Merchant Risk Solutions
Transaction Laundering Detection
LegitScript’s expert analysis and big data help you identify and stop transaction laundering fraud to reduce your risk and avoid card network fines.
LegitScript Is the Leader in Transaction Laundering Detection
Why do the world’s leading banks, payment facilitators, and ISOs trust LegitScript for transaction laundering detection? We root out these fraudsters with a unique combination of advanced technology, historical data, and human insight.
Big Data
LegitScript has one of the world’s largest databases of fraud networks comprising millions of websites and billions of data points.
AI-enhanced Technology
LegitScript’s technology scans and analyzes merchant websites for risk indicators of transaction laundering.
Human Insight
Our team of investigators goes beyond a merchant website, researching across the internet to identify illicit merchant activity.
Why Choose LegitScript Transaction Laundering Detection?
Our solution saves you hours of investigative work and enables you to action flagged merchants quickly and confidently.
No Add-on Costs
Our Transaction Laundering Detection solution isn’t an upcharge. We include it standard with our Merchant Monitoring solution.
Unparalleled Expertise
LegitScript uses two decades of merchant data combined with transaction laundering detection experts to research suspicious activity and confirm fraud so that you don’t have to.
Confirmed Transaction Laundering
We don’t just report suspected transaction laundering. We differentiate between suspected and confirmed transaction launderers in a format that is easy to prioritize and action.
LegitScript uses nearly two decades of historical merchant data combined with transaction laundering detection experts to research suspicious activity and confirm fraud so that you don’t have to. You save hours of investigative work and can action flagged merchants quickly and confidently.
Resources for You
Merchant Onboarding and Merchant Monitoring Fact Sheet
Merchant Onboarding
Fact Sheet
Merchant Monitoring
Fact Sheet
Transaction Laundering Guide
We know so much about transaction laundering, we wrote the guide on it.
See What Makes Us the Leader in Transaction Laundering Detection
Learn about our best-in-class transaction laundering detection and see how it integrates seamlessly with our other merchant risk solutions.
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