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The Future of Payments: From Checkbox Compliance to AI Agents

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How Risk Teams Classify Gaming vs. Gambling Merchants
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Ballerine team
Mar 26, 2026
How Risk Teams Classify Gaming vs. Gambling Merchants

How acquirers, PayFacs, and risk teams can classify gaming-adjacent merchants correctly, apply the three-element legal test to product mechanics, and prevent misclassification from entering the portfolio.

The card schemes are raising the bar on scam merchant monitoring
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Robert Ellenhorn
Mar 26, 2026
The card schemes are raising the bar on scam merchant monitoring

Acquirers and PayFacs - here’s what you need to know.

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American Express October 2025 Updates: What Payment Intermediaries Must Know About the October 2025 Rules
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Ballerine team
Dec 17, 2025
American Express October 2025 Updates: What Payment Intermediaries Must Know About the October 2025 Rules

What PSPs and Payment Facilitators must validate in transaction processing, MCC alignment, and sub-merchant monitoring

BRAM and VIRP: A Practical, Professional Guide for PSPs in 2026
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Nicole Horne
Sep 12, 2025
BRAM and VIRP: A Practical, Professional Guide for PSPs in 2026

For risk and compliance teams, BRAM and VIRP aren't theoretical guidelines. They are ongoing obligations. We break down the evolving expectations for 2026, highlighting the specific themes that lead to fines (like illegal activity and IP infringement) and how to build a governance model that protects your portfolio.