PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2021

Studies showed that many consumers in the United States have begun tapping their debit cards more often for payments, for example, with one report finding that debit use rose about 6 percent year over year. Another study found that 55 percent of U.S. Another study indicated that debit-related fraud is on the rise across the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2021

People in general are more aware of — and concerned about — fraud as we pass through a second season of COVID, and eCommerce continues to rack up impressive stats, good and bad. Fraudsters will always be on the lookout for potential targets, especially during the holidays and other periods of increased retail activity.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

One recent study found that new customer accounts now represent 30 percent of all transactions made online, for example, five times as many as they did prior to the crisis. Failing to properly secure consumers’ online payments can have costly consequences for merchants that are also trying to meet the need for more payment variety.

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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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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

The holiday shopping season is the most wonderful time of the year for the retail industry. 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. A notable $730 billion in U.S. A notable $730 billion in U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 12, 2021

Organized crime rings are taking advantage of the pandemic, looser police enforcement and a softening in anti-shoplifting laws to swipe tons of merchandise from retail stores and warehouses across the United States. KPIX-TV reported that the shop proudly advertised on Facebook Marketplace that customers “never pay retail.”.

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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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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2018

And the farmer who uses drones to help monitor operations – yet may not be able (or might not know how) to take steps needed to secure his or her server – is rendered vulnerable. The Vulnerabilities of Retail (and Other Sectors). His comments come against a backdrop where the warnings of IoT vulnerability come from other observers.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

One study on six countries, including Canada, the U.K. found that 32 percent of consumers have been targeted by some type of pandemic-related fraud , for example. Digital-first banks, insurance firms and merchants are tasked with protecting against the schemes to keep their customers’ data secure.

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Bank Innovation

MAY 2, 2018

Security and fraud risk remain the top priority for retail banks seeking to update their payments infrastructure, a study released this week by ACI WorldWide and Ovum found.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 10, 2019

ABA study shows banks are reporting more cases of EFE. Elder financial exploitation and elder fraud are rising at an alarming rate as they continue to be serious crimes in the United States. What the ABA study determined is that financial institutions of all sizes continue to focus on elder fraud prevention. We can help.

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PYMNTS

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

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Kount , the Boise, Idaho-based Software as a Service (SaaS) platform designed to simplify fraud detection and improve profitability, announced it has partnered with Verifi , the payment protection and management company. In June, Visa signed an acquisition agreement with Verifi.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 7, 2016

Online retailers prize a smooth checkout and one-click checkouts, but it turns out customers care more about security than convenience when shopping online.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Social Security Administration, for example, requires recipients using its website to provide unique eight-digit codes sent via text to their smartphones in addition to their usernames and passwords when they sign up or log in. . A silver lining exists, however. It also outlines some of the frictions entities face when doing so. .

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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

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

In the modern age of retail, a National Retail Federation (NRF) study has found that inventory loss, due to crime or error, is having a $46.8 percent of sales to retailers, Forbes reported. At the same time, the average shoplifting incident cost rose to $559, as the average cost of return fraud reached over $1,750.

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2017

Visa announced Tuesday (May 30) that it is rolling out enhancements to its Verified by Visa service, a global solution designed to make online purchases more secure by helping ensure payments are made by the rightful owner of the Visa account. As part of the upgrade, Visa said it was enhancing its systems to support 3-D Secure 2.0,

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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

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Account takeovers are becoming bigger business for criminals — or, at least, the business of preventing account takeovers in the digital retail and payments realm is becoming an increasing focus of companies and security experts. Fraud Prevention Innovation. Fraud Case Study. Account Takeover Growth.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2018

They are able to use cutting-edge technology, black-market websites and top-level, nimble and well-secured global networks to work their craft. At the least, it won’t get any better — not according to any anti-fraud expert who is worth their rate. million fraud crimes in 2017, Trilli said, and $22.1 In the U.S., there were 16.7

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2020

By comparison, the first 3-D Secure (3DS) technology provides consumers with a user experience marked by lengthy times for processing and verification. The company reports that retailers selling through eCommerce are experiencing record sales numbers, but fraud rates are also on the uptick. Merchants pay $3.13

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2019

According to one Mastercard study , about one-third of millennials and Gen Zers would let a bot plan their next trip in an automated fashion using data from their travel history. Platforms are doubling down on security in the wake of embarrassing data breaches and steady consumer fraud complaints, but it’s a fluid situation.

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2019

These platforms promise fast, seamless transactions, which most deliver – but when platforms focus on reducing friction for users, it can backfire and create new vulnerabilities to fraud. An unexpected consequence of the retailer race to offer same-day and one-day delivery is increased fraud exposure. Nearly one-third (30.4

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2020

Facial authentication and cloud-based subscription services are particularly popular, with applications ranging from unlocking personal smartphones to providing secure access to top-secret government facilities. A multitude of security issues continue to plague the space, however, despite this optimistic future of digital identity.

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PYMNTS

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

OCTOBER 20, 2016

19) released a report, dubbed “Millennial Study: Privacy vs. Customer Experience,” which charts the digital consumer preferences and behaviors of millennials in seven global markets — the U.S., Likewise, it begs the question of retailers and financial institutions: Are your business processes optimized for the millennial customer?”

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

How secure do you feel when it comes to payments? Consider a survey commissioned by payment, telecom and financial data solutions provider Transaction Network Services (TNS), which found that 85 percent of adults across the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia believe fraud attempts on debit and credit cards are on the upswing.

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PYMNTS

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

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Now these services are about safety and security, with features like curbside pickup and contactless drop-off, [and they’re now] a basic part of business operations,” Tim Ridgely , head of order and delivery at Paytronix, told PYMNTS. Before March, restaurants provided order and delivery services as something extra, more of a convenience.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 25, 2019

However, according to the Remote Payments Study conducted by PYMNTS in September 2018, behavior habits are shared by consumers based on income, age and gender. Fewer cited fraud protection or data security, though both of those factors have been top of mind for QSRs that offer mobile ordering. mCommerce isn’t one-dimensional.

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2017

In today’s enterprise, fighting fraud is something most finance professionals will encounter at some point in their careers. While most would think that CFOs have the last word on how to deal with fraud, research shows that’s not always the best approach. 12 percent | Amount of retail sales stemming from eCommerce revenue.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2021

PYMNTS’ latest research report, Online Security And The Debit-Credit Divide , a PYMNTS collaboration with Elan based on a survey of 2,466 U.S. consumers have shifted to digital shopping channels to purchase retail products, a fourfold increase since the start of the pandemic. The report finds that 45 percent of U.S.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2020

A recent study of North American and European consumers found that 92 percent expect their digital transactions to be safe, streamlined and convenient, for example. Merchants must be on the lookout for a variety of criminal activities, and credit card fraud is an increasingly important one.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2019

Additionally, they give FIs better analytics and reduce retailers’ concerns over payments reversals or cancellations. If preventative measures aren’t taken, however, faster payments could open the door to more fraud and cyberattacks. Fraud opportunities. Security strategies. Risk reduction. Before the U.K.

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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2019

The Internet of Things (IoT) continues to grow in popularity: A recent International Data Corporation (IDC) study projects there will be 41.6 Despite IoT’s popularity, however, security a nd privacy issues continue to make headlines. billion IoT devices by 2025, up from 7 billion in 2018. About the Tracker.

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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. retailers have online system vulnerabilities that could leave them open to fraud. retailers have online system vulnerabilities that could leave them open to fraud.

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