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The Importance of Fraud Management in Online Business

ST. GALLEN, SWITZERLAND, JANUARY 31, 2012 — The fight against fraud these days has taken a new approach, one which is more effective and fruitful. The key to combat online fraud is to minimize rather than delete the number of fraudulent orders, and manage and optimize that minimal percentage of fraud. Savvy merchants are aware that having zero online fraudulent chargebacks probably means …


Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Holiday Online Fraud

ST. GALLEN, SWITZERLAND, DECEMBER 12, 2011 — Black Friday and its traditional online counterpart Cyber Monday have left behind some interesting facts for merchants. The Christmas shopping season kicked off with a new record‐breaking increase…


E-Commerce in the EU: New Consumers’ Rights Directive and E-Merchants

ST. GALLEN, SWITZERLAND, DECEMBER 1, 2011 — The European Union (EU), in its aim to achieve harmonization of all 27 markets, build up consumer confidence, promote cross‐border trade within its territory and equally protect all European consumers, has recently approved a revision of the Consumers Right Directive, first passed back in May
1997…


How to Prevent Virtual Fraud

ST. GALLEN, SWITZERLAND, OCTOBER 21, 2011 — In a sector like the e‐commerce, where transactions are not physically made, it is not surprising that the commerce of virtual goods is increasingly popular. Traditionally described as non‐physical objects, with no intrinsic value and intangible in definition, the virtual goods market is expected to triple by 2014 in Europe alone, where it is projected to reach EUR1.9 billion revenue …


Mobile Fraud: The Next Online Challenge

ST. GALLEN, SWITZERLAND, SEPTEMBER 16, 2011 — If the late 90s witnessed how e‐commerce revolutionized the way consumers shop, then 2011 will definitely be the year when mobile commerce or m‐commerce change the way online business is done. If you are an online merchant, chances are that an increasing percentage of your online sales will come via smart phones in the following months …


Online Fraud and Its Role at the E-Payments Merchants Initiative (EMI)

ST. GALLEN, SWITZERLAND, AUGUST 15, 2011 — During the past fifteen years, we have all witnessed the tremendous evolution of e‐commerce and the online business from a restricted niche with great potential to what we know today, a full mature market. The sector has shown unexpected profitability and has reinvented and adapted itself to the new possibilities that its own, ubiquitous nature bring …


Minimize and Manage Online Credit Card Fraud

ST. GALLEN, SWITZERLAND, JUNE 30, 2011 — Card Payment Processing ranks amongst the most common payment methods used in e‐commerce. In fact, card‐not‐present payments and online shopping go hand in hand, as they both offer an easy, fast and convenient way to reach customers worldwide and receive instant confirmation of the transaction. Yet, the recent news on security breaches…


Fraud Protection Glossary: Understanding Online Fraud to Sustain Your Business

ST. GALLEN, SWITZERLAND, MAY 31, 2011 — In the fast‐paced world of online fraud protection, new changes occur at a mouse click. Fraud techniques evolve as fast as fraud protection tools develop, making it a real challenge for e-merchants to keep up with the different fraud trends and the protection methods available in the market. Yet this information is vital to keep online businesses protected and secure growth. Unfortunately, learning about fraud trends and the ways to combat them without professional advice leaves e‐merchants one step behind almost all the time…


E-commerce: Benefits and Pricing of Popular Payment Gateways

ST. GALLEN, SWITZERLAND, APRIL 18, 2011 — The internet opens up endless opportunities for merchants, from former selling face to face at a storefront to now being able to sell globally through the internet. However, online merchants encounter challenges concerning payment processing and security aspects, which did not exist in traditional business. Payment gateways offer a secured and trusted medium between merchants and consumers for those essential matters …


E-commerce Challenges

ST. GALLEN, SWITZERLAND, SEPTEMBER 28, 2010 — Online fraud is an inevitable part of e-commerce. Two main types of costs caused by cybercrime are chargeback costs and fraud management costs …


The Importance of PCI DSS Compliance

ST. GALLEN, SWITZERLAND, AUGUST 19, 2010 – if your business accepts or processes payment cards, it must comply with the PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards). All companies that store, process and/or transmit card holder information must maintain a secure environment – regardless of size or number of transactions …