Forem: Michel Solis The latest articles on Forem by Michel Solis (@krathos). https://forem.com/krathos https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3652810%2F17ed2107-4507-48b0-b7bd-2d69d7005030.jpg Forem: Michel Solis https://forem.com/krathos en I Built a Fraud Prevention API with Laravel - Here's What I Learned Michel Solis Tue, 09 Dec 2025 01:56:42 +0000 https://forem.com/krathos/i-built-a-fraud-prevention-api-with-laravel-heres-what-i-learned-5hjb https://forem.com/krathos/i-built-a-fraud-prevention-api-with-laravel-heres-what-i-learned-5hjb <p>Ever wondered how to build a collaborative API where businesses protect each other from fraud?</p> <p>I just launched BlacklistHub - an open-source REST API that lets companies report and search for problematic clients across 17 countries.</p> <p>In this article:</p> <ul> <li>Why I built it</li> <li>Technical architecture (Laravel 11, trust score algorithm)</li> <li>Challenges with international support (currencies, tax IDs)</li> <li>How you can contribute</li> </ul> <p>Live API: <a href="https://api.blacklisthub.io/docs" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://api.blacklisthub.io/docs</a><br> GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/krathos/blacklisthub.io" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/krathos/blacklisthub.io</a></p> <p>#laravel #api #opensource #php</p> php laravel api github