{"id":2348,"date":"2015-05-04T11:13:47","date_gmt":"2015-05-04T15:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationaltransaction.com\/credit-card-merchant\/?p=2348"},"modified":"2015-05-04T11:13:47","modified_gmt":"2015-05-04T15:13:47","slug":"fraud-protection-and-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationaltransaction.com\/credit-card-merchant\/fraud-protection-and-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Fraud Protection and Security"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The rate of payments fraud is steadily decreasing, the current frequency stands at 0.06 percent or six basis points.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The perception of risks associated with card payments are much larger than the actual threat or reported losses. But the lack of trust that comes from such perception could impact the growth of the payments industry. <\/span><\/p>\n

Recent advancements in payments security, such as tokenization and multiple tier authentication protocols, have contributed to the manageable number of fraudulent transactions. The EMV migration is expected to push the figure even lower, as chip-enabled technology spreads to over 50 percent of the US by the end of 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n

For criminals, breaking into robust financial systems is becoming more costly and time consuming, which has discouraged many from attempting such unlawful acts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fraud is something that we can\u2019t say will be eliminated completely. But efforts by all stakeholders in the industry can contain it to the minimum. <\/span><\/p>\n

Counterfeit cards and payments data falling into the wrong hands are the two most common types of fraud that consumers are facing today. The surge in e-commerce has been linked\u00a0to greater risks of fraud in the online channel, and while counterfeiting cards may be more difficult with EMV in place, online fraud has historically increased in its place. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The rate of payments fraud is steadily decreasing, the current frequency stands at 0.06 percent or six basis points.\u00a0 The<\/p>\n

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