudential / conduct.
| Country | Banking | Payments | Investment | Crypto | AML |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇹Austria | FMA(ECB) | ||||
| 🇧🇪Belgium | NBB(ECB) | ||||
| 🇧🇬Bulgaria | BNB(ECB) | ||||
| 🇭🇷Croatia | HNB(ECB) | ||||
| 🇨🇾Cyprus | CBC(ECB) | ||||
| 🇨🇿Czechia | |||||
| 🇩🇰Denmark | |||||
| 🇪🇪Estonia | Finantsinspektsioon(ECB) | ||||
| 🇫🇮Finland | FIN-FSA(ECB) | ||||
| 🇫🇷France | ACPR(ECB) | ||||
| 🇩🇪Germany | BaFin(ECB) | ||||
| 🇬🇷Greece | Bank of Greece(ECB) | ||||
| 🇭🇺Hungary | |||||
| 🇮🇪Ireland | CBI(ECB) | ||||
| 🇮🇹Italy | BdI(ECB) | ||||
| 🇱🇻Latvia | Latvijas Banka(ECB) | ||||
| 🇱🇹Lithuania | Lietuvos bankas(ECB) | ||||
| 🇱🇺Luxembourg | CSSF(ECB) | ||||
| 🇲🇹Malta | MFSA(ECB) | ||||
| 🇳🇱Netherlands | DNB(ECB) | ||||
| 🇵🇱Poland | |||||
| 🇵🇹Portugal | Banco de Portugal(ECB) | ||||
| 🇷🇴Romania | |||||
| 🇸🇰Slovakia | NBS(ECB) | ||||
| 🇸🇮Slovenia | Banka Slovenije(ECB) | ||||
| 🇪🇸Spain | Banco de España(ECB) | ||||
| 🇸🇪Sweden | |||||
| 🇱🇮Liechtenstein | |||||
| 🇳🇴Norway | |||||
| 🇮🇸Iceland | |||||
| 🇨🇭Switzerland | |||||
| 🇬🇧United Kingdom |
Licensing intelligence: approval times, success rates and rejection reasons
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Approval times, success rates, responsiveness, common rejection reasons, market-entry difficulty — the intelligence a compliance officer actually wants when picking a jurisdiction. Compiled from real licensing work run through ComplyBridge, updated as new submissions land.
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Average licensing approval time
Across the national regulators we score — updated per submission tracked through ComplyBridge.
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Approval success rate
Filings we've observed to authorisation vs. rejection, by regulator and licence type.
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Top rejection reasons
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Regulator responsiveness score
How quickly each authority replies to submissions, RFIs, and clarification requests.