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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.

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    HHS’s Peptide Compounding Policy: What Healthcare Businesses Need to Know

    November 2, 2026

    The new enforcement discretion policy released by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) marks a shift in the regulatory landscape for peptide compounding. The policy outlines conditions under which FDA intends to exercise enforcement discretion for compounding involving six specific peptide ingredients (BPC-157 acetate, TB-500 acetate, Epitalon acetate, Semax free base, KPV…

  • How LegitScript Protects Payment Processors From Tobacco Risk

    LegitScript has launched two new reporting updates to keep client portfolios safe from merchants offering unauthorized tobacco products and illegal sales to minors. Keep reading to learn how we are helping payment processors and online platforms navigate this high-risk landscape.

    August 13, 2026

  • Prediction Markets: The New Frontier of Financial and Gambling Risk

    Prediction markets promise crowdsourced forecasting, but they’re pulling payment processors into a regulatory gray zone. The CFTC treats them as futures contracts. Several states call them gambling. That split leaves acquirers and ISOs exposed to compliance risk they didn’t sign up for. Keep reading to learn more about these merchants.

    August 3, 2026

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