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Home Depot Canada data breach
Cybersecurity

Home Depot Canada scrambles to quickly repair customer data breach

By Jeff Domansky, Oct 30, 2020 Another day, another serious data breach! This time it’s Home Depot Canada that appears to have mistakenly emailed an undetermined number of ...
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consumers have data security concerns
Credit Card & Online Fraud Cybersecurity

Research: Fraud transparency is key to earning US consumer trust

By Rafael Lourenco, EVP, ClearSale Can online merchants earn more customer trust by talking about fraud? Yes, according to a recent survey of more than a thousand US ...
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Oct 5 global payments news roundup
Cybersecurity Payments Trends

Oct 5 Global payments news roundup

There’s so much going on in the payments world, it’s time for a roundup of quick news bytes and links to news you can use if you’re in ...
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Forter Fraud Attack Index
Credit Card & Online Fraud Cybersecurity

Forter forecasts increased online fraud for holiday season

By Douglas Hall, Publisher, PaymentsNEXT E-commerce fraud prevention leader Forter released its ninth Fraud Attack Index, providing in-depth insight into the impact of COVID-19 on online buyer behavior ...
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Banking Cybersecurity Fintech

New partnership will help immigrants establish US credit in minutes

With non-US-born residents making up nearly 15% of the US population, establishing credit is often a big challenge for these new immigrants, many of whom have excellent credit ...
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Credit Card & Online Fraud Cybersecurity

Research: Business fraud drops, consumer fraud jumps during pandemic

When it comes to online fraud globally, there’s good news and there’s bad news. According to a new report from TransUnion, the good news is online business fraud ...
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Serious Scamdemic of pandemic fraud attacks
Banking Credit Card & Online Fraud Cybersecurity

Inside the growing payments and financial “scamdemic”

There’s no question e-commerce is booming for many reasons during the global pandemic. There’s one other huge growth industry during this same timeframe. It’s something I call a ...
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Credit Card & Online Fraud Cybersecurity E-commerce

US coronavirus scammers break $100 million barrier

Not only is COVID-19 wreaking havoc on the health and finances of consumers around the world, but scammers are also having a field day, surging past $105 million ...
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SMBs meet new consumer purchase preferences
Cybersecurity E-commerce Payments Research Retail

Visa study finds new consumer purchase paths and SMBs responding

From online shopping with rising digital and contactless payments and the massive increase in home deliveries, retail online and in-store after the pandemic will never be the same. ...
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chargeback fraud
Chargebacks Credit Card & Online Fraud Cybersecurity

Chargebacks: All about the direct and hidden costs to business

By Douglas Hall, Publisher, PaymentsNEXT As if shopping cart abandonment, false credit card declines, and the pandemic aren’t causing enough problems for retailers and online sellers, chargebacks continue ...
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