Insights
CSG Forte Insights is a collection of industry news and perspectives to help navigate the payments landscape.
Beat The Numbers Game: Guard Against Card Testing Fraud
Card-testing fraud has gone from nuisance to nonstop swarm—supercharged by cheap bots and off-the-shelf artificial intelligence (AI). In 2025, fraud teams report that card testing (aka enumeration) remains one of the most common attacks online, hitting roughly 45% of merchants worldwide even as some other fraud types cooled this year. At the same time, nearly […]
What to Do During a Card Processing Outage at Your Business
Whether you run an online store or a brick-and-mortar business, you depend on non-cash revenue. Debit and credit cards have become Americans’ preferred payment method, with an estimated 69% of us using cash for “few (if any) purchases” in the last year, according to research from CapitalOne. So what happens when you experience a card […]
‘Tis the Season for Secure Payments: Protecting Your Business from Holiday Fraud
With shoppers feeling the pinch of inflation over the last year, the holiday spending outlook is a mix of cheer and bah, humbug. Just more than one-quarter (27%) of consumers plan to spend less this year than last, but slightly more (28%) plan to spend more, according to Boston Consulting Group research. And a large […]
What Are Electronic Payments and How Can They Help Your Business?
Imagine. You want to purchase a doughnut at the local bakery, but instead of handing over your credit card, you reach into your pocket and pull out a few grains you picked on your farm earlier that day. After all, the baker can use the grains to make more dough. Seems crazy, right? However, the […]
Not Ready for Rising Card Fees? Try These 4 Payment Alternatives
Credit cards emerged from the pandemic stronger than ever. After bearing the brunt of decreased recreational spending in 2020, the industry is riding the wave of ecommerce growth to top an unprecedented $500 billion in online credit card usage. Resurgent travel spending, higher wages and generous rewards programs all bode well for credit card payments. But as […]
Tips to Reduce Late Payments by Engaging Payers
Late payments are on the rise, and they can weigh down your organization’s growth if they go unaddressed. Auto loan and credit card delinquencies have bounced back to their pre-COVID rates, and late payments on consumer loans aren’t far behind. With these indicators, merchants in other industries might be right to wonder if they’ll see […]
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