E-commerce Risk and Compliance
Compliance insights and risk intelligence to help online marketplaces monitor sellers, develop and enforce policies, and more safely scale their business.
E-commerce platforms must manage a wide range of seller and product risks. LegitScript gives trust and safety teams the insights they need to spot issues early and enforce policies with confidence. Our platform risk solutions include product expertise and policy guidance to help marketplaces confidently balance compliance and growth.
A recent EU study found that most products from third-party sellers failed to meet basic safety standards, including 86% of toys that were found to be dangerous for children.
Upcoming Webinar
ENDS Regulatory Updates: What Payments and Platforms Need to Know About Changes to Vaping Laws
Tuesday, September 29 at 1 p.m. Eastern | 10 a.m. Pacific
30 Minutes
Only 45 e-cigarettes hold FDA authorization out of thousands on the market. Join LegitScript to unpack the flavor ban reversal, PMTA process, and PACT Act rules shaping ENDS compliance for payments companies and platforms.
Blog Articles
Latest Blog Article
How Network Investigators Stop Bad Actors on Platforms — and How You Can Too
September 1, 2026
One bad account is rarely just one bad account. Pull the thread and a single bad actor can unravel an entire criminal network interwoven throughout the internet. Here’s how investigation teams track the signals, differentiate between different kinds of networks, and turn scattered clues into enforcement that sticks.
Understanding the Risk Landscape in Brazil and Latin America: Key Takeaways
Brazil has embraced digital payments faster than almost anywhere else in the world. That growth is a genuine success story — and it has created an entirely new risk landscape that payments companies and online platforms cannot afford to ignore. Read more.
July 30, 2026
How Marketplaces Are Managing Risk Among Shifting Global Regulations
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.
May 5, 2026
Guides
Inside the FakeID Network: From Isolated Signal to Coordinated Disruption
What initially looked like a few isolated accounts promoting fake IDs on one of the world’s largest platforms ultimately turned out to be a massive international criminal network. Read our case study to learn how LegitScript identified the network, tracked its activity, and developed valuable intelligence to help clients quickly respond.
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Navigating the ENDS Market Report
This report, compiled by LegitScript, examines the regulatory landscape shaping the ENDS market and what it means for the payment providers underwriting and monitoring these merchants. Download it now for valuable insight and analysis on how to compliantly manage ENDS merchants.
6 pages
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EU and UK Product Safety Alert Intelligence
This report, compiled by LegitScript, looks at product safety alert intelligence in the first half of 2026 for the European Union and the United Kingdom, which have some of the strictest and most aggressive product safety measures. These regions often set trends for product safety policy globally and therefore offer insight into potential trends globally. Get it now.
8 pages
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The Top 10 High-risk Trends in Payment Processing and E-commerce
In this updated guide, LegitScript shares new high-risk trends that companies should be aware of to avoid fines and brand damage.
24 pages
Webinars
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Tuesday, September 29 at 1 p.m. Eastern | 10 a.m. Pacific
ENDS Regulatory Updates: What Payments and Platforms Need to Know About Changes to Vaping Laws
Only 45 e-cigarettes hold FDA authorization out of thousands on the market. Join LegitScript to unpack the flavor ban reversal, PMTA process, and PACT Act rules shaping ENDS compliance for payments companies and platforms.
On Demand
Fraud, Compliance, and the New Rules of Risk in Brazil and Latin America
Brazil and Latin America are not just grappling with fraud — they are at the epicenter of a global stress test exacerbated by AI-powered schemes that make merchants and sellers harder than ever to trust. In this webinar, we discuss the risks and regulatory challenges facing companies engaged in digital transactions in Brazil and LATAM. Sign up now.
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On Demand
Connecting the Dots: How Investigation Teams Build Networks and Disrupt Criminal Ecosystems
This session from the 2026 San Francisco Marketplace Risk Management Conference features a panel discussion on how investigation teams build network intelligence to disrupt criminal ecosystems. The speakers, including representatives from TikTok and LegitScript, explore the complexities of identifying coordinated bad actors.
