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What is Merchant Underwriting
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Nicole Horne
Feb 1, 2026
What is Merchant Underwriting

Merchant underwriting is the critical risk-assessment process that determines a business’s eligibility to process payments. This overview breaks down how the process works and examines the key factors underwriters evaluate, such as financial stability and industry risk. It also explores how automation is transforming onboarding from a weeks-long bottleneck into a competitive advantage.

Supplement Merchant Underwriting
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Ballerine team
Jan 19, 2026
Supplement Merchant Underwriting

Payment processors and acquiring banks face a critical challenge with supplement merchants: distinguishing legitimate products from disguised pharmaceutical operations that create regulatory, chargeback, and network compliance exposure.

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A Risk Assessment Framework for Acquirers and PayFacs
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Ballerine team
Feb 15, 2026
A Risk Assessment Framework for Acquirers and PayFacs

Learn how to move beyond homepage reviews by examining operational evidence that reveals whether merchants accurately represent their business models.

Merchant Counterfeit Risk: A Practical Framework for Payment Processors and Acquiring Banks
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Ballerine team
Feb 4, 2026
Merchant Counterfeit Risk: A Practical Framework for Payment Processors and Acquiring Banks

In an era of sophisticated fakes, standard KYB isn't enough. Our framework helps acquirers move beyond basic checks to proactive detection of intellectual property (IP) violations and illicit trade.