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Dark Web and Databases: The Role of Breaches in CNP Fraud
Friendly fraud, policy fraud, and account takeover attacks are becoming more and more prevalent in recent years, and merchants are rightly worried. But the increase in “alternative” fraud methods shouldn’t distract merchants from what is likely to remain eCommerce’s main threat for many years to come: credit card breaches and its consequences, card-not-present (CNP) fraud. […]
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Growth Forecasts, Customer Acquisition, and the “Faux” Account Problem
First-time customers are a growth engine and factor into calculating growth and revenue forecasts. But what happens when these customers are not actually new?
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The Not-So-Obvious Costs of Marketplace Fraud
Marketplace fraud teams are actively working to protect against known and emerging types of fraud, but some fraud tactics aren’t as clear-cut.
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5 Top Prevention Strategies of Ecommerce Fraud
Global online retail sales are expected to surpass the $7 trillion mark by 2025, according to eMarketer. So that’s the good news. However, the bad news is that this notable growth in sales will inevitably lead to a rise in eCommerce Fraud. In this blog, I will discuss top prevention strategies of ecommerce fraud. Beginning in […]
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Riskified and IATA Announce New Strategic Partnership
Riskified to integrate to IATA’s Financial Gateway to help airlines boost revenues, reduce cost and prevent fraud Riskified, the leading fraud prevention solution provider today announced a strategic partnership with the International Air Transport Association (IATA). With this partnership, IATA will integrate and offer Riskified’s Chargeback Guarantee to IATA member airlines that use the IATA […]
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On Ramadan, Consumers and Fraudsters Enjoy a Bit of Late-Night Shopping
Riskified data show that high-end fashion merchants, department stores, and online marketplaces enjoyed a spike in transaction volume during Ramadan month in 2019, and even more so in 2020. Bolstered by the rapid shift online, the transaction volume processed by marketplaces between April 23 and May 23 of last year outpaced even the number of […]
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2020 Holidays: A Very Digital Shopping Season
To say that 2020 has not been a typical year is both an understatement and a cliché. The past eight months saw COVID-19 change nearly every aspect of our lives, from how we work and study, to our travel, to our social interactions. In retail terms, the pandemic upended consumer behaviors and priorities, making availability, […]
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7 Things That Will Be Different This Holiday Season
Recent months saw the global COVID-19 pandemic completely change the way we live, work, interact, and buy. With the virus expected to be part of our lives for the unforeseeable future, we are looking at a completely different holiday season. For many, Zoom meetups will replace big family gatherings, and an uncertain economic climate will […]
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The Dark Side of Delicious: Decoding Food Delivery Fraud on the Dark Web
In more ways than one, scamming a food delivery service is gateway fraud. Remember when ordering pizzas to the address of an unsuspecting victim was a staple of youthful mischief? Some of the popular food delivery fraud MOs our analysts encounter these days are not far removed from childhood pizza pranks. But what some forms […]