Merchant website intake and review
Available scope is defined during service scoping and implementation planning.
Risk Service
Website Screening
Review merchant websites and monitor risk indicators across the merchant lifecycle.
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Customer problem
PSPs, acquirers, platforms, and merchants need to understand website risk indicators before onboarding and during ongoing monitoring, especially where prohibited goods, misleading content, or merchant-behaviour risk may affect payment operations.
What Vellfi provides
Vellfi Website Screening supports merchant website review, risk-indicator detection, monitoring workflows, and review outputs that help payment businesses evaluate merchant risk more consistently.
Core capabilities
Capabilities to discuss during service scoping
Capability availability depends on service scope, technical requirements, customer eligibility, and applicable agreements.
Website content and business-model screening
Available scope is defined during service scoping and implementation planning.
Restricted or prohibited goods risk indicators
Available scope is defined during service scoping and implementation planning.
Suspicious website signal identification
Available scope is defined during service scoping and implementation planning.
Website change monitoring workflow
Available scope is defined during service scoping and implementation planning.
Risk review output and audit trail support
Available scope is defined during service scoping and implementation planning.
Merchant lifecycle monitoring
Available scope is defined during service scoping and implementation planning.
Coordination with onboarding and dispute workflows
Available scope is defined during service scoping and implementation planning.
How it works
A practical service workflow
The workflow below shows how a service discussion can move from business context to operating model.
- 1
Collect merchant website and business context
- 2
Screen website content, claims, product categories, and risk indicators
- 3
Review flagged issues and supporting evidence
- 4
Generate screening output for operational review
- 5
Monitor changes according to agreed review cadence
Use cases
Where this service usually fits
- Merchant onboarding
- Acquirer or PSP compliance review
- High-risk merchant review
- Marketplace seller risk review
- Periodic website compliance checks
- Dispute or monitoring investigations
Implementation and regulatory note
Website Screening supports operational risk review. It does not replace a customer’s legal advice, card-scheme obligations, regulator-facing duties, or final merchant-acceptance decision.
FAQ
Common questions before a service discussion
Why does website screening matter?
It helps payment businesses identify merchant website risk indicators before or after onboarding.
Can it support ongoing monitoring?
Yes. Monitoring cadence and review scope are defined during service scoping.
Does screening determine legal compliance?
No. It provides risk indicators and review outputs; customers remain responsible for their legal and scheme obligations.
Which services often connect with it?
eKYC, Global Payment Gateway, EMV 3DS, and Dispute Resolution may be relevant depending on the merchant lifecycle.
Next step
Discuss Website Screening with Vellfi
Use the Contact Us page to share your business model, operating context, and service requirements. Please do not submit sensitive identity, card, or transaction data through the website.