The Bank of Russia has introduced the online service Warning list API v1.0. It provides information from the "List of companies with identified signs of illegal activity." Users will be able to search for information by name, TIN, address or website of the organization.
Data on illegal companies is provided in JSON format. It is easily read and written by humans, and also allows you to conveniently filter information in tables. The service is similar to a Telegram bot. To execute a command, simply use the "/" symbol, and then enter the "search" function.
The Bank of Russia stated that the service will help to establish information exchange between financial market participants and other users of the list. The introduction of this technology will allow companies to work with the list in a format convenient for them.
Last week, the Bank of Russia announced the identification of about 9,000 illegal companies and individual entrepreneurs. 5,500 of them have signs of financial pyramids. The most common fraud scheme has become offers to invest in crypto projects.
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