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PCI Compliance: Definition, Overview and Benefits
Payment card industry (PCI) compliance is the global security standard for organizations that accept consumer credit card payments. PCI compliance entails a variety of best practices, security measures and benchmarks to help you manage how you collect and store information while processing transactions. Let’s break down what you need to know about PCI compliance, its […]
ACH Fraud
The Automated Clearing House (ACH) is a network that clears funds moving from one bank account to another. When a payer transfers money via debit, credit card or EFT, the funds await authorization. Once clear, the ACH system moves the funds into the payee’s account. The National Automated Clearinghouse Association (Nacha) oversees this network in […]
Beat The Numbers Game: Guard Against Card Testing Fraud
Card not present (CNP) fraud has been on the rise: it’s projected to account for nearly 75% of all payments fraud by 2024, which is up from 57% in 2019. As merchants shift their focus to protect against this growing share of CNP fraud, they find themselves tackling a specific type: card testing attacks. Payment […]
Tips to Reduce Late Payments by Engaging Payers
Suman Chaudhuri, VP, Sales & Revenue, CSG Forte 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 […]
Taking Card Payments Over the Phone—Finding A Secure Approach
Credit card fraud is widespread—and costly. A recent survey found that 65% of Americans with credit or debit cards have experienced credit card fraud at least once. Not surprisingly, 52% of U.S. bill payers rank security as a top feature in the digital bill payment process. One area of heightened risk is taking credit card […]
5 Payment Trends to Watch in 2022
Human beings have an innate need to make predictions. For whatever reason, we like to make forecasts on just about everything, from Oscar winners to World Series champions, from election results to the likelihood of weather events, and everything in between. The most effective prognosticators tend to take a 360-degree view. That is, they try […]
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