A concise 2025 marketplace risk review for founders and ops leaders: disputes, reversals, onboarding gaps, recon debt, and blind spots that surface at year‑end—plus a practical checklist to de‑risk 2026.

A concise, practical guide to AML, KYC/KYB, sanctions, licensing/flow‑of‑funds, and evidence chains—why multi‑party transactions create unique obligations and how to implement a “compliance‑by‑architecture” stack.

Poor onboarding quietly drains GMV. This post unpacks how weak KYB/KYC flows increase disputes, degrade trust, and slow growth—and shows a practical checklist to fix “marketplace onboarding problems” without adding friction.

A step-by-step framework for compliance-first marketplace payments: licensed custody, KYB/KYC, AML, subledgers, audit logs, and exception tooling—designed into your flows from day one.

Most “secure payments” advice stops at encryption. In B2B marketplaces, security is earned through conditionality, verification, and operator visibility. Here’s a clear framework your PM and founder teams can use now.

Why leading marketplaces choose managed payments: faster launches, escrow-grade protection, and compliance offload—without building custodial, KYB/KYC, and reconciliation in-house. Includes practical integration paths.