By David Khalaf
on June 06, 2022
Certain business models pose inherently more risk because they can easily take advantage of consumers. In this webinar, we focus on some of the most common high-risk business models, including negative-option billing websites, multilevel marketing, no-value-added services, drop-shipping businesses, and more.
LegitScript is releasing The Online Risk Management Handbook, a paperback that consolidates 15+ years of risk management experience. In this webinar, we'll touch upon the most relevant topics from the book, including high-risk business models, deceptive practices and techniques, and problematic products emerging on marketplaces.
on December 08, 2021
The changing regulatory landscape often dictates changing approaches to various high-risk industries. It’s important to stay abreast of these changes to know whether your merchants are operating in compliance with local and federal regulations. In this course, our regulatory experts will highlight some of the most talked-about issues and trends they foresee in 2022 and beyond.
on December 07, 2021
According to the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL), payday loans increase around the holidays, likely because many consumers need extra cash for holiday shopping or travel. It’s for this reason many online payday lenders make an aggressive marketing push during this season, and why payment service providers should be on the lookout for predatory lenders…
By LegitScript Folks
on October 31, 2021
Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) fintechs, which enable customers to break up an online purchase into a series of installments, facilitated as much as $25 billion in transactions in the US last year. In this first course of our Knowledge Partner Series, we review the ins and outs of BNPL, an emerging super transactor that offers growing opportunity but also has its own unique considerations.
on October 29, 2021
Get Your Copy of the Guide Although the methods of cybercrime can change, many illicit offerings remain popular year after year. For this reason, many high-risk trends emerge annually as a result of weather, holidays, special events, and other recurring incidents. In this guide, LegitScript looks at seasonal high-risk trends in card-not-present transactions that all…
on October 27, 2021
What are the most highly regulated industries in online payments and what do you need to know about them? In this session, we highlight industries that recently have been the subject of frequent regulatory action, and discuss the particular pitfalls that draw regulatory scrutiny and cause card brand fines. Using real case studies from recent regulatory actions, you'll learn from our policy experts about what to watch out for so you can more successfully navigate each industry.
on September 23, 2019
In Part 1 of our series, we discussed electronic money and the rules that have allowed e-money institutions to flourish in the European Union with less regulations than banks. This week, we look at an example of how these European businesses have real and widespread influence on criminal operations in the US. A Haven…
on September 19, 2019
Although electronic money has been around for decades, advancements in technology and new ways of processing payments are making it easier than ever to digitally store, send, and receive money. On the backend, however, e-money processing can be surprisingly complex, as transactions often pass through multiple entities to get from sender to receiver. It's this…
By Jennifer Carter
on February 15, 2018
US household debt hit an all-time high in 2017, driven in part by an increase in credit card balances and an uptick in serious delinquencies, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Center for Microeconomic Data. That means more desperate consumers looking for relief. Debt settlement companies pitch their services as a…