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Conversion Rates 3 Times Higher on Desktops Compared to Smartphones on Black Friday

A recent IBM Digital Analytics Benchmark report provides a plethora of great statistics about online and mobile traffic as well as shopping…

Nov 4, 2021 · 2 min read
Industry News

Couriers Expecting Holiday Shipments to Increase by About 10 Percent This Year

Shipping companies always hire seasonal employees to help with increased deliveries during the holiday season but this year both FedEx and…

Nov 4, 2021 · 2 min read
Data Breach

Dairy Queen and at Least 1,000 Other U.S. Businesses Hit by Backoff Malware

According to reports from the U.S. Secret Service and Kaspersky Labs, malware known as Backoff has been used to attack more than 1,000…

Nov 4, 2021 · 1 min read
Data Breach

Data Breach Trends to Watch in 2015 Influenced by EMV and the Internet of Things

Credit bureau Experian recently released their second annual Data Breach Industry Forecast report highlighting six trends expected for…

Nov 4, 2021 · 2 min read
Industry News

Decline in Total Retail Sales Over Thanksgiving Weekend Followed by Largest U.S. Online Shopping Day

In the four days from Thanksgiving to the following Sunday total U.S. retail spending declined, but eCommerce retail enjoyed strong growth…

Nov 4, 2021 · 3 min read
Fraud Prevention

Differentiating Data Analytics from Data Analysis

In an interview with ZDNet, Josh Sullivan, leader of the data science and analytics practice at Booz Allen Hamilton, discusses the…

Nov 4, 2021 · 2 min read
Industry News

Digital River Goes Private Pending $840 Million Acquisition

Global eCommerce payments company Digital River has entered into an agreement to be acquired by investor group Siris Capital, LLC in a…

Nov 4, 2021 · 2 min read
Industry News

DOJ to Congress: Amend Laws to Help us Prosecute for Overseas Fraud on U.S. Cards

While there have been many successful efforts to bring international fraudsters to justice in U.S. courts, this often requires cooperation…

Nov 4, 2021 · 2 min read
Fraud Prevention

eCommerce and Mobile Banking Fraud Lead 2016 Fraud Increase in the UK

Financial Fraud Action (FFA) UK, a financial services industry research and reporting group, recently released their 2016 year-end payment…

Nov 4, 2021 · 2 min read
Industry News

eCommerce Retail Spending Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday Grew 10 Percent

According to estimates from comScore, U.S. consumers spent over $7.2 billion online from PCs during the five day period from Thanksgiving…

Nov 4, 2021 · 3 min read
Industry News

EMVCo’s 3DS 2.0 Specification Coming at a Critical Time

Merchant and cardholder use of Consumer Authentication programs like Verified by Visa and MasterCard SecureCode increased following the…

Nov 4, 2021 · 4 min read
Fraud Prevention

Fraud Attempts Increased this Holiday Season for Digital Download, In-Store Pickup and Overall

Benchmark data of top global retailers from ACI Worldwide along with data tracked by the eBay Enterprise Holiday Fraud Index show apparent…

Nov 4, 2021 · 2 min read