Report: Elder scams cost Americans $3.1 billion in 2022
Elder scams targeting people over the age of 60 in the U.S. led to losses of $3.1 billion in 2022 alone, according to study by
Category : Payments Fraud
All content related to payments fraud, including card-not-present (CNP), account takeover (ATO) and more.
Equifax Acquires Chargeback Management Tool Midigator
Equifax announced at the end of last month that it would acquire chargeback management tool Midigator for an undisclosed sum. Market rumors place the size
Sift Acquires Chargeback.com, Terms Undisclosed
Sift announced that it was acquiring Chargeback.com this past week, the second recent buyout of a chargeback mitigation company. Earlier this month, Chargehound announced its
Mastercard to buy Ekata for $850M
Mastercard announced earlier this week that it would acquire the Seattle-based online identity verification company Ekata for $850 million subject to regulatory approval. Ekata began
Whitepages.com Spins Off Ekata Identity Solution
Whitepages Pro, a leading supplier in global digital identity verification data, today announced that has spun off its renamed business-to-business (B2B) division from the US-focused
How can Legitimate Businesses Cooperate to Fight CNP fraudsters?
DJ Murphy is the editor-in-chief and co-founder of CardNotPresent.com, which he co-founded with CEO Steve Casco in 2011. Murphy’s involvement in the world of card-not-present
Have We Found the Way to Gender Equality in Fraud?
Is gender important in getting a fraud prevention role? More importantly, is fraud prevention a women-friendly field? My hunch is that the answer is yes.
Karisse Hendrick Discusses Women in Fraud Prevention
Karisse Hendrick is well known in North America for her role in fostering conversations on card-not-present fraud prevention across the entire payments chain. Like many
Manual Review for CNP Transactions in Europe
Manual review is the paradox in card-not-present (CNP) fraud prevention today. Many in the market are trumpeting the decreased need for manual review amid the
Female Fraudsters: Looking at the Past, Present and Future
The number of female fraudsters has risen in recent years along with the boom in global e-commerce and new web-only financial services. While pop culture