The Why Behind LegitScript
Why LegitScript?
As the leader in merchant and product certification and monitoring in the e-commerce and payment sectors, LegitScript helps companies mitigate risk, build trust, and grow their business.
Our Data, Technology, and People Is What Set Us Apart
We help risk & compliance and trust & safety teams keep ahead of problematic activity, stay updated on emerging trends, and explore growth into new markets.
Our People
We have the industry's largest team of investigative analysts and regulatory experts to provide the most accurate analysis and reporting, ensuring your teams can expand into new markets with confidence.
Our Data
We have spent more than 15 years classifying problematic products, e-commerce listings, and online merchant content to develop the world's most robust data sets of problematic product and merchant activity online.
Our Technology
LegitScript's AI-powered merchant and marketplace intelligence platform ingests millions of data points daily, which are analyzed through our proprietary machine learning to yield relevant and targeted insights.
Multilingual. Multinational. Multitalented.
LegitScript analysts and policy experts come from more than 20 different countries and collectively speak more than 18 languages. We track over 175 regulatory bodies in more than 100 countries, giving our customers the global insight and regulatory expertise to confidently grow their businesses.
Trusted by Industry Leaders
Why trust LegitScript? Because some of the world’s leading organizations already do. That includes Google, Microsoft, and Meta in the online space; Shopify, and North American Bancard in the payments space; and leading trade and advocacy groups in addiction treatment and healthcare.
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Learn how LegitScript’s best-in-class solutions can help you mitigate your risk, build trust with partners and the public, and grow your business more confidently.
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LegitScript Analysts: Meet the Humans Behind Our Human-in-the-Loop Technology
LegitScript’s Merchant Risk Solutions combine advanced technology with human expertise. Our analysts don’t just review data — they connect dots, uncover hidden risks, and enhance our automated systems. This human-in-the-loop approach delivers fast, accurate risk detection and deeper insight. Meet the experts bringing human intelligence to an increasingly automated world.
FTC Payments Enforcement Trends: Key Takeaways for Payment Service Providers
Learn about the Federal Trade Commission’s evolving enforcement priorities and what it means for payment companies navigating today’s compliance environment.
Peptides Everywhere
Peptides are having a moment. But for payment processors, e-commerce marketplaces, and other online platforms, these cure-alls can also cause headaches. Register for this webinar learn more about the regulatory status of these products and the risks they pose.
Watch Out For These High-risk Merchant Behaviors During the Holiday Season
With holiday spending set to rise this year, payment processors and online marketplaces vulnerable to increasingly sophisticated scams and other high-risk tactics. Keep reading to learn about illicit and brand-damaging behavior that can spike during the holiday season.
The Growing Risk of Peptides: What Online Platforms and Payment Processors Need to Know
Do you want to get more muscular, and maybe lose some weight? There are peptides for that. What if you want to become more tan, or improve your skin and nails? There are peptides for those too. Recover from injuries faster? Fix your digestive issues? Slow aging? You guessed it – peptides. Peptides are having…
Understanding Peptides
Peptides are gaining in popularity, but not all are legal or safe. For payments companies and online platforms, it’s critical to recognize the red flags of unapproved peptide sales to protect consumers, stay compliant with regulations, and avoid reputational harm. Read the guide.
Seeing Stars: How LegitScript and Regulators Fight the Sale of Fake Reviews
It’s not just online marketplaces that need to worry about fake reviews. With the FTC now targeting this widespread problem, payment service providers can be targeted by regulators for facilitating their sale. Learn more.
Merchant Monitoring and the Power of AI + Human Expertise: A Conversation with Dan Frechtling
Dan Frechtling shares how LegitScript helps acquirers reduce merchant risk and prepare for Mastercard’s Merchant Monitoring Program (MMP) January 1, 2026 deadline.
How LegitScript Complies with Mastercard’s Merchant Monitoring Program (MMP)
The latest revision to Mastercard’s Merchant Monitoring Program (MMP) signals a major shift in how payments companies must manage compliance. The updated rules raise expectations for both onboarding and ongoing oversight, requiring acquirers to demonstrate deeper visibility into merchant activity, all of which, LegitScript is already equipped for.
Deepfake; Real Risk: The Crackdown on AI Image Generators
Artificial intelligence has transformed how people create and share digital content. But as AI tools become more advanced, they’ve also created new compliance and reputational risks for payment service providers. Learn how these new tools impact you.
FTC Payments Enforcement Trends
The FTC increasingly views payment service providers as vital gatekeepers against fraudulent activity. Learn what the FTC does, how it approaches enforcement, when trends are shaping policy, and what this means for payments companies.
Why the Next 6 Months Will Redefine Merchant Risk Management
Updates to the Visa Acquirer Monitoring Program (VAMP) and Mastercard’s Merchant Monitoring Program (MMP) soon take effect, marking one of the most significant shifts in payments compliance in years. Learn how it impacts you.
Maverick Payments and LegitScript Weigh in on AI’s Growing Role in Payments
Artificial intelligence may be one of the hottest topics in payment processing, but industry leaders say its role in payments is an opportunity that requires a thoughtful approach and critical thinking. Read more about AI is impacting workflows in the payments industry.
What the EU’s Crackdown on Dangerous Products Online Means for You
The European Commission recently revealed a report in which it purchased many violative and dangerous products on major e-commerce platforms. This investigation may have widespread implications for these platforms and e-commerce at large. Learn more.
A Darker Shade of Pale: Hidden Risks of Skin Lightening Cosmetics
While some skin lightening products may be effective, they can come with risks that are often hidden and can even be life-threatening. Keep reading to understand risks and relevant trends with these products, and how LegitScript’s work mitigates their potential for harm.
Serial Transaction Launderers: How Fraudsters Re-ingest Into Merchant Portfolios and How to Stop Them
Despite the risks transaction laundering poses, many payments companies struggle with how to approach it. What are the fundamental tools you need to mitigate the risk of transaction laundering? In this course, we’ll discuss the tactics used by transaction launderers and share best practices for identifying fraudsters.
What You Need to Know About Sweepstakes Casinos and Social Gaming: Key Takeaways from Our Webinar
Sweepstakes casinos are gaining in popularity — and in regulatory scrutiny. In our recent webinar, we broke down the complexities of these models and the risks they present for payments providers, internet platforms, and consumers alike. Read the key takeaways.
Maverick Payments on What AI Really Means for Payment Processing
What can AI really do for payments companies — and where does it fall short? Executives from Maverick Payments and LegitScript share firsthand insights into how their organizations are approaching AI today. Register now.
Merchant Onboarding and Merchant Monitoring Buyers Guide
Merchant risk management solutions — which ones are right for your company? Compare in-house risk management to third-party solutions and tips for choosing the right provider.
Social Casinos: The Free-to-Play Trap
Many online casinos have adapted their business model to offer free-to-play sweepstakes to avoid gambling regulations, creating a gateway for young audiences to enter the world of betting. Learn more about the risks of these services and the laws governing them.


















