Fraud Prevention
As ACH payment becomes more available, it gives fraudsters a route to move funds from compromised bank accounts, a risk that digital platforms may not recognize as fraud until it is too late. Through dark web intelligence and internal transaction data, Riskified analysts observed fraudsters discussing compromised bank accounts, ACH-accepting platforms, and ways to cash … Continued
A decline pattern shows up in a segment you weren’t watching. You have a question, and you need an answer, now. Today, that usually means exporting a file, building a pivot table, or looping in your account manager to help pull the data together. All of that works, but none of it is instant. ARIA, … Continued
Across the dark web, scammers are turning up the volume on travel fraud. Riskified analysts have seen increased activity and attention, along with refined, sophisticated tactics merchants need to watch. You’ll find all the details in Riskified’s latest Risk Rundown, “Booking scams are taking off.” Drawing on exclusive data from our global network of travel … Continued
ACH's low fees and broad coverage make it an attractive target: the same economics that benefit legitimate merchants also appeal to fraudsters looking to exploit the settlement lag.
Return abuse looks different depending on where your customers are. That’s one central finding from Riskified’s 2026 report, Rewriting the rules on returns, and it has direct consequences for how fraud and ecommerce teams set policy, calibrate models, and communicate with customers. The report surveyed 2,091 consumers across seven markets and interviewed ten senior retail … Continued
As the 2026 FIFA World Cup unfolds across North America, one of the tournament’s biggest viral stars isn’t a player—it’s Freddy, a German fan whose trip across North America has captivated millions online. Spanning flights and hotels, sporting events, restaurants, attractions, and rideshares, Freddy’s journey offers some useful lessons for ticketing and travel merchants. It … Continued
As with most industries, AI is changing a lot about ecommerce — including how some consumers handle returns. That’s one of the more striking findings from Riskified’s 2026 report, “Rewriting the rules on returns,” which surveyed 2,091 consumers across seven markets and interviewed ten senior retail leaders at brands with revenues between $250 million and … Continued
At a glance: The TL;DR The quick comparison Why this matters For high-growth Shopify Plus merchants, scaling toward the enterprise tier creates a fundamental tension: as transaction volumes rise, the margin for error shrinks. In 2026, fraud prevention is no longer a back-office function. The clearest example is Visa’s Acquirer Monitoring Program (VAMP), which flags … Continued
Your consumers are ready for conversational commerce. People are comfortable asking an AI chatbot to help them find products, compare options, and navigate a purchase. That’s a real behavioral shift, and it’s not reversing. But the real debate right now is not whether AI belongs in retail. It’s where it sits. The last year has … Continued
