Safety & Transparency for the Commercial Internet
LegitScript’s AI-powered merchant and market intelligence platform – combined with the industry’s largest team of regulatory experts – helps internet platforms, e-commerce marketplaces, and payments companies evaluate, mitigate, and manage third-party risk.

Flutterwave

Shift

Avidia Bank

Stax

West America Bank

Zoho


Amazon

Meta

Microsoft

Shopify

North American Bankcard

Flutterwave

Shift

Avidia Bank

Stax

West America Bank

Zoho


Amazon

Meta

Microsoft

Shopify

North American Bankcard
Merchant Onboarding
Powered by Xray, our new AI Risk Intelligence Platform
Maximize efficiency and reduce merchant time-to-processing with rapid risk insights.
Be the first to know about onboarding risk with:
Content Scan - Detect potential card network violations and other business risks
Merchant Match - Match against our vast universe of merchant risk data
MCC Detection - Identify the correct merchant category code in seconds
KYB Checks - Retrieve business lookup, adverse media, watchlist info, and more
Enhanced Usability - Access screenshots, real-time alerts, and a unified API
Merchant Risk Solutions
Assess and manage merchant risk, including transaction laundering, to grow with confidence and reduce fine exposure throughout the merchant life cycle.
Merchant Monitoring
Learn how to get the most accurate and highest quality merchant intelligence on the market - all in real time.
Demo Videos
Demo videos, use cases, and top resources that can help you understand how to leverage LegitScript for risk mitigation and merchant monitoring.
Resource Center
LegitScript's Merchant Risk Solutions Resource Center offers essential information on the most frequently asked questions around the most important topics in payments risk and compliance.
Marketplace Monitoring
Detect, monitor, and proactively screen against problematic products and sellers engaged in illicit activity.
Features
LegitScript's Marketplace Monitoring offers accurate results and detailed insights to minimize ongoing consumer and brand risk exposure. Learn about the features of Marketplace Monitoring and how it works.
Fact Sheet
Reduce the risk of problematic listings that can damage your brand while confidently growing into new product categories and jurisdictions. Learn more about what our Marketplace Monitoring solution offers.
Demo
Want to see how LegitScript's Marketplace Monitoring solution actually works? Register for an upcoming Inside Look to understand our approach product risk, the scope of our capabilities, the accuracy and detail of our results, and much more.
Resource Center
LegitScript's Marketplace Monitoring Resource Center offers essential information on the most frequently asked questions surrounding how marketplaces maintain compliance with national and international regulatory guidelines.
Buyer's Guide
In this guide, we compare the pros and cons between in-house and third-party marketplace monitoring, and then compare third-party solutions to help you decide whether one is a good fit for your compliance needs.
FAQs
What categories does LegitScript monitor? How is our solution better than in-house monitoring or other providers? Get all of your common questions answered here.
Ad Monitoring
Quickly identify and remove violative paid advertisements to safely grow advertising platform revenue.
Features
Accurate results, detailed insights, and ongoing regulatory reporting are just a few features of LegitScript Ad Monitoring. Learn more about how the solution can help you work better.
Fact Sheet
Tap into LegitScript's regulatory expertise to explore new industries and meet your revenue goals. Learn why LegitScript is trusted by Google, Amazon, Microsoft Bing, and other major internet platforms.
FAQs
What does LegitScript monitor? How is our solution better than in-house monitoring? Get all of your common questions answered here.
Attention Canadian Drug & Alcohol Treatment Centers
A LegitScript certification permits Canadian providers to advertise on Google and represents a significant opportunity to connect with more people in need of support on their journey toward recovery.
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Is Kava Legal and Safe? What Merchants and Payment Providers Should Know
As consumers seek natural products with the same efficacy as prescription medications, they may quickly find themselves trying to navigate a landscape of inconsistent regulations and potentially misleading marketing. Among these alternative products is kava — a popular elixir with complicated regulations.
Inside the Minds of Serial Transaction Launderers: How They Evade Detection and What You Can Do About It
Transaction laundering isn’t just an occasional headache—it’s an evolving, persistent threat to payment ecosystems. In our latest webinar, LegitScript dove deep into the world of serial transaction launderers: how they operate, why they reoffend, and what risk teams need to know to catch them.
Fight AI with AI: Building a Resilient Merchant Risk Management Program Facilitates Growth
While the payment processing industry has many safeguards to stop bad actors, advancements in technology — specifically in artificial intelligence — is making this increasingly difficult. Learn how to manage this new risk.
Building Consumer Trust: Essential Compliance, Marketing, and Safety Measures for Medical Spas
It only takes a few bad actors to make consumers question the safety of an industry. Multiple high-profile incidents have damaged the reputation of medical spas, highlighting the need for these facilities to follow best practices and demonstrate credibility.
Advertising for Recovery: A Policy Shift in Canadian Addiction Treatment
LegitScript-certified addiction treatment providers in Canada can now advertise on Google. Learn more about the policy change and how it is helping some of the country’s most vulnerable find the treatment they need.
LegitScript Certification for Telemedicine Businesses Now Recognized by Google in Indonesia and the Philippines
The expansion of LegitScript’s telehealth certification program to the two most populous ASEAN countries aligns with a recent policy change from Google. Learn more.
Telemedicine Compliance: Key Considerations for Payment Service Providers
Telehealth presents an attractive opportunity for payment service providers looking to grow their merchant portfolios, but it is also complex and highly regulated. Learn about the key areas of compliance critical to safely onboarding these merchants.
IDC Spotlight: Leveraging AI to Optimize Merchant Risk Management
In this IDC Spotlight, sponsored by LegitScript, discover how AI and machine learning are revolutionizing merchant risk management in payments. Learn about fraud prevention, compliance, and automated risk assessments to enhance security and efficiency.
Battling the Rise of Piracy and Counterfeits in Payments: Top Risks for IP Infringement in 2025 and Beyond
Intellectual property infringement is one of the most challenging problems in e-commerce due to the complexities of identifying and stopping infringing products and services. However, payment service providers and others who work with merchants can take measures to identify and prevent these illegal activities if they clearly understand the risks and trends in illicit IP. Learn more.
[Register Now] Online Firearms Sales: Obstacles to Effective Policy Enforcement
Even if your platform prohibits the sale of firearms, your users may be engaged in the sale of weapons without your knowledge. Learn about new regulations, common trends, and problematic sellers to watch out for.
LegitScript Unveils Next-Generation AI-Powered Platform That Transforms Merchant Risk Management
LegitScript announced a suite of powerful innovations designed to help payments companies, e-commerce marketplaces, and online platforms detect risk and enable growth with greater accuracy and speed than ever before. Read more.
Navigating LegitScript Certification for Weight Loss Medications: Common Inquiries and Answers
Learn how to navigate LegitScript certification for weight loss medications, including GLP-1s. Discover key requirements, advertising compliance, and the benefits of certification for pharmacies, telemedicine providers, and medical spas. Ensure credibility and unlock marketing opportunities on platforms like Google and Meta.
[On Demand] Serial Transaction Launderers: How Fraudsters Re-ingest Into Merchant Portfolios and How to Stop Them
Transaction launderers are nothing if not persistent. It’s not enough to catch these fraudsters and expel them from your portfolio because they’ll just try to return. In this webinar, we explore the problem of serial transaction launderers and discuss what you can do to catch them.
How Payments Companies Can Tap into the Booming Telehealth Industry
The telehealth market is booming, set to hit $851B by 2032. Learn how payment companies can navigate compliance and tap into this growing opportunity.
LegitScript’s Addiction Treatment Certification Program Now Recognized by Google in Canada
The expansion of LegitScript’s program in Canada aligns with a recent policy change from Google, which now permits Canadian providers to promote their drug and alcohol treatment services. February 3, 2025 12:41 PM Eastern Standard Time PORTLAND, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE) – LegitScript, the leader in merchant and product certification and monitoring in the advertising, e-commerce, and payment…
This Is How Addiction Treatment Providers in Canada Can Now Get LegitScript-Certified
For the first time, Canadian addiction treatment providers are eligible to become LegitScript-certified and advertise their services on Google to more effectively reach individuals in search of recovery.
Ensuring Safety and Compliance When Prescribing GLP-1 Drugs in Online Healthcare
We’re still in the infancy of an era that is both exciting and concerning, as many new and unestablished players are jockeying to command a portion of the GLP-1 market. Keep reading to learn how telehealth organizations, med spas, and other nontraditional providers can lead the charge on the safe prescribing of GLP-1 medications.
The Challenges and Opportunities of Quantifying Merchant Risk
In this webinar we explore the complexities of assessing merchant risk, and offer insight into building robust risk management frameworks.
[On Demand] The Modern Healthcare Boom: How Payments Companies Can Drive Growth in Telehealth
The healthcare industry is booming but is also complex and highly regulated. In this webinar presented by LegitScript and EMS, we discuss the challenges and opportunities presented by telehealth companies, med spas, and other healthcare businesses.
LegitScript Gives You the Skinny on New Weight Loss Drugs
Discover how the booming GLP-1 weight loss drug market is creating challenges across e-commerce, payments, and social media.