PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Eateries are turning to online and mobile ordering as well as delivery to stay afloat, with online order volume from food chains spiking by 225 percent since the pandemic began. These growing revenue streams carry their own risks, however, not the least of which is their propensity to be targeted by fraud.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 15, 2020

While there is no shortage of new things in the world to get used to these days, cybercrime and fraud are, unfortunately, not among them. The good news, both Srinivasan and Awad told PYMNTS, is that while fraud attempts are up among U.S. consumers, fraud losses are not, yet. million pounds out of the unwitting. “We

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

It’s been said cybercriminals look for the path of least resistance when they target businesses or online marketplaces to steal data or money. And, increasingly, online gaming platforms — attractive to the bad guys due to their scale and relative anonymity — are in the crosshairs. The tools are there, but mindset matters.

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Independent Banker

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

As more customers moved online, fraudsters took advantage of new and increasingly inventive opportunities to commit remote authentication fraud. These types of scams fall under the broad term of remote authentication fraud, and they’re increasingly common—and inventive. Examples of remote authentication fraud. Online U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2021

Merchants, card issuers and banks are no strangers to facing off against evolving fraud threats. Debit-related fraud is a particular concern for businesses and banks as failing to thwart such schemes could have significant and costly consequences. Debit And The Fraud Catch .

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2019

Retailers focused on combating fraud have credit cards in the cross-hairs of their efforts. But ramping up the war on card fraud can introduce a new risk to companies: false positives. This isn’t merely an issue for the B2C world, however. The False Positive Threat.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

Brick-and-mortar merchants and online retailers alike often rely on end-of-year sales to generate up to 40 percent of their annual revenues and start the new year on a positive note. consumers were expected to spend more than $190 billion online this season, up 36 percent from 2019, while in-store commerce was predicted to fall by 4.7

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PYMNTS

JUNE 22, 2020

It’s the battle against fraud that can be lost right at the beginning. Bad actors, are, increasingly, targeting online card applications, using stolen personally identifiable information to apply for credit, leveraging those ill-gotten credit lines to make fraudulent purchases. alone topped $10.2 billion last year.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 15, 2019

The new Digital Fraud Tracker highlights the latest developments in payments fraud, and how different companies are working to keep funds safe from bad actors as payment solutions grow increasingly faster. Around the World of Digital Fraud. Australia’s CNP fraud problems seem to be part of a broader pattern. million USD).

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

As consumers embrace real-time transactions, financial institutions (FIs) must recalibrate their fraud-fighting strategies. In an interview with PYMNTS, Kannan Srinivasan, senior director of risk strategy and analytics for Fiserv , said the bad guys are constantly shifting tactics — so the battle must be joined on several fronts.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Perhaps more troubling, however, is digital fraud’s projected future. Recently published research noted global fraud losses could top $6 billion by 2021, more than doubling the $3 billion lost worldwide in 2015. As such, businesses are now investing in their security and fraud prevention technology and solutions. All told, U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2020

trillion online in 2019 — an approximately 18 percent year-over-year increase in worldwide sales. . Entrepreneurs are not alone in seeing moneymaking potential in online shopping, though, as fraudsters are eager to steal what they can. The Hack-to-Fraud Cycle. Security’s New Face.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2017

Online retailers just got a new tool in the fight against identity theft and fraud. XOR Data Exchange , Austin-based data and analytics startup, just recently introduced a new resource for online retailers to fight the account takeovers as the number data breaches that include account login credentials grows.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2020

With so much highbrow industry chatter about topics like payments fraud detection, it’s good to remember that this is actual crime-fighting. Traditional fraud-fighting approaches often fail against scammers who use synthetic IDs to trick financial institutions (FIs) into letting them open new accounts. The Fatigue-Fraud Connection.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

As the holiday shopping season kicks into high gear amid an unprecedented pandemic-era surge in online shopping, banks and merchants are bracing for an associated spike in fraud , disputes and chargebacks. Fighting Friendly Fraud. It can also delve into areas like buyer's remorse,” he said. “We Avoiding Friction.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 27, 2020

companies, including $75 million landing at one FinTech looking to bolster small business credit card payment adoption. Through real-time analytics and communication tools, the platform supports collaboration across workforces while providing insights into goals and historical trends. Arkose Labs. ”

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PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2017

Credit card fraud is a fact that will likely continue to plague retailers for the foreseeable future. It’s on the rise in the eCommerce arena, according to data released from omnichannel commerce technology and operations company Radial’s eCommerce Fraud Technology Lab. What happened was exactly what was expected.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its associated social distancing and stay-at-home orders have pushed untold services online for easier consumer access, with banking serving as a prime example. Fraud Threats To Digital Banking. Identity fraud accounted for $16.9 Leveraging Video-based Onboarding, AI To Prevent Identity Fraud.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Money laundering is a never-ending threat to payments providers of all types, but especially to those that operate online. Know thine enemy” is the first rule of any fraud or money laundering prevention system, with payments providers of all types requiring an intimate knowledge of the threat they face if they have any hope of countering it.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2020

A 2018 survey found that 40 percent of American financial institution (FI) customers in this age bracket reported debit cards as their go-to payment instruments, while 36 percent favored credit cards. These organizations need to fend off anything threatening, combatting both popular and emerging debit fraud attack methods.

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FICO

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

As many of us who have long been in the industry know, fraud remains a top challenge for debit cards. billion in gross (attempted) debit card fraud and ultimately incurred losses of over $1 billion on debit and ATM transactions; the need for an effective solution to this problem has never been greater. by Doug Clare.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 22, 2017

Fighting fraud is a lot harder online, and a lot harder for merchants and consumers, as card-not-present transactions become the preferred method of malfeasance. The first product, the TSYS Foresight ScoreSM with Featurespace, utilizes machine learning and other initiatives to pinpoint cyberattacks tied to transaction fraud.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 6, 2020

And as of today, fraudsters find themselves in extraordinary times as people are online en masse working from home and shopping due to the coronavirus pandemic. And they’re quite sophisticated from an analytics perspective.”. Flattening the Fraud Curve. Stopping the Fake Phone Calls.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

A series of payment innovations are promising to put an end to some common B2B payment frictions, including online portals, same-day ACH and automated accounts receivables (AR). With total losses from fraud reaching $4.2 Fraud Epidemic. trillion in losses related to fraud activities last year alone.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2021

In an interview with PYMNTS, Denise Stevens , senior vice president and chief product officer at PSCU , said contextual offers and predictive analytics will help CUs compete more effectively with larger, traditional financial institutions (FIs) — and cement member loyalty. Data Analytics.

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FICO

JANUARY 22, 2021

Last year I blogged a lot about how payments and fraud patterns have changed. But despite the COVID pandemic having effected massive changes in the ways consumers transact, credit card fraud is still a “thing,” and a big, ever-changing thing at that. Fraud Numbers Vary Widely. Credit Card Fraud Tactics and COVID-19.

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FICO

MARCH 1, 2022

Fiserv, a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions, has developed a new fraud mitigation service that has reduced fraud losses, which were already low by industry standards, by 10 to 15% for its small to midsize credit union and bank clients. Keeping Up With The Fraudsters.

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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2020

Fraudsters and financial institutions (FIs) are constantly evolving to best each other, and growth in synthetic ID fraud is revealing that many banks must enhance their security measures to stay in the lead. Cybercriminals often use these identities to set up bank accounts and apply for credit cards and loans.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Cybercriminals deploy a variety of tactics to process their ill-gotten gains, ranging from techniques as basic as exchanging gift cards to ones as advanced as setting up fake eCommerce storefronts. Online commerce has surged in popularity as the pandemic has limited store traffic, with online marketplaces expected to generate $4.5

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Online Resale. Online resale has become all the rage — even for retailers like Neiman Marcus — from a little bit of everything on OfferUp to fashion-focused Poshmark and high-end The RealReal and 1stdibs. Sales of counterfeit goods through online marketplaces are expected to hit $1.8 billion per year to fake online sales.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2020

This shift to primarily digital comes with some perks, such as easier transactions and more connectivity for CU members, but it also means an increase in online payment volume that represents an irresistible opportunity for fraudsters. Deep Dive: Emerging CU Fraud Threats And How Data Analytics Can Help.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2020

Widely publicized data breaches and hacks have made today’s consumers especially concerned about fraud. Cautious shoppers may find comfort in debit, with fraud losses associated with the payment method declining over the past several years. Card fraud is an ever-present threat. Around The Next-Gen Debit World.

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FICO

JANUARY 10, 2023

Top 5 Fraud Posts for 2022: Scams, Contactless and Money Mules. In a year that saw the word "scamdemic" coined, scams such as authorised push payment fraud were top of mind, along with various other fraud schemes. Few things change faster in the financial services space than fraud trends. FICO Admin.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Both solutions provide increased fraud protection to online transactions made via debit or credit cards. The changes also include enhanced fraud protections for merchants. Some critics note that increased customer convenience will likely lead to growth in the number of online transactions. s upgrades, however.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2021

Were it not for a flurry of digital transformation all through 2020 the frightful fraud scene might’ve been worse. Merchants handling myriad online orders must quickly and safely process payments, but one recent report found that 83 percent of top U.S. retailers have online system vulnerabilities that could leave them open to fraud.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

To catch payments fraud, man and machine must work together. That’s especially true as an increasing number of transactions are done online and in card-not-present (CNP) environments, and as bad actors try to commit chargeback fraud. Transformation Through The Platform.

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PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2016

Online shopping cart software provider 3dcart announced its partnership with Vantiv to bring “flexible eCommerce processing choices” to more than 20,000 online merchant sites. It is also expected that several value-added protection, revenue, analytics, reporting and operations solutions will be made available as well.

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