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The Vape Industry Is Becoming a Merchant Risk Minefield
Merchants
Compliance
Risk Management
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Andy Vrabel
Jul 16, 2026
The Vape Industry Is Becoming a Merchant Risk Minefield
How to Build an Audit-Ready Merchant Monitoring Business Case
Compliance
Merchants
Fraud
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Robert Ellenhorn
Jul 14, 2026
How to Build an Audit-Ready Merchant Monitoring Business Case
Why Merchant Risk Breaks When Underwriting and Monitoring Stay Separate
Merchants
Compliance
Ai agents
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Andy Vrabel
Jul 6, 2026
Why Merchant Risk Breaks When Underwriting and Monitoring Stay Separate
Merchant Underwriting: What to Automate and What Still Needs an Underwriter
Compliance
Merchants
Ai agents
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Andy Vrabel
Jul 30, 2026
Merchant Underwriting: What to Automate and What Still Needs an Underwriter
BRAM Compliance and Transaction Laundering: What Acquirers Need to Catch Earlier
Compliance
Fraud
Merchants
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Andy Vrabel
Aug 2, 2026
BRAM Compliance and Transaction Laundering: What Acquirers Need to Catch Earlier
The MMP Monitoring Gaps Acquirers Often Miss
Compliance
Merchants
MMSP
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Robert Ellenhorn
Jul 7, 2026
The MMP Monitoring Gaps Acquirers Often Miss
What Mastercard and Visa Now Expect From Merchant Monitoring in July 2026
Compliance
MMSP
Merchants
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Andy Vrabel
Jul 7, 2026
What Mastercard and Visa Now Expect From Merchant Monitoring in July 2026
MCC Compliance: Why Self-Selected Merchant Category Codes Are a Risk You're Inheriting
Compliance
Risk Management
Merchants
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Andy Vrabel
Jun 26, 2026
MCC Compliance: Why Self-Selected Merchant Category Codes Are a Risk You're Inheriting
Mastercard MMSP: What Acquirers and PayFacs Need to Do Before July 2026
MMSP
Compliance
Merchants
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Andy Vrabel
Jun 26, 2026
Mastercard MMSP: What Acquirers and PayFacs Need to Do Before July 2026
No URL, Full Liability: The Merchant Monitoring Gap in Social Commerce
Compliance
Merchants
Risk Management
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Robert Ellenhorn
Jun 15, 2026
No URL, Full Liability: The Merchant Monitoring Gap in Social Commerce
The Beautiful Game, the Ugly Checkout: World Cup Fraud Trends for Risk Teams
Fraud
Risk Management
Merchants
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Robert Ellenhorn
Jun 14, 2026
The Beautiful Game, the Ugly Checkout: World Cup Fraud Trends for Risk Teams
Peptide Merchant Risk: Why Acquirers Can't Trust Disclaimers
Risk Management
Compliance
Merchants
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Robert Ellenhorn
Jun 15, 2026
Peptide Merchant Risk: Why Acquirers Can't Trust Disclaimers
Visa Integrity Risk Program (VIRP): What Acquirers and PayFacs Need to Know
Merchants
Risk Management
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Robert Ellenhorn
May 12, 2026
Visa Integrity Risk Program (VIRP): What Acquirers and PayFacs Need to Know
AML Screening for Merchant Portfolios: PEP, Sanctions, and Transaction Monitoring for Acquirers
Merchants
Compliance
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Robert Ellenhorn
May 11, 2026
AML Screening for Merchant Portfolios: PEP, Sanctions, and Transaction Monitoring for Acquirers
BRAM and Transaction Laundering: What MMSP Monitoring Covers
Fraud
MMSP
Risk Management
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Robert Ellenhorn
May 4, 2026
BRAM and Transaction Laundering: What MMSP Monitoring Covers
Gated Content Monitoring Under MMSP: What Acquirers Must Know
Risk Management
MMSP
Merchants
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Robert Ellenhorn
May 4, 2026
Gated Content Monitoring Under MMSP: What Acquirers Must Know
How Mastercard Certifies an MMSP: The Approval Process
MMSP
Merchants
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Robert Ellenhorn
May 4, 2026
How Mastercard Certifies an MMSP: The Approval Process
FinCEN NPRM: New AML Rules and What They Mean for Payment Companies
Merchants
Compliance
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Andy Vrabel
Apr 29, 2026
FinCEN NPRM: New AML Rules and What They Mean for Payment Companies
Turning Acceptable Use Policies into a Dynamic Decision Engine
Product update
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Gadi Ben-Amram
Apr 13, 2026
Turning Acceptable Use Policies into a Dynamic Decision Engine
How Financial Institutions Automate Hidden Website Reviews with Gated Content Access
Product update
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Gadi Ben-Amram
Mar 31, 2026
How Financial Institutions Automate Hidden Website Reviews with Gated Content Access
The card schemes are raising the bar on scam merchant monitoring
Compliance
MMSP
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Robert Ellenhorn
Mar 26, 2026
The card schemes are raising the bar on scam merchant monitoring
Merchant Underwriting Handbook for Compliance Teams
Compliance
Merchants
Risk Management
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Nicole Horne
Feb 15, 2026
Merchant Underwriting Handbook for Compliance Teams
Merchant Underwriting Automation: What to Automate and What Not To
Compliance
Merchants
MMSP
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Nicole Horne
Feb 15, 2026
Merchant Underwriting Automation: What to Automate and What Not To
How Underwriting Evolves for High-Risk Business Models
Fraud
Merchants
Risk Management
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Nicole Horne
Feb 9, 2026
How Underwriting Evolves for High-Risk Business Models
Why Underwriters Say No: Red Flags in Merchant Onboarding and Fixes
Merchants
Risk Management
Compliance
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Nicole Horne
Feb 9, 2026
Why Underwriters Say No: Red Flags in Merchant Onboarding and Fixes
What is Merchant Underwriting
Merchants
Risk Management
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Nicole Horne
Feb 1, 2026
What is Merchant Underwriting
The Merchant Types Most Likely to Trigger Visa's VAMP Program in 2026
Compliance
Risk Management
Merchants
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Cihat Fitzgerald
Jan 15, 2026
The Merchant Types Most Likely to Trigger Visa's VAMP Program in 2026
Mastercard MMSP and Brand Integrity
MMSP
Compliance
Risk Management
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Ballerine team
Jan 12, 2026
Mastercard MMSP and Brand Integrity
Mastercard MMSP Explained
MMSP
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Ballerine team
Dec 22, 2025
Mastercard MMSP Explained
American Express 2025 Updates: What Payment Intermediaries Must Know
Compliance
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Ballerine team
Dec 17, 2025
American Express 2025 Updates: What Payment Intermediaries Must Know
BRAM and VIRP: A Practical, Professional Guide for PSPs in 2026
Risk Management
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Nicole Horne
Dec 4, 2025
BRAM and VIRP: A Practical, Professional Guide for PSPs in 2026
The Fraud Threats Costing Acquirers Most in 2026 and How to Stop Them
Fraud
Risk Management
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Dean Pogroske
Dec 8, 2025
The Fraud Threats Costing Acquirers Most in 2026 and How to Stop Them
Modern Merchant Risk: What Traditional Scoring Misses (and How to Fix It)
Merchants
Risk Management
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Nicole Horne
Nov 23, 2025
Modern Merchant Risk: What Traditional Scoring Misses (and How to Fix It)