Safety and Transparency
for the Commercial Internet

Many cultures associate fair complexions with beauty, prosperity, and better socioeconomic status. As a result, skin lightening products, which typically come in the forms of creams, lotions, and soaps, are popular throughout the world with mostly female consumers. A simple search for “skin lightening cream” yields thousands of results for cosmetic products that can be…

According to the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL), payday loans increase around the holidays, likely because many consumers need extra cash for holiday shopping or travel. It’s for this reason many online payday lenders make an aggressive marketing push during this season, and why payment service providers should be on the lookout for predatory lenders…

Veterans Day is a popular time for businesses to advertise to the military, including merchants offering predatory services. For this reason, it’s important for payment service providers to scrutinize merchants offering help with official services to ensure they aren’t taking advantage of customers. For example, some merchants offer to help retired military members process form…