Fraud Prevention
Airlines and online travel agencies (OTAs) invest considerable funds and go to great lengths in an effort to prevent online fraud. But while trying to avoid chargebacks, many travel merchants impose strict rules and filters that block not only fraud attempts, but also good customers. In the highly competitive online travel market, wrongly declining a … Continued
Holidays are traditionally all about family, food, and community. But there’s a new kid on the block, a modern holiday centered not around family, but around bachelorhood. Single’s Day is held annually on November 11, or 11/11 – glorifying the digit 1. Branded a major cyber holiday by China’s eCommerce giant Alibaba in 2009, it has … Continued
By 2020 the global online travel market is expected to be worth a whopping $817 billion. Mobile sales, or mCommerce, are becoming an increasingly important revenue stream within this market. In fact, mobile purchases will soon account for 70% of all digital travel sales in the US. Unfortunately, as the online travel markets grows, so does card-not-present (CNP) fraud. Online … Continued
Consumers are increasingly going online for their holiday shopping, with this season expected to generate the highest eCommerce order volume ever. Holiday shoppers present an enormous revenue opportunity to eCommerce retailers. However, this season is also a source of challenges for fraud teams: much of the order spike will come from hard-to-verify international cards, and since order … Continued
When it comes to protecting their revenue from fraud, airlines and online travel agencies (OTAs) find themselves in a catch-22. Strict rules and fraud filters reduce chargebacks, but given that clear-cut fraud only occurs in approximately 2% of card-not-present flight orders, these measures also inevitably lead to costly false declines and disgruntled [ex]customers. In this … Continued
The global eCommerce market is booming, and consumer electronics are leading the way. By 2018, online consumer electronics sales are expected to reach $108.4 billion in the US alone. But a surge in online sales present not only opportunity, but new challenges as well, including preventing Card Not Present (CNP) fraud. Effectively preventing CNP fraud requires … Continued
July is a big month in North America. Canadians usher in the month with Canada Day festivities, and as their celebrations settle down, Americans light up the barbecues and start celebrating the 4th of July. For many of us, telling Canadians and Americans apart is no easy task (unless they happen to utter a keyword … Continued
With over 1.2 billion international tourist arrivals registered worldwide in 2015, the online travel industry is experiencing an explosion in demand. Online travel merchants can take advantage of the growing number of travelers who use digital channels to book their flights. Digital travel sales in the United States alone were valued at over $200 billion in 2015, and globally, it … Continued
As the global eCommerce market grows and fraudster methodology evolves, new fraud management approaches and tools are being introduced at a fast pace. Trying to stay on top of developments in the eCommerce fraud prevention landscape can be overwhelming and time consuming. Riskified is proud to present the eCommerce Fraud Solution Buyer’s Kit, a comprehensive … Continued
