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Key ecommerce and payments trends in 2024

Interviews | Online Payments | 15 Apr 2024

We sat down with Tracy Kobeda Brown, VP of Programs and Technology with the MRC, to learn more about the insights and implications of the 2024 survey – and how payments and fraud leaders can be prepared to meet the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.


ecommerce, ecommerce platform, online payments, payments , BNPL, local payment method, fraud detection, online fraud, fraud prevention, identity fraud, payment fraud, account takeover, phishing, bot attacks, artificial intelligence, generative AI, machine learning, refund, refund fraud

Modern solutions to secure digital payments against fraudsters

Interviews | Online Payments | 05 Mar 2024

We interviewed Roger Burkhardt, a member of the Netcetera’s management team within Payments & Identity division, about the current ecommerce and fraud trends and the modern solutions that secure the digital payments, while enabling focus on the core business and sustainability.


ecommerce, digital payments, online payments, ecommerce platform, fraud prevention, fraud detection, online fraud, digital identity, artificial intelligence, machine learning, biometrics, biometric authentication, behavioural biometrics, SCA, EMVCo, PSD2, PSD3, 3-D Secure, fintech, generative AI, tokenization, one-click payments, deep fake, phishing, Gen Z

Research: young people to fall victim for APP fraud

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 02 Feb 2024

New research from Visa, world provider of digital payments and card issuer, has revealed the negative impact of authorised push payment (APP) fraud on UK consumers. 

research, survey, APP fraud, fraud detection, online fraud, fraud prevention, Account fraud, identity verification, digital identity, scam, phishing

Payment fraud attempts on US business spike according to study

News | Online Payments | 23 Jan 2024

A new study conducted by Trustpair has mentioned that payment fraud attempts on US businesses grew by 71% in 2023. 

fraud management, fraud detection, research, identity fraud, payment fraud, deep fake, phishing, scam, hacking, fraud prevention, merchant fraud, KYC

Unmasking the top ten fraud types against merchants

Voice of the Industry | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 09 Jan 2024

Úna Dillon, VP of Advocacy at the MRC, discusses the most common ten types of fraud merchants experienced in 2023 and what they should expect for the following year. 

fraud prevention, ecommerce, merchants, merchant fraud, cybercrime, chargebacks, first-party misuse, identity theft, phishing, refund fraud, account takeover, bot attacks

Navigating holiday shopping fraud: from friendly fraud to emerging trends

Voice of the Industry | Online Payments | 20 Dec 2023

Jordan Chavis from the MRC discusses the challenges of the on-going holiday season and how merchants need to mitigate friendly fraud and chargebacks to keep the phenomenon to a minimum and not cause extra friction to the trustworthy shoppers.


chargebacks, friendly fraud, holiday fraud, ecommerce, fraud detection, online fraud, payment fraud, first-party misuse, generative AI, artificial intelligence, scam, account takeover, phishing, online shopping

CBA and Vodafone announce new scam intelligence sharing

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 07 Dec 2023

Commonwealth Bank (CBA) and Vodafone have announced a new intelligence sharing pilot designed to help protect customers from rising SMS scams. 

scam, fraud management, fraud detection, phishing, partnership

Fraud Prevention in Ecommerce Report 2023-2024

Report | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 14 Nov 2023

The 5th edition of the Fraud Prevention in Ecommerce Report provides a thorough review of the global state of the fraud ecosystem and how can fraud be prevented.

fraud prevention, CNP fraud, account takeover, fraud management, online fraud, identity fraud, payment fraud, friendly fraud, fraud-as-a-service, ecommerce, regulation, SCA, compliance, PCI compliance, online payments, biometric authentication, biometrics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, digital identity, digital payments, digital onboarding, phishing, vishing, romantic scam, holiday fraud, identity verification, tokenization

FIDO Alliance certifies the Worldline Authentication server

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 28 Aug 2023

Payment services provider Worldline has announced that its Trusted Authentication solution was certified by the FIDO Alliance to make secure password-free web authentication.

certification, fraud prevention, online authentication, compliance, fintech, SCA, online banking, payments , digital identity, account takeover, phishing, biometrics

ACI Worldwide reports APP scams as top payments fraud threat

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 16 Jun 2023

ACI Worldwide has issued a report in partnership with GlobalData showcasing APP scams as the top payment fraud threat in 2022, followed by card fraud and identity theft.

partnership, research, report, financial crime, real-time payments, APP fraud, card fraud, identity theft, cybercrime, financial institutions, banking, payments , social engineering, phishing, scam

Google launches passkeys for Google Accounts

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 04 May 2023

Google has launched support for passkeys across Google Accounts on all major platforms as an easy and secure alternative for passwords to be used when signing in.

product launch, cybersecurity, online authentication, two-factor authentication, biometrics, passkeys, online security, identity verification, digital identity, biometric authentication, fraud prevention, phishing, data protection, fintech, Google, cybercrime

IDEX Biometrics partners with PONE Biometrics

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 24 Apr 2023

Norway-based IDEX Biometrics has partnered with cyber tech company PONE Biometrics to provide biometric sensor modules for digital authentication.

partnership, fraud prevention, identity fraud, biometric authentication, cybersecurity, digital identity, payments , fintech, cybercrime, biometrics, product launch, identity verification, data breaches, API, FIDO, online platform, phishing

Arkose Labs adds advanced phishing protection to Arkose Bot Manager

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 24 Apr 2023

US-based fraud prevention company Arkose Labs has announced that its Bot Manager platform detects and alerts against ‘reverse proxy phishing’ attacks on customer websites.

Arkose Labs, cybercrime, cybersecurity, phishing, fraud detection, fraud prevention

Reports to FBI of internet fraud swelled in 2022

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 14 Apr 2023

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has reported an increase in the dollar value of losses due to internet crime for 2022.

online fraud, scam, FBI, report, phishing

TransUnion reports global increase in digital fraud attempts

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 06 Apr 2023

Global information and insights company TransUnion has reported an 18% increase in digital fraud attempts in Hong Kong and 80% globally from pre-pandemic levels.

research, report, survey, online fraud, cybersecurity, cybercrime, phishing, vishing, credit card fraud, digitalisation, fintech, trust, data analytics, fraud prevention

Proofing fraud prevention management in times of economic downturn

Interviews | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 17 Feb 2023

We talked to Amanda Mickleburgh, Director, Merchant Fraud Product at ACI Worldwide, about proofing the fraud prevention solutions merchants can opt for to stay ahead of fraudsters in these difficult economic times.

fraud prevention, ecommerce, marketplace, phishing, identity fraud, merchants, digitalisation, machine learning

Navigating the CX journey across various types of fraud: What can merchants do to ensure high CX satisfaction

Voice of the Industry | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 16 Feb 2023

In a world of ever-evolving fraud, Alexander Hall, owner of Dispute Defense Consulting, talks about the main steps to take to identify bad actors at any point across a company's CX Journey. By leveraging in-house strategies, supported by expansive data sets and automation, every company can mitigate fraud losses. 

chargebacks, fraud detection, fraud prevention, online fraud, identity theft, identity fraud, marketplace, account takeover, transaction fraud, spam and abuse, biometrics, biometric authentication, behavioural biometrics, friendly fraud, first-party misuse, carding, gift card fraud, phishing, customer experience

Online scams have become a global epidemic

Voice of the Industry | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 10 Feb 2023

An estimated 293 million scam reports were filed and USD 55.3 billion was lost in scams in 2021 worldwide. Jorij Abraham, General Manager at ScamAdviser.com and The Global Anti-Scam Alliance, tackles the most common types of scams and how they spread across the globe, creating a new epidemic.

scam, fraud management, fraud detection, online fraud, COVID-19, digitalisation, fraud prevention, identity theft, identity fraud, phishing, crypto

Interpol to police crimes in the metaverse

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 06 Feb 2023

Interpol has confirmed it is investigating how it could police crimes in the metaverse, as criminals have started targeting users on similar virtual world platforms.

fraud management, fraud detection, cybercrime, metaverse, web3, data breaches, money laundering, financial crime, phishing, regulation, cybersecurity

McAfee teams with Mastercard on online protection solutions

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 03 Nov 2022

Online computer protection platform McAfee has partnered with Mastercard to offer US cardholders access to online protection solutions.

MasterCard, online security, phishing, partnership