PYMNTS

DECEMBER 29, 2020

While fraud affects less than 1 percent of all card purchases, consumers who do lose funds from their bank accounts must go through lengthy and often stressful processes to get their money back. Getting security right also means balancing customers’ security and privacy concerns. Read the full story in the Tracker.

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OCTOBER 12, 2020

Online marketplaces are connecting retailers, consumers and nonprofits amid the pandemic. And online shopping and digital fraud are increasing simultaneously, but merchants can take steps to ensure that debit-based card-not-present (CNP) transactions are kept safe. All this, Today in Data. 92%: Portion of U.S.

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JULY 3, 2020

Banks’ security efforts depend on analyzing consumers’ transaction histories to gain firm understandings of their normal behaviors, enabling financial institutions (FIs) to spot unusual activities that could suggest fraudsters are involved. Defending Agains Fraud During Periods Of Reopening .

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Fraud continues to increase in many areas, despite extensive attempts to bring it to heel. Retail fraud attempts have doubled year over year, for example, while account takeover (ATO) fraud losses recently hit $14.7 billion , and phishing attacks now comprise 30 percent of all fraud attempts. billion to $7.2

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OCTOBER 9, 2020

found that 32 percent of consumers have been targeted by some type of pandemic-related fraud , for example. state employment programs to phishing scams with bad actors claiming to represent retailers — such as luxury brand Vince Camuto in one recent email scam — to good old-fashioned identity theft. Email and the Verification Divide.

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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. retailers have digital oversights that leave them vulnerable to attacks.

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JULY 15, 2020

Mari Anne Bayliss , senior director of solution management at CyberSource , told Karen Webster that simply relying on machine learning as a weapon against fraud is not enough — not in an age where managing fraud risk during the great digital shift (and unprecedented transaction volumes) is so challenging. .

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JANUARY 3, 2019

A new study has revealed that retailers will lose around $130 billion in digital CNP (Card-not-Present) fraud between 2018 and 2023. This is something about which retailers remain undereducated, and has allowed fraudsters to capitalize on relatively low FDP spend,” explained research author Steffen Sorrell in a press release.

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JULY 22, 2019

RHB in Malaysia is introducing fraud protection cards with mini screens on the back that auto-generate new card verification value (CVV) numbers, according to reports. A study done by Bank Negara Malaysia showed that upwards of 92 percent of total fraud losses were connected to card payment fraud.

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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

MAY 16, 2019

Death, taxes and data breaches – those are perhaps the only sure things in life, and new evidence is emerging that hackers are finding increasing profit in targeting online retailers. The news comes amid yet another online retail cyberattack, this one targeting Japan’s Fast Retailing, the company that owns the Uniqlo retail chain.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Fraudsters are increasingly savvy, though, and retailers cannot afford to relax much. . Debit card fraud can have far-reaching consequences that extend beyond those of credit card fraud, as debit technologies link directly to customers’ bank accounts. Fraud And The Problem Of Convenience.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2019

If it seems like cases of fraud and hacking are always in the news, that’s because new incidents pop up practically every day. According to the new Digital Fraud Tracker , total losses due to fraud equaled $4.2 According to the new Digital Fraud Tracker , total losses due to fraud equaled $4.2

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2020

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. Fraudsters now have more avenues for attack available to them,” Rusi said. The key to this is user experience,” he said.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Visa announced that since their inception, chip cards have reduced counterfeit fraud by 87 percent. . The latest data shows that Visa payment cards with an embedded EMV chip has had a significant impact on counterfeit fraud, which is when criminals copy your payment card data onto a fake card and re-use it without your permission.”.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Omnichannel commerce technology and operations provider Radial released the results of its Annual Holiday Fraud Index today (Nov. 18), which revealed the ongoing risk retailers face of coordinated and sustained fraud losses. Bottom line for most retailers if you are managing fraud yourself, you are going to get wrecked.”.

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JULY 25, 2017

The impact of online fraud reaches far beyond the dollar count of sales lost. . In recent studies, as noted by EKN Research and Radial, developed nations are seeing an increase in card not present (CNP) fraud, which now accounts for as much as 70 percent of all card fraud and is growing at double-digit percentage rates in some nations. .

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2020

Consumers appear to be moving their debit payments away from brick-and-mortar stores toward eCommerce channels, meaning FIs and card issuers must work to support them while minimizing online security risks. These organizations need to fend off anything threatening, combatting both popular and emerging debit fraud attack methods.

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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

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

We have deep dives on digital onboarding at universities, subscriptions and quick-service restaurant (QSR) friendly fraud. A number of these schools had to make quick changes to their onboarding procedures as they encounter the safety and wellness risks presented by the coronavirus. Helping QSRs Fight Food Fraud. Top News .

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APRIL 12, 2018

The transition to the EMV chip in North America has been both a boon and a bit of a headache when it comes to payments security. On the one hand, Worldpay ’s VP of Data Products Nicole Jass noted, EMV has done an awful lot to slam the door shut on card-present fraud. According to Visa, counterfeit fraud at U.S.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 18, 2017

Retailers are retailers, not security experts. Too often, their best efforts can create friction at the point of sale for consumers, which leads to shopping cart abandonment and lost revenue, all while feeding the illusion of “too much security.”. There’s never ‘too much’ security,” Grant said.

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AUGUST 19, 2019

Rewards and loyalty programs also make attractive targets for fraud. Here are some examples of restaurants and retailers that have bounced back from mobile data breaches and what they are doing to ensure security. Security Solutions. Other restaurants are turning to biometrics to increase security. Chipotle .

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Banks, financial institutions (FIs) and other firms are grappling with a flood of application fraud and identity theft. 10 percent: Share of sales that retailers are projected to lose to card-not-present (CNP) fraud between 2018 and 2023. billion: Amount of projected synthetic credit card fraud losses in 2019.

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JUNE 5, 2020

FIs must be careful not to lower their fraud-fighting standards in their pursuit of open banking and be selective about the entities they allow in. The need to secure open banking has only grown as financial criminals have stepped up to exploit disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, he added. How To Quickly Fight KYC Fraud.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ) filed an “emergency action” against former NS8 Inc. which is based in Nevada, purportedly provides online retailers with fraud detection and prevention technology, according to the statement. 17) statement. Gottschall said in a statement.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

They are buying fraud tutorials and data from other criminals online. The 2018 holiday shopping season has already started for people and organizations bent on fraud. In a new PYMNTS interview, Tricia Phillips, SVP of product at Kount , discussed the fraud trends for the upcoming fourth quarter. Fraud Headstart.

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PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2019

counterfeit fraud, measured in dollars for these card present transactions, has dropped precipitously. Total counterfeit fraud dollars decreased by 49 percent, the payments giant said. Visa said this week that as acceptance of EMV cards has gained traction in the U.S., Visa also said that more than 3.5

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2020

PAAY has rolled out a partner platform to let merchants and payment providers implement and track EMV 3DS, a standard that aims to help prevent unauthorized card-not-present (CNP) transactions, throughout different merchant accounts. It is essential right now that businesses take measures to protect themselves against fraud.

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JUNE 7, 2019

While the days of the good ol’ “stickup” bank robbery, cybersecurity threats are rapidly growing in number and complexity, and even the most advanced security teams scramble to keep up. After decades of battling credit card fraud, retail banks face a new challenge: fraudulent account takeover. The rise in high-impact fraud.

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PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2020

How FIs Adapt Fraud Detection During Times of Behavioral Upheaval. In this month’s Feature Story, Mejia explained the strategies and technologies helping FIs overcome this challenge and shift fraud-fighting approaches to suit customers’ new habits. Deep Dive : Why Retailers and Consumers See Safety i n Contactless, CNP Transactions.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Fraudsters have redoubled their attacks on eCommerce channels, however, making consumers more concerned about data security. Shoppers may be reluctant to hand over their card details to every online retailer, as each transaction represents another risk that consumers’ information could be exposed in a breach.

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JUNE 10, 2019

About a month after reports surfaced that commercial fleet payments technology firm FLEETCOR is facing a lawsuit over claims of anticompetitive behavior, a new report from Citron Research is accusing the company of clean energy fraud.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Businesses are also examining virtual card options that can allow employees to make company payments securely and conveniently during the pandemic. Firms are also prioritizing security as they transact online more heavily as well. Virtual Cards To Bring Greater Security To Transactions. Read that story in the Tracker.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 4, 2019

It’s no surprise that payments fraud is on the rise. Juniper Research , for example, has estimated that retailers will lose as much as $130 billion in card-not-present (CNP) fraud through 2023 — as tech gets more complex and transactions are done across borders.

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JUNE 5, 2020

The challenge is two-fold for retailers in a post-pandemic world, Cohen said. What the last few months have demonstrated, he said, is an influx of retailers and sellers that have suddenly realized the need to be much more digitally present and enabled. Meeting The Rising Challenges . But then the cycle will repeat itself.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

The future, and what Brighterion has focused its development on, Jha said, is building and leveraging AI solutions that can respond dynamically to risk factors as they unfold, without necessarily inserting a host of additional stumble steps that slow down the customer’s front-end security. The Growing Playing Field.

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