Insights
CSG Forte Insights is a collection of industry news and perspectives to help navigate the payments landscape.
5 Common Types of Payment Fraud—And How to Stop Them Before They Hit Your Business
Key Takeaways Identifying and understanding various types of payment fraud is essential for businesses to protect their revenue and reputation. Each payment fraud type—such as account takeover, overpayment fraud and card testing—requires tailored prevention strategies and vigilant monitoring. Implementing robust security measures and staying informed on the latest fraud tactics can help businesses stay ahead […]
What Are Card Testing Attacks?
Key Takeaways Card testing attacks are a growing threat to eCommerce merchants, causing financial losses, operational disruption and reputational damage. Recognizing early warning signs is critical for effective detection and prevention. Layered payment security controls are essential to block automated card testing fraud and protect your business from chargebacks and increased processing fees. Partnering with […]
Account Takeover Fraud: Building a FORTE Defense
Key Takeaways Account takeover (ATO) fraud is a business problem, not just a security issue: It drives direct losses, chargebacks and higher support volume while eroding trust in your portals and digital channels. The FORTE framework gives you a simple way to organize defenses: Firewall and front-door controls, OTP, risk-based monitoring, tokenization and encryption give […]
How Can Embedded Payments Improve Your Business?
Many new businesses and entrepreneurs face problems with payment processing. This is mainly because they do not know about the different payment solutions available. Because payment technology constantly evolves, selecting a solution that offers the most advantages to your operation is critical. Using a reliable payment service provider is helpful. It lets you enjoy in-house […]
The 5 Payment Fraud Monsters: Simple Defenses and How Smart Tech Can Protect You
The front doors are decorated, cobwebs draped just so, porch light on. From the sidewalk, your payments house looks festive and fine, ready to greet the spooks and ghouls when they come knocking. But open the door and—yikes! Your business is like a well-decorated haunted house—inviting from the outside, but vulnerable to lurking dangers within. […]
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 […]
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