Gone are the days when buyers relied exclusively on cash, checks and credit cards to conduct financial transactions. Today, digital transformation and next-gen technology are dramatically transforming payment methods, processes and systems.
As an industry, retail’s reputation for providing software security has taken some hits. The top 15 data breaches of the current century include Target in 2013, with account information on an estimated 110 million customers compromised; TJX in 2006, with 94 million credit cards exposed; and Home Depot in September 2014, with about 56 million customer credit/debit cards compromised. Here is a look at how retailers can beef up their security to ensure that data breaches are a thing of the past.
Being an ecommerce business comes with its own set of unique challenges. For one, it’s very difficult to validate a real customer, and you can also face a lot of issues that come with unauthorized transactions—such as resulting chargebacks, which can cause even more financial loss. Here are seven tips that can help you detect online fraud.
Operating an ecommerce store is the perfect option for many retailers. There’s no physical overhead, a relatively small team can handle a lot of work, and you can sell your products directly to consumers. Here are a few thoughts to keep in mind as you reexamine the way you protect your site.
In no time at all, Black Friday and Cyber Monday will be upon us. And that means that consumers will be heading to stores or jumping on their computers to shop for the best deals on things they’d like to buy. Here are five tips to keep your customers safe and secure this holiday season.
Fighting fraud is a time-consuming task and most online retailers need help with it. Ecommerce platforms are stepping up to assist their merchants with AI-driven solutions, but do these AI-only tools provide enough fraud protection? Here are some factors to consider before opting in to a platform-provided fraud screening program.
Ecommerce fraud attacks are still on the rise despite increasingly common antifraud technologies like geolocation, address verification and even biometric technology. Find out what Visa Claims Resolution is and what it means for your business.
More and more customers are making the switch from brick and mortar stores to ecommerce websites thanks to the convenience of online shopping, but there’s still a significant portion of the population who are wary about adopting these new practices. Consumers are fearful of security thefts and are refraining from making the shift to online shopping. Here is how you can make your customers and yourself feel safe in the shopping journey.
Advances in technology enable us to do amazing things, among them the ability to buy almost anything you want online. With the rise of online shopping, we’ve seen an astronomical increase of personal data available online, and as a result there are now more fraudsters and thieves making careers out of stealing others’ data than ever. With small businesses, a breach could be catastrophic. Here is how small to medium-sized businesses can protect themselves from security breaches.
Social media is an invaluable tool for ecommerce. Shoppers turn to social media for both its common knowledge and advice before making a purchase. Here are what some of the masterminds behind some of today’s most popular social media platforms plan to make the ecommerce experience part of their platforms.