6 types of ecommerce fraud and how to prevent them from harming your customers

Ecommerce businesses must navigate a complex landscape of sophisticated fraud, as fraudulent activity gets increasingly automated and difficult to detect. From account takeovers to carding cracking, it’s important to be familiar with the 6 main types of ecommerce fraud in order to recognize the warning signs before their effects become irreversible.

September 9, 2021

How to Use Fingerprint to Prevent Bot Attacks

Bad bots are smart enough these days to evade the security controls of most signup forms. Learn how Fingerprint can help prevent bot attacks when other measures fail.

September 1, 2021

Reducing Cart Abandonment Rates While Maintaining Compliance With PSD2

Learn how to adhere to Europe's new standards for secure online payments without adding friction to the checkout process.

July 28, 2021

Credential Stuffing Prevention: A complete checklist for 2023

Credential stuffing is the automated use of usernames and passwords that have been obtained through hacking. These hacks can be coordinated by the party carrying out the credential stuffing attack, or hackers can purchase pre-obtained logins from the dark web. In this article, we provide six of the most effective techniques to protect yourself from credential stuffing attacks.

July 27, 2021

CNP fraud prevention: Tips to protect your business against chargebacks

CNP, or card not present, is a type of credit card fraud that literally means the card is not physically presented to the merchant at the time of its use. It generally occurs when scammers obtain credit card details illegally and use them to make purchases online or over the phone, and is precisely why credit card holders keep their card information to themselves.

July 26, 2021

Gift card fraud prevention: Tips to keep fraudsters at bay

Gift card fraud involves using stolen credit card details to purchase gift cards. Part of the reason gift card fraud is popular among scammers is its anonymity. By using credit card information to purchase a gift card, a fraudster essentially keeps stolen cash without having spent it.

March 12, 2021

How to Prevent Card Testing Without Destroying Your Payment Conversions

Credit card testing can be difficult to stop without adding additional hurdles to your payment process. Learn what technologies are available to protect your site from payment fraud.

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