ANNOUNCEMENT
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MerchantView
Continuous merchant risk intelligence

Provides ongoing visibility into merchant risk beyond onboarding, as merchant behavior and related networks evolve over time.

Key benefit

Merchants are evaluated at onboarding

MerchantView analyzes declared merchant URLs and related web presence to assess risk before approval.

Key benefit

Risk is monitored as merchant behavior evolves

Merchant activity, and related entities are continuously analyzed to detect changes that introduce new or elevated risk.

Key benefit

Hidden connections between merchants are surfaced

Proprietary data and network intelligence reveal relationships between merchants, websites, domains, and entities that are not visible in isolation.

Key benefit

Teams retain visibility and control

Findings support review, escalation, and ongoing oversight through UI and API integrations.

Common Questions

Clear answers to how MerchantView operates across onboarding and ongoing oversight.

Does it…

Does it support merchant onboarding?

Yes. MerchantView evaluates merchant websites and related web presence during onboarding to support approval decisions.

Does it provide ongoing merchant monitoring?

Yes. MerchantView maintains visibility into merchant risk as behavior, networks, and related activity evolve.

Does it identify hidden relationships between merchants?

Yes. Network intelligence surfaces connections between merchants and related entities that may indicate elevated or emerging risk.

Does it replace transaction monitoring or KYB solutions?

No. MerchantView complements existing controls by providing merchant-level risk intelligence across the lifecycle.

Can I…

Can I review merchants already in my portfolio?

Yes. MerchantView supports review of existing merchants based on ongoing risk signals and network context.

Can I control how merchant risk is assessed over time?

Yes. Risk thresholds and evaluation logic can be configured to align with your risk tolerance as merchant behavior evolves.

Can I apply custom business or policy logic?

Yes. Teams can tailor risk logic by merchant type, policy, category, or risk profile.

Can I manage exceptions, reviews, and escalations?

Yes. MerchantView supports review workflows, exceptions, and escalations through UI or API.

Can I focus review on specific merchants or risk areas?

Yes. MerchantView supports prioritization and review of merchants based on risk signals and context.

What do I get…

A UI for decisions, thresholds, and exception management

Configure and review enforcement outcomes

An API for enforcement results and downstream actions

Send decisions to internal systems

An audit trail showing what happened and why

Support compliance and internal review

Configurable policy and category scope

Define what is analyzed and enforced