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Industry Insights & Payment News
Where payments, compliance, and growth intersect. Explore insights on healthcare, telehealth, ecommerce, recurring revenue, and the infrastructure powering modern business.
What is a High-Risk Merchant Account?
What a high-risk merchant account is and why certain businesses need one. Risk factors, industries affected, and how specialty processing works.
Using Digital Body Language to Fight Fraud and Increase Conversion
How digital body language analysis fights online fraud while improving conversion rates. Behavioral signals, device fingerprinting, and risk scoring explained.
How Can Contactless Payments Improve?
How contactless payments can improve in security, speed, and merchant adoption. Current limitations and what the next generation of tap-to-pay technology brings.
How Identity Theft Can Hurt Your Small Business
How identity theft can hurt your small business. Fraud risks for merchants who process credit cards, warning signs, and steps to protect your company.
Merchants, Prepare for Return Fraud This Holiday Season
How to prepare for return fraud during the holiday season. Common scam tactics, red flags to watch for, and practical steps merchants can take to reduce losses.
What Are Your Chargeback Rights as a Merchant?
What chargeback rights merchants have during the dispute process. Representment options, evidence requirements, and how to win disputes you should not lose.
Understanding the EMV Liability Shift for Merchants
How the EMV liability shift affects merchants. What changed, who is liable for fraudulent transactions, and why chip-enabled terminals matter.
Enable Generation of dCVV2 Codes to Fight Fraud
How dynamic CVV2 codes help fight card-not-present fraud. How dCVV2 generation works and what it means for ecommerce merchants and the EMV liability shift.
Keep Card-On-File and Recurring Payment Information Current
Why keeping card-on-file and recurring payment data current reduces declines and chargebacks. Account updater tools and best practices for subscription merchants.
Should the United States Require PIN Authentication?
Should the U.S. require PIN authentication for credit card purchases? How PIN vs signature verification affects fraud rates and merchant liability.