By David Khalaf
on May 10, 2022
In response to the ongoing opioid crisis, the US Senate this year introduced a resolution designating May 10, 2022, as National Fentanyl Awareness Day. The move highlights the increasing danger fentanyl and other dangerous synthetic opioids pose to public health, and it stresses the importance of keeping these opioid sellers off social media and e-commerce…
on April 21, 2022
Get Your Copy of the Guide In this second edition of our popular guide, learn about recent high-risk trends with card-not-present transactions that are likely to lead to expensive card brand fines.You will also see real-life examples and find additional resources to help answer common questions about these trends and how to navigate them. Our…
on March 28, 2022
As part of our mission to help create an internet everyone can trust, LegitScript regularly reports "rogue" internet pharmacies to the registrars that sponsor these domain names. Our Domain Name Enforcement program has helped to stop more than 83,000 rogue pharmacy websites since its inception. In 2021 alone, LegitScript issued 65 notifications comprising 3,147 domain names. A…
on February 25, 2022
Make the most of your LegitScript healthcare certification and expand your reach by optimizing your marketing plan. In this free, one-hour webinar, experts from Cardinal Digital Marketing share best practices for optimizing your digital marketing strategies to drive engagement, reach patients, and make sure your brand stands out above the rest.
By Ryan Williams
on February 14, 2022
Beginning in August 2021, LegitScript undertook a three-month project to analyze the value of domain name registrars suspending illicit internet pharmacies. In particular, we aimed to collect data on the impact suspensions have on organic search engine results for illicit internet pharmacies. Our findings indicate the important role registrars play in helping thwart public access…
on February 11, 2022
For more than a decade now, our certification program for pharmacies, telemedicine companies, and other healthcare-related businesses has provided a recognized stamp of approval for the internet and payments companies that do business with these healthcare companies. Learn more.
on December 07, 2021
A substantial shift to e-commerce in the past two years has upended underwriting processes and required new approaches to monitoring merchants online. Furthermore, changes to the economy, the supply chain, and consumer demand have merchants frequently updating their websites and inventory. It’s difficult for payment service providers to keep up. In this course, we look at ways to effectively monitor changes to merchant websites and products. We’ll offer tips to “triage” a website to quickly identify the most likely problematic text and products. You’ll also learn where to look to identify hidden merchant behavior that may violate the law or your terms and conditions.
By Spencer Eide
on October 31, 2021
Companies onboarding merchants often look only at a merchant's website during the underwriting process; this excludes the rest of the merchant's internet presence, including the types of ads they run to drive traffic to the website. Even if a website is innocuous, a merchant's ads can be problematic and subject to scrutiny from regulators and card brands.
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.
Assessing a website for potential violations is a time-intensive but critical task for onboarding new merchants and reviewing current ones that have been flagged by your merchant monitoring provider. In this session, you'll get tips from the experts for performing quick, high-level checks on merchant websites in a variety of high-risk industries, including ones presenting risk for transaction laundering.