Alibaba, Payment Firm Will Pay $600 Million to Resolve US Probe
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A $600M settlement over alleged failures to block illegal pharma sales is a reminder that marketplaces and payment rails are now expected to act as compliance infrastructure. If you run platforms that intermediate any regulated goods, treat detection and enforcement tooling as core product work, not back-office hygiene.
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