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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.”

Late last year, Visa began enforcing new standards within the Visa Integrity Risk Program (VIRP) that affect adult content, dating services, and escort services. These updates raise expectations for merchant classification, transparency, and compliance. Keep reading to learn about these changes.

As payment ecosystems grow more complex, sponsor banks are under increasing pressure to maintain effective oversight of their downstream merchant portfolios. At the same time, managing merchant risk at scale has never been more challenging. Keep reading to learn how LegitScript is tackling this challenge.

Dietary supplements containing peptides are popping up across e-commerce. These products are often marketed for building muscle, promoting longevity, or healing from injury. Learn why they are generally problematic according to regulators and card networks.

Payments companies are under increasing pressure to onboard merchants faster while maintaining compliance requirements. During LegitScript’s recent webinar, industry experts discussed provisional approvals as one strategy to strike that balance. Read our key takeaways from the talk.

New federal changes that will reshape the intoxicating hemp market and the risk landscape for payments companies that support these types of merchants. Read the key takeaways from our recent webinar on intoxicating hemp products and then watch the recording on demand.

Discover key insights from our panel at the Marketplace Risk Global Summit, including how generative AI is reshaping trust & safety, emerging platform risks, evolving policy needs, and the growing role of AI-driven enforcement tools.

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.

Learn about the Federal Trade Commission’s evolving enforcement priorities and what it means for payment companies navigating today’s compliance environment.

As artificial intelligence transforms compliance and risk management, the need for human judgment has never been clearer. This Marketplace Risk NYC panel discussion examines how organizations can balance innovation with oversight to navigate AI’s growing influence responsibly.

As AI becomes more embedded in compliance and risk operations, organizations face new questions about control, context, and accountability. This piece explores how thoughtful human oversight can keep innovation effective, ethical, and aligned with evolving regulatory expectations.

With holiday spending set to rise this year, payment processors and online marketplaces vulnerable to increasingly sophisticated scams and other high-risk tactics. Keep reading to learn about illicit and brand-damaging behavior that can spike during the holiday season.

Do you want to get more muscular, and maybe lose some weight? There are peptides for that. What if you want to become more tan, or improve your skin and nails? There are peptides for those too. Recover from injuries faster? Fix your digestive issues? Slow aging? You guessed it – peptides. Peptides are having…

The HLTH 2025 conference highlighted how deeply connected the healthcare ecosystem is. Learn about LegitScript’s participation at the event and get key takeaways from our talks with healthcare leaders, innovators, and policymakers who are shaping the future of patient care.

It’s not just online marketplaces that need to worry about fake reviews. With the FTC now targeting this widespread problem, payment service providers can be targeted by regulators for facilitating their sale. Learn more.