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Regulatory Watchlists

Entities that are subject to regulatory actions and restrictions

This collection includes datasets that track individuals and entities that are subject to regulatory actions and restrictions, such as investor warnings, penalities and fines, or bans from specific activities or industries.

These watchlists are maintained by government agencies, international organizations, or other regulatory bodies.

Data overview

Entities:
Total377,469
Searchable158,913
Targets153,429
Entity types:
People93,129
Legal entities48,113
Companies12,991
Articles1,912
Addresses1,388
Vessels1,300
Organizations80
Countries:
185 countries · Show overview...
Coverage:added · frequency: daily
Last processed:2025-08-30 15:28:15 · v. 20250830152815-lno
Last change:

Bulk download

Downloads contain the full set of entities contained in this dataset. You can fetch a simplified tabular form, or detailed, structured data in JSON format. Updated files will be provided once a day at the same location.

File nameExport typeSize
entities.ftm.jsonFollowTheMoney entities255.55 MB
names.txtTarget names text file3.66 MB
senzing.jsonSenzing entity format83.3 MB
targets.nested.jsonTargets as nested JSON255.81 MB
targets.simple.csvTargets as simplified CSV39.84 MB

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Using the API

You can query the data in this dataset via the application programming interface (API) endpoints below. Please read the introduction for documentation and terms of service.

Use the Reconciliation API in OpenRefine:
For full-text search, use the /search endpoint:
For entity matching, use the /match endpoint:

Data sources31

Regulatory Watchlists is a collection which bundles together entities from 31 data sources. See the source browser for more details...

NameCountryEntities
Brazil List of Individuals Disqualified from Public ServiceBrazil538
Brazil Ministry of Labour and Employment slavery prevention list701
EU ESMA SanctionsEuropean Union666
France AMF Illegal Financial Services listFrance2,967
France AMF Regulatory sanctionsFrance428
India National Stock Exchange Debarred EntitiesIndia15,105
Lithuania Illegal Financial ServicesLithuania79
Lithuania Illegal Gambling OperatorsLithuania189
Luxembourg Administrative SanctionsLuxembourg131
Malaysia Financial Consumer Alert ListMalaysia559
Malaysia Securities Commission AOB EnforcementsMalaysia70
Malaysia Securities Commission Investor Alert ListMalaysia1,720
Norges Bank Investment Management observation and exclusion of companiesNorway199
OHCHR List of Companies Linked to Illegal Settlement in the West BankGlobal97
Philippines SEC AdvisoriesPhilippines755
Swiss FINMA Final RulingsSwitzerland23
Swiss FINMA Warning ListSwitzerland1,926
Türkiye Capital Markets Board Banned ListTürkiye98
US Directorate of Defense Trade Controls AECA DebarmentsUnited States749
US Directorate of Defense Trade Controls Penalties & Oversight AgreementsUnited States69
US DoD Chinese military companiesUnited States140
US FCC Covered ListUnited States12
US FDIC Failed BanksUnited States877
US Federal Reserve Enforcement ActionsUnited States4,722
US FINRA Enforcement ActionsUnited States14,461
US OCC Enforcement ActionsUnited States5,979
US Office of Antiboycott Compliance Requester ListUnited States173
US Public Alert: Unregistered Soliciting Entities (PAUSE)United States1,659
US SAM Procurement ExclusionsUnited States105,122
US SEC Actions Due to Harmed InvestorsUnited States815
US Special Legislative ExclusionsUnited States316
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