Forter news and trends

US Merchants Urged to Embrace 3DS to Fight Fraud
Authentication // March 05, 2024

Jeff Hallenbeck, head of payments at Forter, noted in a recent conversation with PYMNTS that the authentication method known as three-domain secure (3DS) has had an uneven embrace by merchants across the globe.   But it should be more widely used by companies looking to battle fraudsters...

Tokenization Now Seen by Merchants as Performance Optimization Play
Security & Fraud // February 16, 2024

Jeff Hallenbeck, head of payments at Forter, said tokenization, from the merchant point of view, is moving from being thought of as an operational cost to an opportunity to drive revenues. Tokenization — the act of replacing sensitive data with randomly generated, encrypted surrogate values,...

How AI Is Turning Conversations Into Transactions for Merchants
Artificial Intelligence // February 01, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI), in the form of predictive algorithms, has been around for a while.  But while its impact has primarily been in the background of workflows, the emergence of generative AI has brought the technology’s impact starkly to the forefront of commerce, payments and...

Fraud Prevention Programs Support Revenue Growth Strategies, Says Forter’s Head of Risk 
Fraud Prevention // January 16, 2024

In today’s digital landscape, businesses are increasingly committed to providing a best-in-class customer experience. And a critical lynchpin of that experience is effective cyber and payments security. “Fraud and payments leaders are forging new connections internally,” Doriel Abrahams, head of risk, U.S. and principal technologist at Forter,...

Interviews & Exclusives
AI Proves Effective in Stopping eCommerce Returns Fraud

March 28, 2024
Returns are a cost of doing business for all merchants. If not handled well, they can present a point of friction, disappointing customers so much that they’re discouraged from shopping with that company again. Fraudsters? They’re gaming the system, sometimes reporting that products did not arrive, or they did not get what they ordered — […]

US Merchants Urged to Embrace 3DS to Fight Fraud

March 05, 2024
Jeff Hallenbeck, head of payments at Forter, noted in a recent conversation with PYMNTS that the authentication method known as three-domain secure (3DS) has had an uneven embrace by merchants across...

Tokenization Now Seen by Merchants as Performance Optimization Play

February 16, 2024
Jeff Hallenbeck, head of payments at Forter, said tokenization, from the merchant point of view, is moving from being thought of as an operational cost to an opportunity to drive...

How AI Is Turning Conversations Into Transactions for Merchants

February 01, 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI), in the form of predictive algorithms, has been around for a while.  But while its impact has primarily been in the background of workflows, the emergence of...

Quick Reads
PYMNTS Panel Discussion to Address Benefits of 3DS 2.0 Tuesday

June 26, 2023
3DS 2.0 — the security protocol for online payments — enables more effective targeting of fraudulent activity but has not been embraced by stakeholders to the degree that might be expected. The security protocol is not mandated in the United States, as it is elsewhere in the world, and its voluntary embrace by stakeholders has […]

Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to Reform FinCEN and Protect Small Business Data

June 12, 2023
In today’s fast-paced world, financial crimes are becoming increasingly common, and it’s crucial to safeguard consumers and businesses.  Lawmakers are moving to reform the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and...

eCommerce Fraud Prevention Firm Forter Raises $300 Million

May 25, 2021
eCommerce fraud prevention company Forter has raised $300 million in a Series F funding round, according to a press release. This marks a near-tripling of the company’s valuation to $3...

Forter Adds Omnichannel Fraud Prevention Platform

March 27, 2015
Forter, which pegs itself as the consumer-centric fraud prevention solution, announced yesterday (March 26) the launch of a new product aimed at developing an omnichannel fraud prevention platform. The product is...