Auto Fraud: The Top Threats to Both Buyers and Sellers
Six of the Worst Threats, Plus Tips for Avoiding Auto Fraud Thanks to the internet, shopping for a new or used car is easier than ever. Unfortunately, the internet also presents new opportunities for...
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The Top 8 Challenges of Shopping with International Online Retailers
From Counterfeits to Blacklists, these are the Greatest Barriers to Online Shopping Online retail is a global phenomenon. Annual online retail spending is expected to reach nearly $2 trillion by the...
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Wearable Payments: Shaping the Future of Commerce
How New and Emerging Wearable Payments Will Change the Way We Spend For decades, credit and debit cards were the consumer go-to when it came to making payments–but research shows that’s all about to...
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Regulating Your Data & Who Gets It
Changes to FCC Policy Impact Who Can Gain Access to Consumer Information Governments may impose regulations for many different reasons, from protecting consumers to defining how companies track...
View ArticleThe New Kid on the Blockchain
New Uses for Blockchain Technology & How it Will Influence Banking Bitcoins are trading above $2,500 as of June 2017. Which helps explain why more and more people are taking note of cryptocurrency...
View ArticleImpulse Shopping: Why Everyone is Doing It These Days
What Do You Do When Buyer’s Remorse Sets In? Ever walked into a store and simply bought something on a whim? Don’t worry—you’re not alone. In fact, almost everyone will admit to making the occasional...
View ArticleWhat is Phishing? How Do I Protect Myself Against It?
8 Simple Tips to Protect Against Phishing Scams Luring consumers into giving up sensitive information—a practice commonly known as phishing—is one of the most common consumer-facing fraud tactics....
View ArticleCan a Credit Repair Service Help Improve My Credit Score?
Everything You Need to Know About Credit Repair & How to Choose the Right Service Your credit score can impact your life in some very profound ways. A poor credit score may prevent you from opening...
View ArticleEquifax: Long & Short Rundowns on the Biggest Breach in History
Everything You Need to Know About the Equifax Breach Even in our fast-moving news cycle, some stories leave an impact simply because of how many people were affected. The Equifax security hack became...
View Article4 Simple Tips to Avoid Phishing Sites This Holiday Season
Coal in Your Stocking is the Least of Your Worries with Phishing Sites Around When it comes to holiday shopping, it’s very clear that the internet is not just a tool for browsing and filling in those...
View ArticleBusiness Gone Bust? Here’s How to Recover Your Money
How to Get Your Money Back if a Business Goes Under…and Take Your Cash With Them Monarch, Rayani, Low Cost Holidays…these three big names vanished from the travel industry since late 2016. Thousands of...
View ArticleFraud Recap 2017
Examine the Numbers & Learn to Protect Yourself from Fraud It seems like every year is a bad one for online fraud; for example, the Target breach back in 2013 fundamentally changed how the world...
View ArticleGDPR Basics: What Does the New Policy Mean for Your Data?
GDPR Offer New Consumer Rights…And New Responsibilities Data security: it’s a common source of anxiety for people these days. However, a new European Union policy called the General Data Protection...
View ArticleWill MOTION CODE Make Fraud a Thing of the Past?
Digital-Enabled Credit Cards Aim to Wipe Out Online Fraud You’re probably familiar with a lot of the usual information you need to submit to make a purchase online. Billing address, card number,...
View ArticleShould You Sign Up for 3-D Secure?
What the Basics of 3-D Secure to Protect Against Online Fraud Wouldn’t it be great if there were a reliable, widely-used tool that could help stop online fraud and protect your identity online? Well,...
View ArticleIs the Future Going to be Cashless?
When and Where Will We See the First Fully-Cashless Economy? The post-cash economy has been a popular sci-fi fixture for decades. People swiping cards or mobile devices to pay for everything they...
View ArticleConsumers Getting Smarter About Fraud…but Not Fast Enough
Consumers are Learning, but so are Fraudsters Good news: consumers, as a whole, are getting better about fraud awareness. At least, that’s what a new report from risk management company Featurespace...
View ArticleFiling Post-Holiday Chargebacks?
A Chargeback is Not Always the Best Option. After the holiday shopping season wraps up…the New Year’s credit card bill rolls in. For many consumers, the weeks following the holidays can a little...
View ArticleWho’s Responsible for Credit Card Fraud?
When a Cardholder Suspects Fraud, Who Picks Up the Tab? If you possess a credit card, chances are you’re aware of the risk of credit card fraud. If you’re not…you should be. Data published by the...
View ArticleWhy is the U.S. Such a Credit Card Fraud Hotspot?
The U.S. Leads the World in Credit Card Fraud. Why? There’s a wide variety of different payment fraud tactics out there. Account takeover, friendly fraud, account spoofing…the list goes on. However,...
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