Regulatory and Card Network Compliance
Expert analysis of regulatory expectations and card network requirements to help organizations balance compliance expectations with growth goals.
Payment service providers must stay abreast of changing regulations and card network rules. LegitScript explains these requirements and helps organizations apply them to merchant onboarding and monitoring. With our insights, teams can reduce compliance gaps and improve risk management while scaling their business.
Major card brands regularly enforce compliance rules and issue assessments against payment service providers whose merchants fail to meet network standards — with fines that can be $100,000 or more per violation.
Blog Articles
Latest Blog Article
How AI Is Reshaping Merchant Underwriting, For Better and For Worse
May 26, 2026
Merchant underwriting used to follow a checklist process, but AI has turned that approach on its head, forcing underwriting teams to think differently. Learn more about how payments companies are rethinking their approaches to stopping merchant fraud in an era where technology is rapidly changing.
Illicit IPTV: What Every Payments Team Needs to Know
Streaming piracy isn’t just a headache for Hollywood — it’s a growing liability for payments companies. Learn how illicit IPTV works, why it almost always involves transaction laundering, and what payments teams should look for when assessing merchant risk.
April 16, 2026
Payment Processing as a Frontline Compliance Signal in Telehealth
As telehealth and digital pharmacy models mature, what began as a convenience-driven expansion of care has evolved into a structurally important component of the healthcare ecosystem. With that maturity comes new demands, not just in how care is delivered and marketed, but in how it is paid for. Read more.
March 2, 2026
Guides
Smarter Onboarding for Payments Leaders
Is your merchant onboarding keeping up with rapidly changes to risk and competition? Learn how to future-proof your onboarding with our guide.
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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.
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LegitScript Payments Risk & Compliance Benchmarking Report 2023-2024
LegitScript surveyed payments risk and compliance professionals about their recent challenges, impending threats, and opportunities. Hear what they had to say.
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Top 10 High-risk Trends That Put You at Risk of Card Brand Fines
Learn about recent high-risk trends with card-not-present transactions that are likely to lead to expensive card brand fines.
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Webinars
On Demand
Trust Is Getting Harder to Prove: Rethinking Merchant Underwriting in the Age of AI
Leading payment service providers are rethinking onboarding and underwriting in a future undergirded by AI, moving beyond KYC to verify merchant intent, apply risk-based friction, and continuously defend their portfolios. Learn what durable trust models look like in the AI age.
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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
Problematic Products and Enforcement Trends Driving Risk in 2026
Peptides, 7-OH, and forced reset triggers are just of few of the latest products vexing payment service providers and online platforms. Register for this webinar to learn about our full list of trending high-risk products: what they are, why they’re problematic, and how to spot them.
