Regulatory Checks API

The Regulatory Checks API enables organizations to automatically detect regulatory exposure related to companies, directors, and counterparties before onboarding vendors, approving credit, or executing strategic transactions.

With a single API integration, businesses can retrieve structured regulatory intelligence from authorities such as SEBI, CCI, SFIO, MCA, CBI, DGFT, and other enforcement bodies.

How does it work?

Input Identifier

Provide a company name, director name, PAN, or CIN as the identifier for the entity or individual you want to screen for regulatory exposure.

Multi-Regulatory Data Screening

SignalX automatically scans multiple regulatory and enforcement databases including authorities such as SEBI, MCA, SFIO, CCI, CBI, DGFT, and SAT, along with other enforcement and risk lists.

Normalized Intelligence Output

The API returns a clean, structured JSON response highlighting regulatory actions, enforcement orders, debarments, investigations, and defaulter listings.

API Response Includes:

✓ entity_name – Name of the company or individual screened
✓ identifier – CIN / PAN / Director Name used for the search
✓ regulatory_authority – Source authority (SEBI / MCA / SFIO / CCI / CBI / DGFT / SAT / ATFP)
✓ case_reference_number – Official case number or order reference where available
✓ risk_flag – High / Medium / Informational regulatory risk indicator
✓ case_reference_number – Official case number or order reference where available
✓ regulatory_status – Active / Closed / Under Investigation / Appealed

Use Cases

For Compliance & Risk Teams

Automatically screen companies and directors against regulatory enforcement lists, defaulter databases, and investigation records across authorities like SEBI, MCA, CCI, and SFIO. Reduce manual research and strengthen compliance monitoring.

For Credit, Investment & Underwriting Systems

Identify borrowers, investee companies, or counterparties that appear in regulatory enforcement actions, shell company lists, or fraud investigations. Helps lenders and investors avoid exposure to high-risk entities before approving transactions.

For Vendor & Partner Due Diligence

Screen suppliers, distributors, and strategic partners against regulatory sanctions, trade restrictions, and defaulter lists. Integrate regulatory risk checks directly into onboarding workflows and third-party risk management systems.

Benefits of Using Our API

Plug and Play Integration

A REST API with predictable request/response structure and clear documentation enables fast integration into compliance, risk, and due diligence workflows.

Comprehensive Regulatory Screening

Instantly screen companies and directors against enforcement orders, defaulter lists, investigation records, and regulatory actions across multiple authorities through a single API call.

Reduce Compliance & Regulatory Risk

Automate regulatory screening to detect entities involved in fraud, enforcement actions, or sanctions, helping organizations avoid high-risk partnerships and compliance violations.

Accurate & Trusted Data

Responses are sourced from official regulatory bodies and enforcement authorities, ensuring reliable insights for risk assessment and due diligence decisions.

Built for Scale

Handles both single queries and high-volume screening workflows with low latency and high reliability, supporting enterprise-grade compliance and risk monitoring systems.

Seamless Workflow Automation

Embed regulatory checks into onboarding, credit underwriting, vendor risk management, and investment due diligence workflows to automate risk screening at scale.

Sample API Request

FAQs

1. What is a Regulatory Checks API?

A Regulatory Checks API allows businesses to automatically screen companies and individuals against enforcement orders, defaulter lists, and investigation records published by regulators such as SEBI, MCA, CCI, and SFIO. It enables automated compliance screening and risk assessment directly within internal systems.

2. How can I check if a company appears on regulatory defaulter lists in India?

Businesses can check regulatory defaulter lists by using a regulatory screening API that scans public enforcement records from authorities such as SEBI, MCA, and DGFT. The API returns structured data indicating whether the company has been flagged, penalized, or restricted by any regulator.

3. Does the Regulatory Checks API cover SEBI enforcement orders and debarred entities?

Yes. The API can identify companies or individuals mentioned in SEBI enforcement orders, market bans, debarred lists, and shell company alerts, helping organizations detect securities law violations and market participation restrictions.

4. Can the API identify directors involved in fraud or regulatory investigations?

Yes. Regulatory screening can detect directors linked to investigations, convicted fraud cases, or proclaimed offender lists issued by authorities such as the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) or other enforcement agencies.

5. Which regulatory authorities are covered in the Regulatory Checks API?

Coverage typically includes regulatory and enforcement data from authorities such as SEBI, MCA, CCI, SFIO, CBI, DGFT, and Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT), depending on the integration scope and available public records.

6. How do banks and NBFCs use regulatory screening APIs?

Banks and NBFCs use regulatory screening APIs to evaluate borrower risk, detect entities under regulatory scrutiny, and strengthen compliance checks during credit underwriting and counterparty due diligence.

7. Can Regulatory Checks APIs help with vendor and supplier due diligence?

Yes. Procurement and supply chain teams use regulatory screening APIs to identify vendors that appear on enforcement lists, defaulter records, or regulatory watchlists before onboarding them.

8. How does a Regulatory Checks API support compliance and AML workflows?

The API enables automated screening against enforcement actions, investigation records, and restricted entity lists. This helps organizations strengthen AML, governance, and compliance monitoring processes.

9. Can Regulatory Checks APIs be integrated into existing risk or compliance systems?

Yes. Regulatory screening APIs are designed for seamless integration into internal risk engines, onboarding platforms, compliance dashboards, and due diligence workflows using standard REST API architecture.

10. Why is regulatory screening important for investment and M&A due diligence?

Regulatory screening helps investors and acquirers identify enforcement actions, regulatory bans, or ongoing investigations that may expose them to financial, legal, or reputational risks during transactions.

Ready to integrate Regulatory Risk Checks?

Screen companies, directors, and counterparties against enforcement orders, defaulter lists, and investigation records from major Indian regulators, all through a single API.