Safety & Transparency for the Commercial Internet

LegitScript announced a benchmarking program for its e-commerce Marketplace clients to assess risk in key categories, compare their risk mitigation efforts against industry leaders, and make informed decisions around policy and growth. Read more.

In this in-depth guide, you’ll learn how payment service providers, ISOs, and acquiring banks can modernize their merchant onboarding workflows to reduce fraud, speed up approvals, and maintain compliance in a rapidly evolving landscape.

As artificial intelligence becomes more powerful, fraudsters are leveraging it to generate synthetic identities, automate malicious merchant onboarding, and execute transaction laundering schemes. LegitScript’s Andy Vrabel helps explains how to combat these evolving threats in an article in Techstrong.ai. Read it now.

Learn key insights on merchant onboarding: KYB, risk checks, AI automation, MCC accuracy, and best practices to streamline and stay compliant.

A patchwork of laws regarding online abortion pill sales, combined with the spread of illegal and unapproved drugs, has made online access extremely difficult to navigate. In this webinar, you’ll learn about the complex environment of online abortion pill sales and the problematic activity surrounding it.

New appointments mark a milestone in LegitScript’s growth trajectory, bringing together seasoned leaders with deep expertise across technology, fintech, and compliance. Meet the new executives.

“Last year, LegitScript saved clients $1.60 billion in potential card network fines. … Because it monitors merchants, their ads, listings and other user-generated content, it can provide a full perspective on activity across the internet.” Read more from the April 2025 feature in the Nilson Report.

With changing technology making risk more complex, it’s not enough to rely on the same old onboarding processes. Payment service providers looking to stay competitive are investing in new, adaptable tools that can balance speed with accuracy and can evolve as the risk landscape changes.

Merchants are facing increasing scrutiny for selling nutraceuticals tainted with harmful ingredients, which poses a challenge to payment processors trying to keep their portfolios free of dangerous products. Keep reading to learn more about the latest problematic products.

As artificial intelligence tools stream into the acquiring industry, the demand for an expedient and accurate onboarding procedure is intensifying, just as the number of payment facilitators and payment service providers courting merchants are, too.

As consumers seek natural products with the same efficacy as prescription medications, they may quickly find themselves trying to navigate a landscape of inconsistent regulations and potentially misleading marketing. Among these alternative products is kava — a popular elixir with complicated regulations.

Transaction laundering isn’t just an occasional headache—it’s an evolving, persistent threat to payment ecosystems. In our latest webinar, LegitScript dove deep into the world of serial transaction launderers: how they operate, why they reoffend, and what risk teams need to know to catch them.

While the payment processing industry has many safeguards to stop bad actors, advancements in technology — specifically in artificial intelligence — is making this increasingly difficult. Learn how to manage this new risk.

It only takes a few bad actors to make consumers question the safety of an industry. Multiple high-profile incidents have damaged the reputation of medical spas, highlighting the need for these facilities to follow best practices and demonstrate credibility.

LegitScript-certified addiction treatment providers in Canada can now advertise on Google. Learn more about the policy change and how it is helping some of the country’s most vulnerable find the treatment they need.

The expansion of LegitScript’s telehealth certification program to the two most populous ASEAN countries aligns with a recent policy change from Google. Learn more.

Telehealth presents an attractive opportunity for payment service providers looking to grow their merchant portfolios, but it is also complex and highly regulated. Learn about the key areas of compliance critical to safely onboarding these merchants.

In this IDC Spotlight, sponsored by LegitScript, discover how AI and machine learning are revolutionizing merchant risk management in payments. Learn about fraud prevention, compliance, and automated risk assessments to enhance security and efficiency.

Intellectual property infringement is one of the most challenging problems in e-commerce due to the complexities of identifying and stopping infringing products and services. However, payment service providers and others who work with merchants can take measures to identify and prevent these illegal activities if they clearly understand the risks and trends in illicit IP. Learn more.

Even if your platform prohibits the sale of firearms, your users may be engaged in the sale of weapons without your knowledge. Learn about new regulations, common trends, and problematic sellers to watch out for.