ARTICLE - TOTAL RETAIL

VAMP and MMP Bring the Heat to Merchant Risk

In this Total Retail article, LegitScript's Dan Frechtling explains how two major deadlines are reshaping how companies that facilitate payment processing must approach merchant risk: Visa's Acquirer Monitoring Program (VAMP) and Mastercard's revised Merchant Monitoring Program (MMP). Learn more about the compliance countdown!

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Intoxicating Hemp: Webinar on Federal Law

A federal law banning intoxicating hemp products is raising urgent questions for payments companies and online platforms. Join LegitScript’s Director of Research and Associate General Counsel, Gerard Olson, as he explains what the law does, when it takes effect, and how it will shape product legality, state rules, and the future of this rapidly evolving industry.

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Provisional Onboarding: January 20 Webinar

In this webinar, panelists will compare provisional approvals with traditional underwriting models, discuss the operational and compliance implications of each, and show how technology can support both approaches without compromising oversight.

PRESS RELEASE

Problematic Peptides: Market Data Revealed

LegitScript research reveals a sharp multi-year surge in problematic peptides across ads, e-commerce, and social media, including a 308% jump in related advertising from 2023 to 2024 and a 276% rise in marketplace listings since 2020. High-risk products like Melanotan, BPC-157, TB-500, PT-141, and GLP-1 are increasingly marketed in ways that obscure their unapproved status, making it harder for businesses and consumers to distinguish what’s legitimate.

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Enterprise Certification

Having a rigorous, independent certification is a critical signal of trust and compliance in a shifting regulatory environment.

LegitScript Enterprise Certification Programs give companies a clear, publicly verifiable badge showing they meet high standards for safety, transparency, and responsible operations. Whether you’re an organization with complex business needs seeking certification or a platform looking to help your clients achieve it at a lower cost, our programs provide a credible, scalable pathway. That credibility doesn’t just protect you — it helps win confidence from banks, payment processors, marketplaces, and regulators.

CUSTOMER SPOTLIGHT

Why Kurv Chose LegitScript Merchant Monitoring

Kurv (previously Electronic Merchant Systems) was looking for a vendor to help monitor merchant accounts in complex verticals with a more robust, proactive approach. Dan Stanbridge, Chief Risk and Compliance Officer, shares insights into why Kurv chose LegitScript and how the relationship increases his team’s efficiency, helping them enhance the merchant experience.

MARKETPLACE RISK PANEL

Meta, Vinted and LegitScript Discuss How AI Changes Marketplace Online Risk & Policy

Read our Marketplace Risk Global Summit London recap as experts from Meta, Vinted, and LegitScript unpack how AI is changing the future of online risk and policy.