Protecting and Growing the World’s Digital Economy

Fraud threats stem from a fundamental mismatch: periodic reviews face off against real-time adaptation by AI-powered bad actors. Preventing fraud-related margin losses now requires payment companies to adopt a more sophisticated approach, says LegitScript’s Dan Frechtling in an article in Finance Derivative. Read the full story.

Behavioral health providers work hard to earn patient trust. But in a space where vulnerable people are making high-stakes decisions online, trust also has to be visible. Learn how LegitScript Certification helps behavioral health and addiction treatment providers build the credibility patients are looking for.

Becoming LegitScript-certified is a significant milestone — but for telehealth providers, compounding pharmacies, and other healthcare businesses, it’s the beginning of the advertising journey, not the end. Learn about the practical realities of advertising in this space after certification.

A new class of high-potency kratom derivatives is rapidly gaining traction across e-commerce, with 7-Hydroxymitragynine (7-OH-mitragynine) leading this dangerous market shift. Learn about the problems and dangers of this popular new product.

For decades, veterinary care didn’t need to advertise, because people simply went to their local vet. As the industry expands into telehealth and online pharmacies, that’s changing fast. Learn what ad platform restrictions mean for your veterinary business and how LegitScript Certification can help.

The regulatory environment for online marketplaces is more dynamic than ever, with new laws around the globe reshaping how platforms think about seller accountability. Read key takeaways from our recent webinar on how e-commerce marketplaces are successfully navigating global regulations.

Two antiparasitic drug ingredients that are making waves across e-commerce: ivermectin and fenbendazole. Keep reading to learn about what these drugs are, how they are being marketed, and what makes them problematic for customers, payment processors, and marketplaces.

Leading payment service providers are rethinking onboarding and underwriting in a future undergirded by AI, moving beyond KYC to verify merchant intent, apply risk-based friction, and continuously defend their portfolios. Learn what durable trust models look like in the AI age.

This webinar brings together compliance and digital advertising experts to give certified healthcare providers a practical, up-to-date playbook for online advertising across Google, Meta, and other major platforms. We’ll talk about common ad mistakes, best practices, and steps to take when your ad gets disapproved.

This session brings together practitioners on the front lines of e-commerce compliance to discuss what’s working, what’s not, and what’s coming next. Whether you’re navigating multi-jurisdictional requirements or trying to build a scalable risk program, get frameworks and insights you can act on. Watch now.

Retail payments have outgrown the idea that merchant trust can be established once and revisited later. In the online space, merchant behavior can change in moments, making risk more fluid. In this story in Retailist magazine, LegitScript’s Dan Frechtling writes about perpetual KYC and how it is changing payments.

How do you evaluate a hormone clinic, med spa, or weight loss provider? LegitScript Healthcare Certification independently verifies practitioner credentials, medication sourcing, and advertising accuracy. Learn what to look for before you book.

Streaming piracy isn’t just a headache for Hollywood — it’s a growing liability for payments companies. Learn how illicit IPTV works, why it almost always involves transaction laundering, and what payments teams should look for when assessing merchant risk.

Faulty baby pacifiers. Toxic children’s raincoats. Cosmetics with banned chemicals. These are just some of the products recently purchased through an EU-wide mystery shopper operation on major e-commerce platforms Temu and Shein. The findings may have widespread implications for e-commerce platforms – and not just those doing business in Europe. Keep reading to learn more…

LegitScript announces an expanded partnership with Google to certify pharmacies in India and telemedicine providers in New Zealand. The policy update allows eligible businesses to advertise on Google Ads using LegitScript Healthcare Certification, and LegitScript-certified organizations will be able to apply for Google certification.

The need to ensure someone is who they say they are is unending, especially in the fast-paced worlds of payment processing and e-commerce. In an article published in Digital Transactions, LegitScript’s Dan Frechtling and Kompliant’s Leo Patching talk about the changing nature of identity verification and how payments companies should rethink their approach.

In our recent webinar, Problematic Products and Regulatory Trends Driving Risk in 2026, LegitScript experts unpacked the product and enforcement trends creating the greatest risk for payments companies, e-commerce marketplaces, and online platforms this year. For risk and compliance teams, the message was clear: product risk in 2026 isn’t just about what’s illegal – it’s…

As telehealth and digital pharmacy models mature, what began as a convenience-driven expansion of care has evolved into a structurally important component of the healthcare ecosystem. With that maturity comes new demands, not just in how care is delivered and marketed, but in how it is paid for. Read more.

With a growing need for a standardized layer of trust on telehealth platforms, a “Compliance-as-a-Service” model embeds certification directly into telehealth infrastructure rather than applying after launch. Read the press release to learn more about the growth of this industry.

While drugs like fentanyl and cocaine may be top of mind regarding threats to public health, a potpourri of lesser-known products are posing increasing risks to consumers, payment processors, and online platforms. And they’re all surprisingly easy to get. Read more about these “gas station highs.”