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.
Blog Articles
Latest Blog Article
What the EU’s Crackdown on Dangerous Products Online Means for You
April 10, 2026
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…
What to Know About 7-OH and Other “Gas Station Highs”
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.”
February 19, 2026
Industry Experts Talked About These Three Key Issues at the Marketplace Risk Global Summit
Learn about the most pressing issues discussed at this year’s Marketplace Risk Global Summit, including AI dangers and opportunities, global regulations, internal trust & safety challenges, and more.
November 14, 2025
Guides
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
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Geo-targeting, Technology Targeting, and Cloaking
Learn how illicit merchants and sellers employ common technology to avoid detection.
25 pages
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Marketplace Monitoring Buyer’s Guide
Learn about solutions for monitoring products on your marketplace and explore which option is right for you.
14 pages
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The Online Risk Management Handbook
After more than 15 years of experience working with the world’s largest internet, e-commerce, and payments companies, LegitScript has compiled the best of our collective knowledge.
151 pages
Webinars
On Demand
How Marketplaces Are Managing Risk Among Shifting Global Regulations
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.
On Demand
The Top 10 High-risk Products Surging on Marketplaces in 2025
Commerce on the internet is volatile, which is why tracking data of problematic and illegal product sales can be valuable in anticipating what lies ahead. In this educational webinar, LegitScript experts address recent trends in the sales of high-risk products being sold on e-commerce marketplaces.
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On Demand
The Top 10 High-Risk Trends to Watch Out For in 2025
The payments risk and compliance space is dynamic — it must constantly adapt to advancing technologies, changing regulations, criminal innovation, and new products. In this webinar hosted by the Association of Payment Professionals, LegitScript experts share emerging high-risk trends in payment processing based on their recent work monitoring millions of merchants.
