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Online Scams: The Surging Epidemic Plaguing Digital Commerce

Webinar | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 02 Jun 2022

Watch our on-demand webinar with Sift, where we discussed the rise in online scams and why businesses need to proactively block suspicious activity to safeguard community integrity and drive growth.

fraud detection, scam, Sift, ecommerce, cybersecurity

New insights from Sift: Payment fraud jumps 23 per cent globally as fraudsters flock to automation

Voice of the Industry | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 31 Mar 2022

Jane Lee, Trust and Safety Architect at Sift, breaks down 2021 global payment fraud data, trends, and evolving abuse tactics like automation and organised attacks

fraud detection, online fraud, online security, cybersecurity, Sift, ecommerce, payment fraud

Fraud is rising in fintech – learn how to outsmart fraudsters' automated tactics

Interviews | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 29 Mar 2022

Jane Lee, Trust and Safety Architect at Sift: The biggest increases in overall payment fraud happened in digital wallets, crypto, and PSPs, and the values of attempted fraudulent transactions exploded in remittance and neo/challenger banks

fraud prevention, fintech, cryptocurrency, BNPL, cybercrime, Sift

Payment fraud attacks saw a 70% increase in 2021, Sift report says

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 22 Mar 2022

US-based fraud prevention platform Sift has released its Q1 2022 Digital Trust & Safety Index, detailing the increasingly sophisticated tactics cybercriminals leverage to commit payment fraud.

Sift, survey, study, fraud detection, BNPL, online fraud

The ATO landscape: how to proactively stop this type of fraud that highly affects digital commerce

Interviews | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 27 Jan 2022

Jeff Sakasegawa, Sift: 'Account takeover fraud has evolved into an interconnected network – the need for an end-to-end solution is critical to protect users and drive growth'

Sift, account takeover, fraud prevention, ecommerce, fintech

Consumers admit to submitting false fraud disputes for chargebacks

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 21 Dec 2021

Sift, a US-based fraud prevention company, has released its Q4 2021 Digital Trust & Safety Index, which found that nearly 1 in 5 (17%) people have committed friendly fraud.

Sift, research, fraud prevention, chargebacks, friendly fraud, ecommerce, merchants, online payments

How to get ahead of the chargeback surge by forecasting your chargeback rate

Interviews | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 06 Dec 2021

Kevin Lee, Trust and Safety Architect at Sift: 'First-party misuse or ‘friendly fraud’ accounts for the majority of the chargebacks filed, especially during the pandemic when sudden financial hardships may have pushed people to fraudulently file disputes'


chargebacks, Sift, friendly fraud, fraud prevention, first-party misuse, ecommerce

Sift acquires Keyless

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 18 Nov 2021

Digital trust and safety company Sift has acquired Keyless, a provider of passwordless and multi-factor authentication solutions.

Sift, fraud prevention, online authentication, SCA, biometric authentication

Sift launches new API and fraud protection features

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 21 Oct 2021

Sift, a US-based fraud prevention company, has announced the launch of several new capabilities for fintechs to capitalise on their growth opportunities while mitigating fraud.

Sift, investment, fraud prevention, fintech, digital identity, API, KYC, identity verification

Sift uncovers and blocks fraud ring Account Takeover Campaign

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 01 Oct 2021

Sift, a US-based fraud prevention company, has released its Q3 2021 Digital Trust & Safety Index, which details the methods fraudsters use to launch account takeover (ATO) attacks.

Sift, digital identity, fraud prevention, account takeover, fintech, research

Sift reports surge in account takeover attacks

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 30 Sep 2021

Sift, a US-based fraud prevention company, has reported a spike in account takeover attacks against the fintech sector.

account takeover, Sift, fraud prevention, research, digital identity, digital wallet

Scams accounted for 59% of blocked user-generated malicious content within Sift's network in Q1 2021, report finds

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 30 Jun 2021

Sift has released its Q2 2021 Digital Trust & Safety Index report, which revealed that scams accounted for 59% of blocked user-generated malicious content within Sift’s network during the first quarter 2021.

Sift, online fraud, scam

How new fraud travel trends emerge after the lockdown - interview with Sift

Interviews | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 14 Jun 2021

Post-lockdown travel surges, but so does fraud. Brittany Allen, Trust and Safety Architect at Sift, reveals new trends related to the pandemic such as vax fraud, gift card fraud, and more

Sift, travel payments, fraud prevention, ecommerce, gift card fraud, COVID-19

Sift signs definitive agreement to acquire Chargeback

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 26 May 2021

Sift has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Chargeback, a US-based dispute management platform provider.

Sift, acquisition, chargebacks, fraud prevention

The ever-expanding Fraud Economy and what that means for ecommerce

Voice of the Industry | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 12 May 2021

Get insights from Jane Lee, Trust and Safety Architect at Sift, on the growing Fraud Economy and its impact on the fintech industry

Sift, fraud management, fintech, ecommerce, fraud prevention, dark web

Sift launches new features for its Digital Trust & Safety suite to protect merchants against fraud

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 30 Apr 2021

Sift has announced the launch of several new features for its Digital Trust & Safety suite that aim to improve the protection of Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source against account takeover and payment fraud.

Sift, account takeover, payment fraud, merchants, fraud prevention

Sift raises USD 50 million in funding round

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 23 Apr 2021

Sift has announced a USD 50 million funding round that values the company at more than USD 1 billion.

Sift, fraud management, transactions , funding, SaaS

Sift reveals new digital features to protect merchants against fraud

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 21 Apr 2021

Sift has announced several new enhancements to its Digital Trust & Safety Suite to protect businesses from payment, account, and content fraud and abuse. 

Sift, product upgrade, fraud prevention, account takeover

Talking new fraud techniques and emerging threats in the payments and commerce space

Interviews | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 19 Apr 2021

We sat down with Kevin Lee, Trust and Safety Architect at Sift, and he revealed for us the best practices for merchants to proactively prevent payment fraud, scale operations, and catalyse growth

merchants, Sift, payment fraud, COVID-19, cryptocurrency, ecommerce

Sift reveals new fraud ring, emerging payment fraud trends

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 01 Apr 2021

Sift has released its Q1 2020 Digital Trust & Safety Index report, which unveils that the average value of fraudulent purchase attempts increased 69% in 2020. 

Sift, report, fraud detection, e-wallet