Fraud Prevention

Fraud Prevention
Shoppers Seek ‘Next-Gen Fraud Strategies’ From eCommerce Merchants
May 20, 2024

Amid ongoing fraud concerns in eCommerce, advanced, data-driven prevention strategies can be crucial for protecting shoppers and enhancing their retail experiences, driving loyalty. PYMNTS’ Q1 eBook, “The Implications of Uncertainty,” features insights from 18 payments industry executives focused on how data can help firms navigate unpredictable...

Fraud Prevention
Proof and Socure Team to Combat Fraud on Consumer Forms
May 16, 2024

Online notarization firm Proof has launched a partnership with digital identity verification provider Socure. The collaboration, announced Thursday (May 16), is aimed at preventing fraud in consumer agreements and forms, which the companies call a $200 trillion market opportunity. “Industries are fighting an ever-increasing risk of fraud across their entire...

Fraud Prevention
Prove: Spike in Business Identity Theft Calls for Phone-Based Approach to Authentication
May 15, 2024

As the company that laid claim to the concept of “digital identity” more than 10 years ago, Prove Identity takes verification seriously, even when it’s not. Case in point: As CEO Rodger Desai told Karen Webster in an interview, at Prove, there’s a running joke...

Fraud Prevention
Online Merchants Grapple With Surge in Sophisticated Counterfeit Goods Scheme
May 09, 2024

The internet has been both a blessing and a curse to society and commerce alike.  And with the news Wednesday (May 8) that a criminal network of over 75,000 fake eCommerce shops has scammed over 800,000 shoppers in the U.S. and Europe, embracing digital innovation while...

Fraud Prevention
New Report: Authorized Fraud Scams Damaging to Bank-Customer Relationships
May 09, 2024

Despite ongoing efforts to educate consumers on protecting themselves against financial crime, increasing authorized fraud and scam instances are nightmares for banks and their customers. Authorized fraud, which targets customers or bank employees, is particularly troubling. PYMNTS Intelligence finds that 43% of the fraudulent transactions...

Fraud Prevention
Visa Stresses Education as Small Businesses Confront Fraud Vulnerabilities
May 02, 2024

Most crimes, as the saying goes, are crimes of opportunity. And that’s bad news for small businesses, whose lack of resources and challenges when accessing financing often leaves them ill-prepared for fraud schemes and scams — particularly given the shot in the arm that innovations...

Fraud Prevention
Consumers Demand Anti-Fraud Tools From eCommerce Merchants
May 01, 2024

As scammers and fraudsters become more sophisticated, shoppers are demanding more effective prevention tools from their eCommerce merchants. By the Numbers The PYMNTS Intelligence study “Fraud Management, False Declines and Improved Profitability,” created in collaboration with Nuvei, draws on insights from a survey last summer of...

Fraud Prevention
Mastercard: ‘Movies’ Not ‘Snapshots’ of Consumer Behavior Help Banks Counter Scams
May 01, 2024

Scams, regrettably, are a feature — not a bug — of modern, digital payments and commerce.  And in an era where technology has become increasingly sophisticated, so too have the methods employed by scammers. From identity theft to fraudulent transactions, scams are evolving at an...

Fraud Prevention
UnitedHealth Group CEO Said Hackers Struck Via Citrix Portal
April 29, 2024

UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty will testify Wednesday (May 1) that hackers broke into its Change Healthcare unit’s systems through the Citrix portal. “On February 12, criminals used compromised credentials to remotely access a Change Healthcare Citrix portal, an application used to enable remote access to desktops,” Witty said in testimony posted...