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New Year, New Threats: Key Fraud Trends to Prepare for in 2025
Advances in technology, coupled with new digital touchpoints, are creating both challenges and opportunities for fraudsters. For fraud teams, staying ahead means understanding the trends that will shape the coming year and implementing defenses that can handle these complex threats.
Senior Marketing Manager
Fraud Fighting: How to Spot Patterns and Stay Ahead of Attacks
Fraud is always happening—you just can’t always see it. That’s the hard truth I’ve learned after years of chasing fraudsters through payment systems, customer accounts, and even fake reviews. If you’re a fraud fighter, you’ve probably seen it too.
Senior Fraud Strategy Manager
Holiday Fraud Is Here: What Retailers Can Do Right Now to Stay Ahead
From refund abuse to policy exploitation, fraudsters are working overtime to take advantage of the seasonal surge. The cost-of-living crisis is driving even more opportunistic fraud, with individuals resorting to fraud schemes to fund holiday shopping. As the retail experts pointed out: fraudsters buy Christmas gifts too.
Senior Fraud Strategy Manager
How Marketplaces Can Combat ATO, Payment Abuse, and Refund Fraud
Online marketplaces are facing an onslaught of increasingly complex fraud schemes. Beyond Account Takeover (ATO) attacks, fraudsters are exploiting vulnerabilities in new ways—through collusion schemes, bot-driven manipulation, payment abuse, and refund fraud.
Senior Marketing Manager
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The New Standard in Fraud Fighting: Profiles, Patterns, and Proactive Prevention
When I started in accounting, I never imagined I’d end up here: digging through data and chasing down fraud rings. But one spreadsheet led to another, and after diving into physical security and loss prevention, I found myself in the world of fraud investigations.
Senior Fraud Strategy Manager
How to Balance Fraud Detection and Customer Experience: Actionable Strategies for Marketplaces
Marketplaces have long faced the challenge of balancing robust fraud detection with a smooth customer experience. As fraudsters grow more sophisticated, marketplaces must be vigilant – but overly aggressive fraud prevention can turn legitimate customers away.
Senior Marketing Manager
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