Losses caused by online payment fraud aren’t expected to stop. Currently, they’re even greater than what you could find some years ago. The growth in fraud is driven by a continued epidemic of data breaches. If you want to learn what Juniper Research forecasts concerning online fraud and where you can get the best protection from payment fraud, just go...
Protect Your Business from Fraud One of the biggest ways for your business to lose money is to not work to fight real and friendly fraud. If you do not keep them under control, your business will be looking at a lot of chargebacks, which is when a card issuer requires a merchant refund a disputed or fraudulent transaction. Too...
In the payments industry, many discuss a variety of ways of cutting chargebacks, but the most efficient way may be through e-contracts. What are E-contracts? E-contracts, also known as electronic contracts, work just like paper contracts. They outline the terms and conditions of agreements for the parties involved. They are signed via computer apps or through email, and if they...
A chargeback representment is a process in which a merchant disputes a chargeback. Merchants must fight chargebacks, which are when credit card companies demand businesses refund the losses of disputed or fraudulent purchases, or work to prevent them or face fees and possible merchant account termination. Whenever a merchant opts to fight a chargeback, it enters the representment process. Representment...
In the simplest of terms, chargebacks are when cardholder banks force merchants to reverse transactions. This can appear similar to a traditional refund, but it’s not. The difference is that a customer is not asking a merchant for repayment of an item or service they bought. Instead, the credit card company’s bank takes the funds from the business’ account based...
Friendly fraud is when a cardholder claims a refund for a purchase they or their relatives actually made. The scam has become popular and a burden to merchants, even pushing market experts like Ethoca, a commerce firm to investigate its prevalence across different industries. And the result; while friendly fraud occurs across all industries, the frequency is higher in specific...
Technology has opened up endless doors of opportunity. As it evolves, technology continues to support new ways of doing business and expands card not present transactions. Businesses have more solutions than ever, and customers have a wider array of payment options than ever before. However, advances in technology have also created new opportunities for fraud. Botnet attack and static biometric...
Chargebacks are a merchant’s worse nightmare. They not only eat away at your time and energy, but they seriously chip away at your business’ bottom line. Chargebacks are one of those things to try to avoid at all costs. If chargebacks are a big concern and issue for your business, consider the following ways you can handle customer disputes and...
In an increasingly digital world, chargebacks are a huge problem for merchants. They chip away at your time and energy. They add stress to your day and affect your bottom line. They can even cause your merchant account to be closed or prevent you from securing one in the first place. This is just one of the many reasons why...
How to Prevent Online Fraud from Hitting Your Business In 2017, the number of consumer complaints about fraud, identity theft, and other concerns dropped to 2.68 million, according to the Federal Trade Commission’s 2017 Sentinel Network Data Book. There were 2.98 million in 2016. Despite the decrease in overall complaints, consumers still reported a total loss of $905 million to...
