Fraud Prevention
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
The global eCommerce market is booming with shoppers of every age and background buying online. In brick-and-mortar stores, recognizing and addressing customers’ needs is relatively straight forward, but for eCommerce merchants, learning to gauge the shopping experience can be challenging. It is not always easy to understand what brings customers back to a site or shopping app and … Continued
Luxury fashion items are coveted by many, including fraudsters. Retailers selling luxury fashion items online must juggle between two goals that don’t always coincide: the desire to provide a smooth shopping experience and the need to keep a watchful eye on purchases to avoid fraud. The decision to approve or decline an online purchase due to suspected fraud is often difficult, and … Continued
As consumers increasingly go online to make their purchases, luxury fashion retailers are poised to realize huge gains in eCommerce revenue. It’s estimated that the market for online luxury goods will be worth more than 20 billion euros by 2018. Moreover, the move towards digital purchases will only accelerate this trend. Last year, US consumers … Continued
Package redirection scams are one of the oldest tricks in the fraudster book. It generally begins with stolen credit card details and continues with an online order that appears safe, complete with the stolen card’s billing details and a matching shipping address. What happens next is a headache many merchants are unfortunately familiar with: fraudsters … Continued
Anyone who has ever played or watched a poker game knows that any money one side wins is money that their opponents lose (trust me when I say from experience that when losing money playing poker the same concept applies, only in reverse). This is a classic example of a “zero-sum” game, in which one player’s loss … Continued
We recently released a special report about CNP fraud in the fashion vertical, sharing data-based insights about fraud patterns in the world of online fashion sales as well as actionable tips based on our experience in managing fraud for both retail and high-end fashion merchants. Riskified’s wonderful designers created the following infographic with some of … Continued
