PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

In they went, stealing details of 30 million cards before the malware was discovered in December of 2019. card number. What’s clear is that fraud decisioning solutions have never been more necessary, as cybercrime enters a new phase of sophistication, diabolical creativity and global scale. Sealing It.

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DECEMBER 17, 2020

Digital fraud is a long-running problem for merchants, retailers, banks and businesses of all types. Account takeovers and shipping fraud increased by 347 percent and 391 percent, respectively, between 2018 and 2019, and the pandemic has only exacerbated these issues. Developments From The World Of Digital Fraud.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2020

Providers serving a wide array of businesses have access to more card or customer data than individual merchants, meaning they may be more able to flag individuals showing signs of fraudulent or unusual behavior. . Each sector and country encounters different fraud types that providers must be ready to detect and thwart.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Signifyd Vice President of Partnerships Skye Spear predicted that within three years merchants won’t be on the hook for credit card fraud online thanks to companies like Signifyd that use real-time machine learning to prevent fraudulent transactions from going through. Signifyd charges about 1 percent of the order for its protection.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, Razer Fintech and Visa have unveiled the Razer Card prepaid card, while SafetyPay has joined forces with LATAM’s Rappi. Plus, the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) is investing roughly $750 million in Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd. percent share of Reliance Retail.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2016

In retailing, as a Nobel laureate once wrote (and sort of sang!), “the times they are a-changin” — a sentiment that extends handily to gift cards. No longer confined to being silly (or maybe saccharine) cards tucked into envelopes, gifting can be a quick and painless digital pursuit. Unless retailers make it hard.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2017

That’s a quote from department store maven John Wanamaker, illustrating a conundrum for retailers (and merchants in general): Namely, you’ve got to reach out to consumers if you are going to convince them to buy your wares. It is equally important to measure and iterate as the retailer continues to engage with its target audience.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Mastercard Intros Mobilized Virtual Cards; Defines Intersection Between Functionality And Security. The virtual card offers a strong value proposition for corporates in the form of enhanced security and control over spend. But without support for mobile wallets, v-card adoption can lag. Why the disconnect?

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2019

With the holiday shopping season in the rear view, retailers across the globe are tallying up their wins and losses. While the holiday retail rush meant big gains for some retailers, it also came with an influx of fraud, both in-store and online, as fraudsters took advantage of a high-pace, high-volume period of transactions.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Fraud is their profession. Friendly fraud, on the other hand, is a much more amorphous and heterogenous area than its criminal counterpart, Kount CEO Brad Wiskirchen told Karen Webster in a recent conversation, one that makes it much harder for merchants to spot, let alone fight. These types of fraud aren’t rare one-offs.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Capital One Halts BNPL Transactions On Its Credit Cards. Capital One Financial Corp is putting a stop to buy now, pay later (BNPL) transactions on its credit cards, calling the dealings “ risky ,” for both consumers and banks. Nearly 90 percent of millennials have credit cards, yet still seek new ways to finance their online purchases.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2020

He said that with Amazon Prime Day essentially kicking off the holiday shopping season earlier this month, “retailers are going to go full-tilt boogie on promotions and mobile-centric offers, and the fraudsters are going to come in.”. Starting With A ‘Fraud Mindset’. Nothing bad can happen, or they're going to get really angry.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 26, 2018

From banks to retailers to restaurants, companies are on the hunt for a strategy that will win over customers, with a growing share turning to rewards and loyalty programs. These offerings can even help brands edge ahead of their competition — 22 percent of consumers will exclusively shop at stores where they are a loyalty member.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2016

It is apparently getting harder to get a gift card out there, as retailers are making it harder to buy them. Some have started requiring cash-only purchases of the cards, others have cut them down to smaller denominations, others have put limits on buying multiple cards and some have just dispensed with selling them altogether.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 26, 2017

The company’s successful start caught the attention of fraudsters who made off with $400,000 worth of luxury cars with stolen identities and credit cards. While the fraud-fighting technology available six years ago didn’t stand a chance of protecting HiGear, the current car-sharing market , which is projected to be worth $16.5

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PYMNTS

APRIL 1, 2020

billion non-prepaid debit card transactions in 2018, solidifying debit as a staple payment type. They insert or swipe their debit cards at stores’ point-of-sale (POS) devices — or key in details online — and maybe enter PINs, but the behind-the-scenes processes through which transactions are routed are kept invisible. shoppers made 72.7

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Ordering must not only be seamless, but needs to keep customers’ identities and card details safe. As the mobile app space gets more saturated, most brands are leaning hard on their loyalty and rewards programs for a boost. However, the rise of mobile ordering also comes with growth in account takeover fraud.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2018

17) that it will enable tokenization services on all cards by 2020, as part of its Digital Commerce Solutions, a suite of offerings geared toward making online transactions speedier and more secure. Mastercard will work with Adyen, Digital River, Stripe, Square, Worldpay and its own eponymous gateway services to bring tokens to retailers.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

In an organized retail crime (ORC) survey, the National Retail Federation found that 92 percent of respondents were victims of the practice in the past year. These criminals find new ways to expand their networks and manipulate the retail supply chain every day.”.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2016

With headquarters in King Of Prussia, Pennsylvania, Radial provides major brands and merchants with fraud, payments and tax solutions, as well as a host of other commerce technology solutions. “We We’ve settled into providing services as a payments and fraud business.”. Radial knows a thing or two about fighting fraud.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Mastercard is collaborating with four eCommerce retailers — WHSmith.co.uk, Funky Pigeon, Cult Pens and The Card Gallery — to offer the Pay by Bank app to online shoppers, Mastercard announced in a press release on Friday (Oct. Pay by Bank app (PbBa) — created by Vocalink, a Mastercard company — leverages the U.K.’s

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2017

Can data make all the difference in the fight against payments fraud? The discussion played off the findings of a new whitepaper from the firm titled, “Driving Up Conversion with Effective Fraud Management.”. What works in preventing payments fraud at a large airline or telco system may not be germane for an electronics retailer.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2020

For retailers, nothing really ever comes easy — and things aren’t getting any easier, at least when it involves gaining and retaining customers. The webinar featured Karen Webster from PYMNTS and Amy Parsons, senior vice president of global acceptance at Discover Financial Services and its payments brand, Discover Global Network.

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AUGUST 24, 2018

But that also brings more opportunity for fraud — and protecting against fraud can often become an afterthought for QSR operators. That’s the premise of a recent PYMNTS discussion between Karen Webster and Tricia Phillips, senior vice president of product and strategy at fraud prevention company Kount. Low-Hanging Fruit.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Credit/debit card pilferage is their core trade, so naturally, they’ve latched onto gift cards in a big way. Gift cards now boast the highest rate of fraud attempts of all retail-issued cards – a dubious distinction that proves their popularity with everyone, including crooks. A Side of Extra Revenue.

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FICO

MAY 18, 2023

The innovative pay-as-you-go solution allows Dock’s clients, including banks, fintechs, and retailers, to intercept fraudulent transactions and protect their operations, while also improving the user experience. The fraud prevention solution is based on FICO® Falcon® Fraud Manager and FICO® Customer Communication Services (CCS).

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2020

“Given the seismic shift to digital, the COVID-19 pandemic is forcing retail to achieve innovation in three to six months that would otherwise have taken three to five years. Startup brands are taking advantage, and established players are catching up. Payments Drive Digital Experiences for Brands (and Consumers). is investing.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2017

announced a 10-year extension of its fleet fuel card contract with convenience chain retailer Sheetz, Inc., WEX supports the Private Label, Universal and Tri-Brand fleet cards available at Sheetz, which can be used to purchase gasoline at store locations. On Wednesday (Oct. 18), payment solutions company WEX, Inc.,

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JANUARY 31, 2020

We have deep dives into virtual card adoption and self-service technology, as well as a report on Kobe Bryant’s legacy. Bank Is Doing to Drive Virtual Card Adoption. Accounts payable (AP) professionals and vendors still have reservations about adopting virtual cards despite their many benefits.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

But if the man called his card issuer and pretended the order was never his and that his card had been misused fraudulently, he wouldn’t owe the fee. Gluck said his buddy probably didn’t see such potential “ friendly fraud ” as real fraud. “In But it is a form of friendly fraud.”. The Changing Landscape Of Need.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

The costs of using some cards is going on the incline, as news is breaking that the nation’s two largest card networks, Visa and Mastercard, are preparing to up the fees charged to merchants to accept network-branded cards.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2016

18) that it and Verifone, a player in payments and commerce solutions, have developed a solution to enable merchants using Verifone Commander Site Controller to offer their customers an electronic punch card loyalty program. Excentus said it will host a portal for merchants to join and create a digital punch card program.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Mastercard, through its collaborative fraud and dispute resolution technology Ethoca , will now offer a new version of online statements with added logos and clear business names for each transaction. The release said doing so is a way to both clear up confusion for customers and also to allow brands a way to establish more presence.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

As the holiday shopping season approaches, retailers large and small are preparing for the coming rush of consumers looking to cross items off of their wish lists. Cybercriminals tend to ramp up their attacks against retailers around the holiday season, when revenues are highest and opportunity is ripe.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Gift cards may seem a logical answer. But not brand. What happens if you buy a card from a store that’s not exactly right for that person? Stuck is stuck, with a tight smile of thanks, and perhaps that card is left in a drawer. Stuck is stuck, with a tight smile of thanks, and perhaps that card is left in a drawer.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 3, 2018

Krebs on Security reported Monday night (April 2) that the fast-casual bakery/café chain had been leaking names, emails, addresses, birthdays and partial credit card numbers (the last four digits) from its website for at least eight months. Both companies are part of Toronto-based retailer Hudson’s Bay. If the U.S. Hudson’s Bay.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

billion Mastercard and Maestro-branded cards worldwide. He also announced additional upcoming partnerships, including one with Costco, which will utilize Mastercard as its exclusive co-brand partner in Japan starting early next year. directly to their debit cards. Earnings per share came in at $1.34 As of Sept.

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