E-commerce Risk and Compliance
Compliance insights and risk intelligence to help online marketplaces monitor sellers, develop and enforce policies, and more safely scale their business.
E-commerce platforms must manage a wide range of seller and product risks. LegitScript gives trust and safety teams the insights they need to spot issues early and enforce policies with confidence. Our platform risk solutions include product expertise and policy guidance to help marketplaces confidently balance compliance and growth.
A recent EU study found that most products from third-party sellers failed to meet basic safety standards, including 86% of toys that were found to be dangerous for children.
Blog Articles
Latest Blog Article
What to Know About 7-OH and Other “Gas Station Highs”
February 19, 2026
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.”
Industry Experts Talked About These Three Key Issues at the Marketplace Risk Global Summit
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.
November 14, 2025
Merchant Monitoring and the Power of AI + Human Expertise: A Conversation with Dan Frechtling
Dan Frechtling shares how LegitScript helps acquirers reduce merchant risk and prepare for Mastercard’s Merchant Monitoring Program (MMP) January 1, 2026 deadline.
October 17, 2025
Guides
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.
24 pages
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Geo-targeting, Technology Targeting, and Cloaking
Learn how illicit merchants and sellers employ common technology to avoid detection.
25 pages
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Marketplace Monitoring Buyer’s Guide
Learn about solutions for monitoring products on your marketplace and explore which option is right for you.
14 pages
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The Online Risk Management Handbook
After more than 15 years of experience working with the world’s largest internet, e-commerce, and payments companies, LegitScript has compiled the best of our collective knowledge.
151 pages
Webinars
On Demand
The Top 10 High-risk Products Surging on Marketplaces in 2025
Commerce on the internet is volatile, which is why tracking data of problematic and illegal product sales can be valuable in anticipating what lies ahead. In this educational webinar, LegitScript experts address recent trends in the sales of high-risk products being sold on e-commerce marketplaces.
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On Demand
The Top 10 High-Risk Trends to Watch Out For in 2025
The payments risk and compliance space is dynamic — it must constantly adapt to advancing technologies, changing regulations, criminal innovation, and new products. In this webinar hosted by the Association of Payment Professionals, LegitScript experts share emerging high-risk trends in payment processing based on their recent work monitoring millions of merchants.
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On Demand
Automation and Human Labor in Content Moderation and Beyond
Join us for a robust conversation about the benefits and costs of automated content moderation and human labor, including how automation might be used in balance with human capacities for context and discernment, and with an insistence on accountability for human and environmental wellbeing.
