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News, research, and analysis on eCommerce payments and fraud prevention.
CNP Merchants Brace for Increased Fraud Post-EMV
A new study from Vesta and Javelin finds similarities and differences between merchants selling digital goods, physical goods or both when…
Nov 4, 2021 · 2 min read Fraud PreventionCommon Pitfalls When Performing Identity Document Verification as a Fraud Prevention Technique
Sarasota, FL, October 21, 2014 / By: David Montague, The Fraud Practice LLC It is common to find risk management teams relying on legacy…
Nov 4, 2021 · 4 min read Industry NewsConsumers Were More Likely to Shop with Mobile Devices Online Rather than In-Store This Black Friday
Although mobile eCommerce sales accounted for $1.2 billion on each Black Friday and Cyber Monday, consumers shopping in-store were much…
Nov 4, 2021 · 2 min read Industry NewsConversion 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 NewsCouriers 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 Fraud PreventionCritical Capabilities that can Enable Custom Modeling Solutions to Improve Business Intelligence
Sarasota, FL, June 10, 2015 / By: Justin McDonald, The Fraud Practice LLC Big Data and Business Intelligence have become two common phrases…
Nov 4, 2021 · 8 min read Data BreachDairy 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 BreachData 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 NewsDecline 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 Merger & AcquisitionsDell to Acquire RSA Parent Company EMC for $67 Billion
Dell announced Monday they will be acquiring enterprise software, storage and security firm EMC in what will be the largest tech merger of…
Nov 4, 2021 · 2 min read Fraud PreventionDifferentiating 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 NewsDigital 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