Frontline of Fraud

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Opinion

What the digital booking trend means for local travel attractions and fraud prevention

Online bookings of local tours, attractions and even dining have skyrocketed. Although this can be a great source of traffic and revenue for these local attractions, online payments fraud in this sector continues to rise and these...

09/12/18

Opinion

In the new ecommerce fraud landscape, every vertical is now at risk

Fraudsters are not just targeting small merchants or inexpensive items anymore – virtually any vertical or product can be a worthwhile target for online fraud, and the losses could cause irreversible damage to a retailer’s bottom...

09/07/18

Opinion

What price range sees the most CNP fraud? It depends

Data on the price ranges that online fraudsters target most are effective in helping retailers be more aware of fraud tendencies. However, any price point can be a target to some criminals, and it’s important to leverage this data to...

07/31/18

Opinion

3 things your marketing department can teach your CNP fraud prevention team

You may be surprised to learn that your marketing department can teach your fraud prevention team a lot about card not present fraud. Not only are the two departments working in tandem to reach the same goals, but the marketing...

06/25/18

Opinion

CNP fraud spikes during the holiday shopping season. Here are 3 things you can do now to protect your holiday sales

CNP fraud spikes during every holiday season, and 2018 will be no exception. Before it’s too late, online retailers need to get prepared in their fraud prevention efforts. Here are three steps that online sellers can take right now to...

05/10/18

Opinion

Without the right data, CNP fraud protection could be out of reach

Capturing and analyzing your sales and fraud data gives your ecommerce business real-time, dynamic information that helps you keep pace with rapid changes in the way fraudsters operate. Without this information, your fraud prevention...

04/12/18

Opinion

Why ecommerce fraud needs a multichannel response

Ecommerce fraud isn’t just an online problem anymore. With fraudulent activity spanning the online, mobile and offline channels, it’s time that e-commerce retailers treat fraud prevention as a multichannel issue.

03/14/18