Category Archives: fraud trends

Chip and PIN continues to shift fraud

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Tom Mahoney

As everyone predicted, Chip and PIN continues to shift fraud to the Card Not Present world. Continue reading →

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Mobile payments and new fraud strategies

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Tom Mahoney

Worldwide delivery of smartphones and tablets has risen.  In fact, shipments are now exceeding traditional desktop and laptop devices.  Merchants and consumers need to brace themselves for the new fraud channels.  Traditional fraud screening isn’t effective for the new generation … Continue reading →

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Fraud trend updates

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Tom Mahoney

Some thoughts on fraud trends and the 2011 CyberSource report Continue reading →

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Top ten things to watch in 2011

Posted on December 27, 2010 by Tom Mahoney

Top ten predictions of security threats by Avivah Litan. With all due respect, I think she missed two biggies. Continue reading →

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Issuers clamping down on “Friendly Fraud?”

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Tom Mahoney

If this isn’t an isolated report, it’s certainly good news for e-commerce merchants. Continue reading →

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