The Fraud Blog
News, research, and analysis on eCommerce payments and fraud prevention.
Recent Hiccups Hindering Apple Pay
A recently released consumer survey finds that more than two-thirds of people who attempted using Apple Pay in-store had problems at the…
Nov 4, 2021 · 4 min read Merger & AcquisitionsSamsung Acquires Mobile Payment Technology Startup LoopPay
Samsung, one of the primary Google Wallet partners, announced in late February that they would acquire mobile contactless payment platform…
Nov 4, 2021 · 3 min read Fraud PreventionSamsung Disables Windows Updates Leaving PCs Vulnerable
Many Samsung laptop users have recently found, or may still be unaware, that software from Samsung is disabling Microsoft’s automatic…
Nov 4, 2021 · 2 min read Industry NewsSamsung Pay and CurrentC Grow Their Reach with New Partnerships
One of the more difficult and most important aspects of building a successful mobile wallet is ensuring that consumers can use it with the…
Nov 4, 2021 · 3 min read Data BreachSide Effects Expected in 2015 and Beyond as EMV Adoption Grows
2015 will likely bring many changes and developments in the payments and risk industries, but none more anticipated than the EMV liability…
Nov 4, 2021 · 4 min read Fraud PreventionStudy Finds Significant In-App Theft and Click Fraud in the Mobile Channel
Examining millions of in-app transactions and billions of in-app clicks over the first five months of the year, a recent study from Apsalar…
Nov 4, 2021 · 2 min read Fraud PreventionSuperior Credit Consumers are Highest Risk Loan Stackers
Taking out multiple loans to get more funding than would be approved for any one loan is something that both real consumers do, and…
Nov 4, 2021 · 3 min read Industry NewsSWIFT Signs on 73 Banks to Participate in Cross-Border Payments Initiative
SWIFT, the financial messaging and payment company based in Belgium, is developing a global network for facilitating cross-border bank…
Nov 4, 2021 · 2 min read Industry NewsTalks of Visa and Apple Partnership in Anticipation of September iPhone 6 Launch
Industry analysts have recently discussed the potential benefits to Visa and Apple should the two collaborate on mobile payments, even…
Nov 4, 2021 · 2 min read Data BreachTarget and Home Depot Data Breaches Cost Each More Than $250 Million
After completing a $67 million settlement with Visa in August regarding the high profile data breach Target experienced in late 2013, the…
Nov 4, 2021 · 1 min read Data BreachTarget Reports Cost of Data Breach was $162 Million
The late 2013 data breach impacting 70 million Target customers continues to cost the company which in their latest financial statements…
Nov 4, 2021 · 1 min read Data BreachTaxpayer Data Stolen from IRS Used to File Up to $39 Million in Fraudulent Returns
Between February and May fraudsters used compromised consumer information to obtain more detailed tax payer data via the IRS’s “get…
Nov 4, 2021 · 2 min read