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Device ID Helps Fight Holiday Fraud Amid Record Online Shopping

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At a time when COVID-19 has seen global eCommerce and digital traffic grow by nearly 70 percent, security experts have braced for a commensurate surge in online fraud as the holiday shopping season continues. The key to this is user experience,” he said. But he added that the bad guys are using older scams as well. “As

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Geolocation Puts A Pin In Anti-Fraud Solutions

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With digital transactions and eCommerce soaring during the pandemic, the rate of increasingly sophisticated fraud has also risen. Unlike the crypto markets, Wingert said the banking and payments industries continue to be slow to adapt to the challenges of KYC and fraud prevention. In fact, a recent GeoGuard survey found that U.S.

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SIA, INFORM Team Up To Advance Digital Payments Authentication

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European tech firm SIA is forming a technological partnership with German software innovator INFORM to launch a digital service to speed up the authentication process for online payments across Europe. The fraud-fighting infrastructure uses an innovative scoring engine to analyze risks in real time for all payments. “Our

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Keeping Theater Order-Ahead Fraud- And Drama-Free

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In the latest Mobile Order-Ahead Tracker , PYMNTS examines developments in the mobile order-ahead world, as well as how consumers are responding to new features and tools designed to augment usersexperiences for the better. However, the rise of mobile ordering also comes with growth in account takeover fraud.

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Online Gambling: Why Disbursement Options Are Not Keeping Up With Customer Expectations

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Many are instead flocking to online gambling sites after the closure of all 989 commercial and tribal casino properties in the U.S. However, it can take a long time for online players to collect funds, unlike at casinos, where consumers can instantly collect winnings in cash. Enabling faster disbursement options in the U.S.

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SIA, INFORM Team Up To Advance Digital Payments Authentication

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European tech firm SIA is forming a technological partnership with German software innovator INFORM to launch a digital service to speed up the authentication process for online payments across Europe. The fraud-fighting infrastructure uses an innovative scoring engine to analyze risks in real time for all payments. “Our

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Is It Time For Cryptocurrency To Become More Regulated?

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The rapid growth of cryptocurrency has come with closer scrutiny and a call for tighter anti-money-laundering (AML), know-your-customer (KYC) regulations. This push for regulations hasn’t come without controversy. Some think they go too far.