The Fraud Blog
News, research, and analysis on eCommerce payments and fraud prevention.
Five Types of eCommerce and Multi-Channel Return Fraud
Fraudsters continue to develop new ways to increase their ill-gotten gains and a trend over the last several years is an increase…
Jan 20, 2022 · 3 min read Fraud BlogFive Tips for Increasing Speed and Performance with Manual Reviews
By: Justin McDonald Fraud and risk management strategies tend to focus so much on automated risk decisioning that improving manual review…
Jan 19, 2022 · 7 min read Fraud BlogMaximizing Machine Learning Model Performance and Shelf-Life
By: Justin McDonald This article discusses critical factors that influence how well machine learning (ML) risk models perform and how long…
Jan 19, 2022 · 4 min read Fraud BlogThree Core Considerations for Evaluating Model-Based Fraud Scoring Providers
By: Justin McDonald A recent white paper from the Fraud Practice emphasized the significance of having a risk management strategy that can…
Jan 19, 2022 · 8 min read Data Breach124 Data Breaches Were Announced in the First Two Months of 2018 Following a Record-Setting 2017
There were nearly 17 million identity fraud victims in the United States in 2017, more than ever before. This increase is likely supported…
Nov 5, 2021 · 2 min read Case StudiesAbout Social Engineering: A Case Study and How it Relates to Spear Phishing
What is social engineering? Social engineering is a fraud technique used to deceive individuals or businesses into unknowingly providing…
Nov 5, 2021 · 3 min read Industry NewsAlibaba Exceeds $25 Billion in Purchase Volume on Single’s Day
Alibaba shattered previous sales records on Single’s Day in China, the largest global online shopping day of the year, reaching $25.3…
Nov 5, 2021 · 2 min read Industry NewsAlibaba’s Singles Day Sales Exceed US Online Sales from Thanksgiving Through Cyber Monday
Alibaba, China’s largest online company, reported gross merchandise value (GMV) of $30.8 billing on Singles Day or 11/11. This metric,…
Nov 5, 2021 · 1 min read Case StudiesAmazon Increased Conversion Additional 36% After Fixing Early Issues on Prime Day
According to marketing analytics data from Jumpshot, when Amazon’s Prime Day kicked-off on Monday July 16 their daily sales conversion rate…
Nov 5, 2021 · 2 min read Industry NewsApple to Offer Text P2P Transfer and Stored Balance Account with Apple Pay Cash Card
The new Apple iPhone and operating system are set to launch in September and include new features likely to grow adoption of Apple Pay and…
Nov 5, 2021 · 3 min read Fraud PreventionApplication Fraud Cost US Financial Institutions over $2.2 Billion in 2018
Issuing banks and financial institutions lost over $1.6 billion from stolen or synthetic identities used in credit card applications plus…
Nov 5, 2021 · 2 min read ChargebacksAvoid Preventable Chargebacks During the COVID-19 Crisis
While fraudsters are leveraging the pandemic crisis to commit more fraud, the increase in volumes, shipping delays and struggle to manage…
Nov 5, 2021 · 2 min read