The Fraud Blog
News, research, and analysis on eCommerce payments and fraud prevention.
Nearly half of Americans had personal information compromised in the last year
Hackers and data breaches have compromised the personal information of 110 million Americans just in the last twelve months, affecting 47…
Nov 4, 2021 · 2 min read Fraud PreventionNew technology verifies device users by how they use the touchscreen
Researches at Georgia Tech have developed a security system that recognizes and distinguishes a mobile device user from other people based…
Nov 4, 2021 · 2 min read Data BreachNumber of Data Breaches in 2015 Stayed Flat, Number of Compromised Records Doubled
While the number of data breaches that occurred in 2015 stayed nearly the same as from the year before, the number of personal records…
Nov 4, 2021 · 3 min read Fraud PreventionOver 150 Biometric and 2FA Products Certified to Meet FIDO’s Interoperability Standard
In early April, the Fast Identity Online (FIDO) Alliance announced that they have now certified over 150 two-factor authentication and…
Nov 4, 2021 · 2 min read Industry NewsOver 44 Percent of Online Payments in the UK are Made via Mobile
According to data from Adyen based on client transaction data, more than 27 percent of online payments made in the first quarter of 2015…
Nov 4, 2021 · 3 min read Industry NewsPayPal Evolving P2P Payment App Venmo to Support Online and Mobile B2C Transactions
The popular person-to-person payment service Venmo has continued to grow in terms of its user base and total payment volume, but with…
Nov 4, 2021 · 2 min read Industry NewsPCI Council Joins EMVCo in Support of 3-D Secure 2.0 Protocol
In the beginning of 2015 EMVCo announced they would be responsible for further developing the 3-Domain Secure 2.0 Specification, taking…
Nov 4, 2021 · 1 min read Merger & AcquisitionsPitney Bowes Acquirers Global eCommerce Provider Borderfree
Borderfree, a publicly traded company providing site localization, global logistics services and other solutions for eCommerce merchants…
Nov 4, 2021 · 1 min read Fraud PreventionPost-EMV eCommerce Fraud Growth Abetted by Data Breaches
According to recent data from Experian, eCommerce fraud was 15 percent higher in the first half of 2016 compared the same period the year…
Nov 4, 2021 · 3 min read Fraud PreventionPRESS RELEASE: Leveraging Identity Document Verification in the Mobile Channel
Sarasota, FL, May 13, 2015 / By: Justin McDonald, The Fraud Practice LLC More and more consumers, as well as fraudsters, are browsing,…
Nov 4, 2021 · 8 min read Fraud PreventionPRESS RELEASE: Outsourcing Manual Review Doesn’t Have to be an All-or-Nothing Decision
Sarasota, FL, October 20, 2014 / By: David Montague, The Fraud Practice LLC Manual reviews can be an important component of a risk…
Nov 4, 2021 · 5 min read Fraud PreventionPRESS RELEASE: The Impact of Manual Reviews on Your Customers and Brand
Sarasota, FL, November 6, 2014 / By: David Montague, The Fraud Practice LLC eCommerce merchants face the risk of fraudulent transactions…
Nov 4, 2021 · 5 min read