Merchant Intelligence

Get a complete picture of your merchant in seconds

Use merchant intelligence and fraud signals to speed up onboarding, improve underwriting, and monitor your portfolio at scale.

SStripe
AAdyen
TTSYS
FFiserv
SSalesforce
ZZendesk
GGoogle
PPlatform
Viraways Intelligence
Merchant Intelligence Overview

The richest merchant data, ready for use

Merchant Fraud

Detect third-party fraud with our merchant fraud model; comes with a risk score and detailed reasoning.

Industry Classification

Predict MCC and NAICS codes using AI to detect misclassified or risky businesses.

MerchantVision

Automate site inspections with Street View and location metadata to verify business location.

SiteRating

Score websites based on professionalism and legitimacy to flag suspicious merchants.

Litigation Checker

Surface bankruptcies, court records, and legal red flags tied to merchants or owners.

Business Registration

Verify business legitimacy using registration checks and sanctions screening.

Business Closure

Detect when a business shuts down or is marked inactive across data sources.

Website Screening

Automatically detect prohibited, restricted, or high-risk businesses through site scanning.

Bank Verification

Verify account status and ownership without friction, flagging risky accounts and reducing return risk.

Reputation & Presence

See a merchant’s full online footprint — adverse media, social activity, and business listings in one view.

Device & IP Intelligence

Match device and IP to claimed location to detect fraud, spoofing, or impersonation.

Email & Phone Validation

Identify disposable or mismatched contact details, including VOIP and spoof risk.

How teams use Merchant Intelligence

Automate merchant onboarding with trusted merchant data

Evaluate legitimacy, classify businesses, and assess risk automatically using structured merchant profiles. Instantly approve merchants while flagging high-risk cases for review.

AAcme, Inc.

Business Info

Business Registration

Inactive

Fraud Score

82/100 High

Industry Classification

MCC: 5712NAICS: 442110

Website Insights

SiteRating: 4.8
Prohibited Keywords: "Telemedicine", "CBD"
Website Stock Images: Absent

Adverse Media

Business-related: 2 results
Owner-related: 0 results

Online Reviews

Google4.8(367)
yelp4.6(237)

Litigation

Lawsuits Detected: (1)

Case Type

BankruptcyFiled on June 3, 2025

MerchantVision

Type of Property

CommericalDeliverable

Signage

Business name displayed: Yes

Prevent merchant fraud at onboarding

Detect business impersonation, synthetic identities, and coordinated risk using device intelligence, behavioral signals, and location verification — before fraud enters your system.

High Probability of Fraud

82/100

Viraways Risk Score

Fraud Summary

  • Phone number provided is likely to be a disposable one
  • Applicant not found associated with the business
  • Email domain does not belong to the business

Monitor merchant changes at scale with the right signals

Continuously monitor business status, website updates, and reputation shifts across your portfolio. Get alerts only when risk actually changes, not every time something moves.

Fraudulent payment coming in
High volume of disputes and refunds
Filed for bankruptcy

See what Viraways can do for you

From signals to actions, Viraways powers every step of your merchant risk workflow.