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Learn More On The Credit Card Market:https://www. The rising demand for credit cards is expected to fuel the growth of the credit card market in the forecast period. The rise in demand for consumer credit and the benefits offered by credit cards encourage individuals to use credit cards. Therefore, the rising demand for credit cards drives the growth of the credit card market. id=3999&type=smp The credit card market covered in this report is segmented –1) By Type: Reward Card, Credit Builder Card, Travel Credit Card, Balance Transfer Card, Other Types2) By Card Type: Base, Signature, Platinum3) By Service Provider: Visa, Matercard, Rupay, Other Service ProvidersGrowing technological innovation is a key trend gaining popularity in the credit card market.
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iPayTotal Ltd 2019-10-10
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WHAT IS A FRIENDLY FRAUD?

The very first thought that hits our mind about friendly fraud is how can a fraud be friendly! Obviously a fraud can be everything but cannot be friendly.

It’s a universal fact that no one is perfect and we all commit mistakes in some point of our life. Friendly frauds are unintentional. They are committed without the intent to deceive, revenge or to gain something. Basically, chargeback or any dispute filed by customer by mistake is known as friendly fraud.

Following are the key reasons for happening of friendly frauds:

  • Forgetfulness: When customer forgot that he made a purchase and misinterprets the situation.
  • Unawareness: When someone else from the family has made the unknown purchase and the credit card holder is not aware of it and file a chargeback against the merchant.
  • Recurring bill: When a customer frequently purchases a certain product from a merchant, recurring billing happen automatically and charges cardholder. So, in case customer forgot that he has agreed to recurring bills then he might lodge the file against merchant.
  • Misunderstanding: Friendly fraud can also occur if the customer has not properly understood the return policy of merchant.
  • Improper knowledge: Another main reason for friendly fraud is that people are not aware of the correct procedure. They file a chargeback instead of first approaching the merchant for refund.

How does friendly fraud happen?

To file a fraud claim, friendly fraudster has to first convince the bank that he should get his money back. To do so, a friendly fraudster can claim a variety of problems but the most common claim is that the transaction was unauthorized. They make legitimate transactions looks like a fraud by taking advantage of policies maintained by issuer like zero-liability, CNP (card not present) nature of eCommerce, and acts like Consumer Protection Regulations force issuers. All these things result in time consuming and heavy chargebacks.

What happens when chargebacks take place?

after understanding friendly frauds let’s move on to another big headache of merchants i.e. chargebacks!

Here three things are involved which are as follows.

  • Merchant is at fault: It is also known as the Chargeback White Area. When customer is genuine in this case and unhappy with the services or product of the merchant because of any reason, the last option left with customer is to contact his bank or credit card company and issue a chargeback against merchant after trying to resolve the problem with a merchant. Key reasons for filling a chargeback are as follow

    1. Merchant deliberately not delivering product or service.
    2. Intentionally lying about the purchase made.

  • Charging more than authorized.

  1. Delivering wrong product.
  2. Merchant using recurring billing incorrectly.

  • Customer is playing a dirty tactic: In recent years many false cases of chargebacks are being reported and they are growing continuously. The cardholder intentionally make a legitimate transaction looks like a fraud with the intention of getting money while retaining the product and service provided. In the end customer gets everything and merchants suffers with great loss.
  • Third party is involved: Sometimes neither the merchant nor customer is at fault but the third person is involved. By stealing bank account and credit card information third party commit criminal credit card fraud. Now the victim cardholder can contact issuing bank and report the fraudulent transaction and can seek for money return from the merchant by filling chargeback.

HOW TO SAVE YOURSELF FROM FRIENDLY FRAUD AND CHARGEBACKS?

It is near to impossible to get 100% security from chargebacks. In market many merchant account provider will claim full protection just to gain your trust. As a merchant you have to be very smart and think rationally. Following strategies should be use to prevent friendly fraud and chargebacks.

  • Try to resolve disputes: Always first try to resolve the dispute with the merchant. There are new features available in market like Visa Merchant Purchase Inquiry (VMPI) which helps merchant to respond in real time to the issuer. Issuer can now talk to the customer and clarify the confusion with the information given by the merchant.
  • Analyse data: You cannot just change the mind of the customer but you can prevent friendly frauds and chargebacks by analyzing the history of such incidents. Look on to the major reasons behind the dispute. For instance, if customers were unhappy because of late deliveries or they are not satisfied with the product then work on your weak areas.
  • Make a blacklist: According to an online report it has been found that friendly fraudsters and chargeback claimers are repeat offenders. If they have once got the full advantage then will likely to do it again. Make a record and add such customers who commit friendly fraud. In future if any blacklisted customer will try to shop with you can cancel their transaction. Remember few bucks are not more important than your market goodwill and heavy chargebacks.
  • Include payment agreements: This simple change can be really fruitful, add a payment agreement to your checkout process. It will discourage fraudsters and will help you legally in case chargeback occurs.
  • Install predictive device identification tools: “Prevention is better than cure”. Use predictive device to identify any suspicious activity. New software solutions are advancing every day. Although you should not completely rely on them as they really don’t predict accurately to CNP (card-not-present).
  • Track the size of the order: If the size of order is big, use more security measures like keeping track of the order and shipping.
  • Beware of outside country orders: Fraud percentage is higher on international orders than on within boundary purchases. Most of the merchants choose extreme route and eliminate international orders altogether. Security and scrutiny of international deliveries should be extra.
  • Clear merchant descriptors: Make sure your business or store name is part of the descriptor. Sometimes when the merchant description is not clear, customer doesn’t recognize where the transaction statement in bank came from and then immediately disputes it. Your identity is important as it make charge identifiable.
  • Authentic marketing: Do not show any product material which doesn’t match to the original product customer will receive. Write clear description of product, online ads. Set only realistic expectations for your customer because if later customer doesn’t get satisfied then you might have to pay a big cost for it. Never make you customer feel mislead or cheated.
  • Great customer services: There are chances where you can prevent chargebacks and friendly frauds by providing excellent customer services. Reach out to your customer as soon as they try to contact you. Try your best to resolve an order error or an issue with the purchase. 24/7 quick service arrangements should be done by you.
  • Fulfil orders on time: Try not to delay order more than usual. Shipping delay may create doubt to customer and then he may claim refund.
  • Notify your customer: If you provide subscription and recurring billing facilities, make sure you notify your customer before you charge a customer’s card. Tell them exactly why they are being charged. Maintain a transparent relationship with your customer because one of the common reasons for friendly fraud and chargebacks is unforeseen recurring billing.
  • Follow processor protocol: There is set protocol of every credit card processor. While swiping card in Card Present Purchase make sure to check the date of expiry and enter the security code. Whereas, in Card Not Present Purchases your credit card processor need to give permission for processing. To complete the transaction some extra formalities may have to be done like customer’s IP address, digital signature etc.
  • Spot warning signs of fraud: If you have noticed any sign of fraud then check AVS, also ask for CVV, use VAU and fine-tune fraud filters. Be very alert check the billing and shipping address. You can even call the customer for the better understanding.
  • Have trained employees: Your staff should be well trained and should know how to deal with both card-present and card-not-present purchases. Untrained worker will not be able to identify signs of frauds which can affect your business adversely.
  • Fight back only when you are sure: Sometimes it is recommended to not fight every chargeback unless you are sure that you will win the case. You must not devote your time and resources on something not worthy. It will only make your hurt your relationships with your merchant account provider.
  • Use a chargeback protection services: If you are a high risk business and prone to large number of chargebacks, chargeback prevention services is the solution. There are companies available in market which helps merchant to prevent and fight chargebacks. They provide with fraud protection tools. It will work as an extra layer of protection.
  • Get the best payment processor: Last but the most important thing which you should take care of is to get an authentic and suitable merchant account for your business. As they provide you payment solution with fraud detection and security features. If your merchant account provider is not well experienced then your business at risk. Do all your research and then choose a merchant account provider who can understand your nature of business and risk associate with it. One of the leading merchant account providers in market is iPayTotal which helps you at every step with decades of working experience and professional workers.

With presence of mind and extra efforts you can totally protect your business from friendly fraud and chargeback. Keep the above mentioned measures in mind and you are ready to fight.

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iPayTotal Ltd 2019-11-13

WHAT IS A FRIENDLY FRAUD?

The very first thought that hits our mind about friendly fraud is how can a fraud be friendly! Obviously a fraud can be everything but cannot be friendly.

It’s a universal fact that no one is perfect and we all commit mistakes in some point of our life. Friendly frauds are unintentional. They are committed without the intent to deceive, revenge or to gain something. Basically, chargeback or any dispute filed by customer by mistake is known as friendly fraud.

Following are the key reasons for happening of friendly frauds:

  • Forgetfulness: When customer forgot that he made a purchase and misinterprets the situation.
  • Unawareness: When someone else from the family has made the unknown purchase and the credit card holder is not aware of it and file a chargeback against the merchant.
  • Recurring bill: When a customer frequently purchases a certain product from a merchant, recurring billing happen automatically and charges cardholder. So, in case customer forgot that he has agreed to recurring bills then he might lodge the file against merchant.
  • Misunderstanding: Friendly fraud can also occur if the customer has not properly understood the return policy of merchant.
  • Improper knowledge: Another main reason for friendly fraud is that people are not aware of the correct procedure. They file a chargeback instead of first approaching the merchant for refund.

How does friendly fraud happen?

To file a fraud claim, friendly fraudster has to first convince the bank that he should get his money back. To do so, a friendly fraudster can claim a variety of problems but the most common claim is that the transaction was unauthorized. They make legitimate transactions looks like a fraud by taking advantage of policies maintained by issuer like zero-liability, CNP (card not present) nature of eCommerce, and acts like Consumer Protection Regulations force issuers. All these things result in time consuming and heavy chargebacks.

What happens when chargebacks take place?

after understanding friendly frauds let’s move on to another big headache of merchants i.e. chargebacks!

Here three things are involved which are as follows.

  • Merchant is at fault: It is also known as the Chargeback White Area. When customer is genuine in this case and unhappy with the services or product of the merchant because of any reason, the last option left with customer is to contact his bank or credit card company and issue a chargeback against merchant after trying to resolve the problem with a merchant. Key reasons for filling a chargeback are as follow

    1. Merchant deliberately not delivering product or service.
    2. Intentionally lying about the purchase made.

  • Charging more than authorized.

  1. Delivering wrong product.
  2. Merchant using recurring billing incorrectly.

  • Customer is playing a dirty tactic: In recent years many false cases of chargebacks are being reported and they are growing continuously. The cardholder intentionally make a legitimate transaction looks like a fraud with the intention of getting money while retaining the product and service provided. In the end customer gets everything and merchants suffers with great loss.
  • Third party is involved: Sometimes neither the merchant nor customer is at fault but the third person is involved. By stealing bank account and credit card information third party commit criminal credit card fraud. Now the victim cardholder can contact issuing bank and report the fraudulent transaction and can seek for money return from the merchant by filling chargeback.

HOW TO SAVE YOURSELF FROM FRIENDLY FRAUD AND CHARGEBACKS?

It is near to impossible to get 100% security from chargebacks. In market many merchant account provider will claim full protection just to gain your trust. As a merchant you have to be very smart and think rationally. Following strategies should be use to prevent friendly fraud and chargebacks.

  • Try to resolve disputes: Always first try to resolve the dispute with the merchant. There are new features available in market like Visa Merchant Purchase Inquiry (VMPI) which helps merchant to respond in real time to the issuer. Issuer can now talk to the customer and clarify the confusion with the information given by the merchant.
  • Analyse data: You cannot just change the mind of the customer but you can prevent friendly frauds and chargebacks by analyzing the history of such incidents. Look on to the major reasons behind the dispute. For instance, if customers were unhappy because of late deliveries or they are not satisfied with the product then work on your weak areas.
  • Make a blacklist: According to an online report it has been found that friendly fraudsters and chargeback claimers are repeat offenders. If they have once got the full advantage then will likely to do it again. Make a record and add such customers who commit friendly fraud. In future if any blacklisted customer will try to shop with you can cancel their transaction. Remember few bucks are not more important than your market goodwill and heavy chargebacks.
  • Include payment agreements: This simple change can be really fruitful, add a payment agreement to your checkout process. It will discourage fraudsters and will help you legally in case chargeback occurs.
  • Install predictive device identification tools: “Prevention is better than cure”. Use predictive device to identify any suspicious activity. New software solutions are advancing every day. Although you should not completely rely on them as they really don’t predict accurately to CNP (card-not-present).
  • Track the size of the order: If the size of order is big, use more security measures like keeping track of the order and shipping.
  • Beware of outside country orders: Fraud percentage is higher on international orders than on within boundary purchases. Most of the merchants choose extreme route and eliminate international orders altogether. Security and scrutiny of international deliveries should be extra.
  • Clear merchant descriptors: Make sure your business or store name is part of the descriptor. Sometimes when the merchant description is not clear, customer doesn’t recognize where the transaction statement in bank came from and then immediately disputes it. Your identity is important as it make charge identifiable.
  • Authentic marketing: Do not show any product material which doesn’t match to the original product customer will receive. Write clear description of product, online ads. Set only realistic expectations for your customer because if later customer doesn’t get satisfied then you might have to pay a big cost for it. Never make you customer feel mislead or cheated.
  • Great customer services: There are chances where you can prevent chargebacks and friendly frauds by providing excellent customer services. Reach out to your customer as soon as they try to contact you. Try your best to resolve an order error or an issue with the purchase. 24/7 quick service arrangements should be done by you.
  • Fulfil orders on time: Try not to delay order more than usual. Shipping delay may create doubt to customer and then he may claim refund.
  • Notify your customer: If you provide subscription and recurring billing facilities, make sure you notify your customer before you charge a customer’s card. Tell them exactly why they are being charged. Maintain a transparent relationship with your customer because one of the common reasons for friendly fraud and chargebacks is unforeseen recurring billing.
  • Follow processor protocol: There is set protocol of every credit card processor. While swiping card in Card Present Purchase make sure to check the date of expiry and enter the security code. Whereas, in Card Not Present Purchases your credit card processor need to give permission for processing. To complete the transaction some extra formalities may have to be done like customer’s IP address, digital signature etc.
  • Spot warning signs of fraud: If you have noticed any sign of fraud then check AVS, also ask for CVV, use VAU and fine-tune fraud filters. Be very alert check the billing and shipping address. You can even call the customer for the better understanding.
  • Have trained employees: Your staff should be well trained and should know how to deal with both card-present and card-not-present purchases. Untrained worker will not be able to identify signs of frauds which can affect your business adversely.
  • Fight back only when you are sure: Sometimes it is recommended to not fight every chargeback unless you are sure that you will win the case. You must not devote your time and resources on something not worthy. It will only make your hurt your relationships with your merchant account provider.
  • Use a chargeback protection services: If you are a high risk business and prone to large number of chargebacks, chargeback prevention services is the solution. There are companies available in market which helps merchant to prevent and fight chargebacks. They provide with fraud protection tools. It will work as an extra layer of protection.
  • Get the best payment processor: Last but the most important thing which you should take care of is to get an authentic and suitable merchant account for your business. As they provide you payment solution with fraud detection and security features. If your merchant account provider is not well experienced then your business at risk. Do all your research and then choose a merchant account provider who can understand your nature of business and risk associate with it. One of the leading merchant account providers in market is iPayTotal which helps you at every step with decades of working experience and professional workers.

With presence of mind and extra efforts you can totally protect your business from friendly fraud and chargeback. Keep the above mentioned measures in mind and you are ready to fight.

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Complete Article: Unlock Cash Savings with Saasy POSHow Saasy POS Eliminates Credit Card Fees:Saasy POS is a cloud-based POS system that allows businesses to accept credit cards without paying any processing fees. Benefits of Eliminating Credit Card Fees:Increased profits: Businesses can save thousands of dollars per year by eliminating credit card fees. How to Get Started with Saasy POS:Getting started with Saasy POS is easy. Call to action:Sign up for a free trial of Saasy POS today and start saving money on credit card fees! Conclusion:If you’re tired of paying high credit card fees, it’s time to switch to Saasy POS.
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FutureAnalytica 2022-06-28
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Because card issuers are well- clued in dealing with card fraud, it’s doubtful that being defrauded will bring you bucks out- of- fund over the long haul, but necessary examinations can take months and, as bandied at lesser length below, unaddressed credit card fraud can do major damage to your credit reports and scores. Type of Credit Card FraudLost or stolen cardsFrequently, fraudsters gain credit cards by theft or by carrying a lost card. Phone scamsThis type of credit card fraud is getting further and more common, wherein a fraudster connections the card proprietor and obtains sensitive particular information similar as their date of birth, watchwords, card details. How can you Protect Yourself from Credit Card Fraud· It’s important that you notify your bank instantly! The same step is to be initiated if you have lost your credit card, If you come down to be a victim of credit card fraud.
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Akshay Thakur 2024-02-23
The Credit Card Payments market report is a perfect foundation for people looking out for a comprehensive study and analysis of the Credit Card Payments market. This report contains a diverse study and information that will help you understand your niche and concentrate of key market channels in the regional and global market for Credit Card Payments. The report also has insights about key market players, applications of Credit Card Payments, its type, trends and overall market share. Request for a sample of Credit Card Payments Market research report @ https://wemarketresearch. About We Market Research:WE MARKET RESEARCH is an established market analytics and research firm with a domain experience sprawling across different industries.
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musharraf khan 2023-07-10
BY LAW APPLY YOUR PLASTIC CARD INSURANCE PLANJust developing a thorough along with written about firm insurance plan is just not ample. Obtaining the unspecified rule involving execute or maybe a prepared along firm insurance plan is just not ample pertaining to guaranteeing proper rights inside the courtroom involving legislations. SCRUTINIZE EVERY SINGLE PERSONNEL AND LOOK AFTER WARNINGOnline surveys along with reports get unearthed the belief that many of the most significant plastic card scammers have been executed by simply venerable along with dependable personnel. Your spending along with plastic card using of every single personnel along with person in your agency must be appraised by simply the auditing agency. TALK TO YOUR PERSONNEL REGARDING THE INSURANCE PLAN ALONG WITH TAKE HOLD OF POWERA number of business employers are generally unwilling involving reminding his or her personnel in the plastic card insurance plan for assorted psychosocial motives.
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The Carbon Credit Global Market Report 2024 by The Business Research Company provides market overview across 60+ geographies in the seven regions - Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, the Middle East, and Africa, encompassing 27 major global industries. Major trends in the forecast period include carbon credit offset programs, investment flows into carbon market projects, integration with corporate strategies, blockchain technology for transparency, nature-based solutions. The growing need to reduce global carbon emissions is expected to propel the growth of the carbon credit market going forward. Therefore, the growing need to reduce global carbon emissions is expected to propel the growth of the carbon credit market. The carbon credit market report table of contents includes:1.
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hawlettu ser123 2020-12-05

Banks are classified as the cornerstone that transactions are built.

To comprehend people using plastic in lieu of paper money to purchase groceries, electronics, services, arts, crafts, and several popular items, you should come with an advocate that can tell you without doubt the card you are accepting is legitimate.

Although this may seem like somewhat of a no brainer, you'd be surprised because when advanced thieves are receiving with their tactics.

As advanced and convenient as now period is technologically, it is additionally scary.

Scary because crooks are capable of steal numbers, fake ID identification codes, and essentially con you through your rightful merchandise.scannable fake idGetting a fantastic bank identification numbers database to be good enough is of having you can be vigilant against the various varieties of fraud which are to choose from threatening your business.

Since you locate a BIN database search program, make sure that you know not all of them created equally.

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Roman Chuprina 2020-01-11
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Even in the 2010s quite a lot of American retail website users suffered from online transaction frauds until the two-step verification came into power while shopping online.However, credit card frauds are still a challenge for money transaction platform owners or small to global retail services and hundreds of online frauds keep popping up daily as long as unauthorized card transactions hit the record amount of 16.7 million victims in 2017 (as reported by Javelin Strategy & Research).

Additionally, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the number of credit card fraud claims in 2017 overcame the previous year’s number of frauds by 40%.

) Among these Fraud Detection and Prevention techniques, predictive Machine Learning models are the one that belongs to smart Internet security solutions.

After the patterns are discovered, there is a Pattern Recognition phase which can detect classes, clusters, and patterns of suspicious behavior.

For example, the Neural Networks approach helps to automatically identify characteristics found in fraud, which is the most effective if you have a lot of transaction samples.

Whenever a user requests a transaction, it is being processed for some time and depending on the level of predicted fraud probability there are 3 kinds of possible outputs:If the probability is less than 10%, the transaction is allowed;If the probability is between 10% and 80%, additional authentication factor (one time SMS code, Fingerprint, Secret Question) should be applied;If the probability is more than 80%, the transaction is frozen, so it should be processed manually.

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Carlo Washington 2024-02-25
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The Evolution of Instant Approval Credit CardsTraditional credit card applications often involve lengthy processes, including detailed forms, credit checks, and waiting periods that could span weeks. However, instant approval credit cards have revolutionized this landscape. Benefits and ConsiderationsSpeed and AccessibilityThe primary advantage of instant approval credit cards is their speed. Responsibility and Financial HealthWhile instant approval credit cards offer expedited access to credit, responsible usage is key. ConclusionInstant approval credit cards have undeniably transformed the landscape of credit accessibility, offering a quick pathway to financial resources.
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The global Blister Card Market research report, published by Value Market Research, is designed to offer various market framework such as market size, portion, trends, growth path, value and factors that impact the current market dynamics over the forecast period 2023-2032. Get more information on "Global Blister Card Market Research Report" by requesting FREE Sample Copy at https://www. com/contact/blister-card-market/download-sampleMarket DynamicsThe blister card packaging market experiences growth driven by multiple influential factors. Browse Global Blister Card Market Research Report with detailed TOC at https://www. Purchase Complete Global Blister Card Market Research Report at https://www.
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Jasica Johne 2024-03-18
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COVID-19 Impact Analysis on Consumer Credit Market report published by Value Market Research provides a detailed market analysis comprising market size, share, value, growth and trends for the period 2023-2032. Get more information on "Global Consumer Credit Market Research Report" by requesting FREE Sample Copy at https://www. com/contact/consumer-credit-market/download-sampleMarket DynamicsThe consumer credit market's dynamics are shaped by several interlinked factors. Browse Global Consumer Credit Market Research Report with detailed TOC at https://www. Purchase Complete Global Consumer Credit Market Research Report at https://www.
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But, to profit from a card, you must understand how to use forex card before applying for one. How To Use Forex CardYou may know how to use forex card like a debit or credit card. These are a few of the main advantages you get when you know how to use forex card:Buy a card as early as 60 days or even the day before departure. Easily view your transaction information and Forex Card balance using Phone Banking, Prepaid Card Net Banking, and Phone Banking. To SummariseWith this guide on how to use forex card, you can visit any country without carrying physical cash.
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Theon Squires 2023-10-24
However, the financial institutions' fraud cost may be substantial, multifold, and growing, and the victim is frequently forgotten. Let's look at seven aspects of a credit card fraud-detection system your bank must have in place. This degree of security of the credit card fraud-detection system prevents criminals from using stolen or counterfeit cards in many transactions before the cardholder notices the problem. The function of the fraud analyst in a system designed to identify credit card fraud is crucial. However, with a credit card fraud-detection system, there is less chance that your company's reputation will be tarnished in the public eye due to fraudulent activities.
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saikiran TBRC 2024-03-18
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Learn More On The Trade Credit Insurance Market:https://www. com/report/trade-credit-insurance-global-market-report  According to The Business Research Company’s Trade Credit Insurance Global Market Report 2024, The trade credit insurance market size has grown strongly in recent years. The trade credit insurance market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. These innovations include the digital transformation of trade credit insurance, offering credit management tools, and providing more flexible and tailored insurance solutions. The trade credit insurance market report table of contents includes:1.
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saikiran TBRC 2024-03-08
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Learn More On The Credit Card Market:https://www. The rising demand for credit cards is expected to fuel the growth of the credit card market in the forecast period. The rise in demand for consumer credit and the benefits offered by credit cards encourage individuals to use credit cards. Therefore, the rising demand for credit cards drives the growth of the credit card market. id=3999&type=smp The credit card market covered in this report is segmented –1) By Type: Reward Card, Credit Builder Card, Travel Credit Card, Balance Transfer Card, Other Types2) By Card Type: Base, Signature, Platinum3) By Service Provider: Visa, Matercard, Rupay, Other Service ProvidersGrowing technological innovation is a key trend gaining popularity in the credit card market.
iPayTotal Ltd 2019-11-13

WHAT IS A FRIENDLY FRAUD?

The very first thought that hits our mind about friendly fraud is how can a fraud be friendly! Obviously a fraud can be everything but cannot be friendly.

It’s a universal fact that no one is perfect and we all commit mistakes in some point of our life. Friendly frauds are unintentional. They are committed without the intent to deceive, revenge or to gain something. Basically, chargeback or any dispute filed by customer by mistake is known as friendly fraud.

Following are the key reasons for happening of friendly frauds:

  • Forgetfulness: When customer forgot that he made a purchase and misinterprets the situation.
  • Unawareness: When someone else from the family has made the unknown purchase and the credit card holder is not aware of it and file a chargeback against the merchant.
  • Recurring bill: When a customer frequently purchases a certain product from a merchant, recurring billing happen automatically and charges cardholder. So, in case customer forgot that he has agreed to recurring bills then he might lodge the file against merchant.
  • Misunderstanding: Friendly fraud can also occur if the customer has not properly understood the return policy of merchant.
  • Improper knowledge: Another main reason for friendly fraud is that people are not aware of the correct procedure. They file a chargeback instead of first approaching the merchant for refund.

How does friendly fraud happen?

To file a fraud claim, friendly fraudster has to first convince the bank that he should get his money back. To do so, a friendly fraudster can claim a variety of problems but the most common claim is that the transaction was unauthorized. They make legitimate transactions looks like a fraud by taking advantage of policies maintained by issuer like zero-liability, CNP (card not present) nature of eCommerce, and acts like Consumer Protection Regulations force issuers. All these things result in time consuming and heavy chargebacks.

What happens when chargebacks take place?

after understanding friendly frauds let’s move on to another big headache of merchants i.e. chargebacks!

Here three things are involved which are as follows.

  • Merchant is at fault: It is also known as the Chargeback White Area. When customer is genuine in this case and unhappy with the services or product of the merchant because of any reason, the last option left with customer is to contact his bank or credit card company and issue a chargeback against merchant after trying to resolve the problem with a merchant. Key reasons for filling a chargeback are as follow

    1. Merchant deliberately not delivering product or service.
    2. Intentionally lying about the purchase made.

  • Charging more than authorized.

  1. Delivering wrong product.
  2. Merchant using recurring billing incorrectly.

  • Customer is playing a dirty tactic: In recent years many false cases of chargebacks are being reported and they are growing continuously. The cardholder intentionally make a legitimate transaction looks like a fraud with the intention of getting money while retaining the product and service provided. In the end customer gets everything and merchants suffers with great loss.
  • Third party is involved: Sometimes neither the merchant nor customer is at fault but the third person is involved. By stealing bank account and credit card information third party commit criminal credit card fraud. Now the victim cardholder can contact issuing bank and report the fraudulent transaction and can seek for money return from the merchant by filling chargeback.

HOW TO SAVE YOURSELF FROM FRIENDLY FRAUD AND CHARGEBACKS?

It is near to impossible to get 100% security from chargebacks. In market many merchant account provider will claim full protection just to gain your trust. As a merchant you have to be very smart and think rationally. Following strategies should be use to prevent friendly fraud and chargebacks.

  • Try to resolve disputes: Always first try to resolve the dispute with the merchant. There are new features available in market like Visa Merchant Purchase Inquiry (VMPI) which helps merchant to respond in real time to the issuer. Issuer can now talk to the customer and clarify the confusion with the information given by the merchant.
  • Analyse data: You cannot just change the mind of the customer but you can prevent friendly frauds and chargebacks by analyzing the history of such incidents. Look on to the major reasons behind the dispute. For instance, if customers were unhappy because of late deliveries or they are not satisfied with the product then work on your weak areas.
  • Make a blacklist: According to an online report it has been found that friendly fraudsters and chargeback claimers are repeat offenders. If they have once got the full advantage then will likely to do it again. Make a record and add such customers who commit friendly fraud. In future if any blacklisted customer will try to shop with you can cancel their transaction. Remember few bucks are not more important than your market goodwill and heavy chargebacks.
  • Include payment agreements: This simple change can be really fruitful, add a payment agreement to your checkout process. It will discourage fraudsters and will help you legally in case chargeback occurs.
  • Install predictive device identification tools: “Prevention is better than cure”. Use predictive device to identify any suspicious activity. New software solutions are advancing every day. Although you should not completely rely on them as they really don’t predict accurately to CNP (card-not-present).
  • Track the size of the order: If the size of order is big, use more security measures like keeping track of the order and shipping.
  • Beware of outside country orders: Fraud percentage is higher on international orders than on within boundary purchases. Most of the merchants choose extreme route and eliminate international orders altogether. Security and scrutiny of international deliveries should be extra.
  • Clear merchant descriptors: Make sure your business or store name is part of the descriptor. Sometimes when the merchant description is not clear, customer doesn’t recognize where the transaction statement in bank came from and then immediately disputes it. Your identity is important as it make charge identifiable.
  • Authentic marketing: Do not show any product material which doesn’t match to the original product customer will receive. Write clear description of product, online ads. Set only realistic expectations for your customer because if later customer doesn’t get satisfied then you might have to pay a big cost for it. Never make you customer feel mislead or cheated.
  • Great customer services: There are chances where you can prevent chargebacks and friendly frauds by providing excellent customer services. Reach out to your customer as soon as they try to contact you. Try your best to resolve an order error or an issue with the purchase. 24/7 quick service arrangements should be done by you.
  • Fulfil orders on time: Try not to delay order more than usual. Shipping delay may create doubt to customer and then he may claim refund.
  • Notify your customer: If you provide subscription and recurring billing facilities, make sure you notify your customer before you charge a customer’s card. Tell them exactly why they are being charged. Maintain a transparent relationship with your customer because one of the common reasons for friendly fraud and chargebacks is unforeseen recurring billing.
  • Follow processor protocol: There is set protocol of every credit card processor. While swiping card in Card Present Purchase make sure to check the date of expiry and enter the security code. Whereas, in Card Not Present Purchases your credit card processor need to give permission for processing. To complete the transaction some extra formalities may have to be done like customer’s IP address, digital signature etc.
  • Spot warning signs of fraud: If you have noticed any sign of fraud then check AVS, also ask for CVV, use VAU and fine-tune fraud filters. Be very alert check the billing and shipping address. You can even call the customer for the better understanding.
  • Have trained employees: Your staff should be well trained and should know how to deal with both card-present and card-not-present purchases. Untrained worker will not be able to identify signs of frauds which can affect your business adversely.
  • Fight back only when you are sure: Sometimes it is recommended to not fight every chargeback unless you are sure that you will win the case. You must not devote your time and resources on something not worthy. It will only make your hurt your relationships with your merchant account provider.
  • Use a chargeback protection services: If you are a high risk business and prone to large number of chargebacks, chargeback prevention services is the solution. There are companies available in market which helps merchant to prevent and fight chargebacks. They provide with fraud protection tools. It will work as an extra layer of protection.
  • Get the best payment processor: Last but the most important thing which you should take care of is to get an authentic and suitable merchant account for your business. As they provide you payment solution with fraud detection and security features. If your merchant account provider is not well experienced then your business at risk. Do all your research and then choose a merchant account provider who can understand your nature of business and risk associate with it. One of the leading merchant account providers in market is iPayTotal which helps you at every step with decades of working experience and professional workers.

With presence of mind and extra efforts you can totally protect your business from friendly fraud and chargeback. Keep the above mentioned measures in mind and you are ready to fight.

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Banks are classified as the cornerstone that transactions are built.

To comprehend people using plastic in lieu of paper money to purchase groceries, electronics, services, arts, crafts, and several popular items, you should come with an advocate that can tell you without doubt the card you are accepting is legitimate.

Although this may seem like somewhat of a no brainer, you'd be surprised because when advanced thieves are receiving with their tactics.

As advanced and convenient as now period is technologically, it is additionally scary.

Scary because crooks are capable of steal numbers, fake ID identification codes, and essentially con you through your rightful merchandise.scannable fake idGetting a fantastic bank identification numbers database to be good enough is of having you can be vigilant against the various varieties of fraud which are to choose from threatening your business.

Since you locate a BIN database search program, make sure that you know not all of them created equally.

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However, the financial institutions' fraud cost may be substantial, multifold, and growing, and the victim is frequently forgotten. Let's look at seven aspects of a credit card fraud-detection system your bank must have in place. This degree of security of the credit card fraud-detection system prevents criminals from using stolen or counterfeit cards in many transactions before the cardholder notices the problem. The function of the fraud analyst in a system designed to identify credit card fraud is crucial. However, with a credit card fraud-detection system, there is less chance that your company's reputation will be tarnished in the public eye due to fraudulent activities.
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WHAT IS A FRIENDLY FRAUD?

The very first thought that hits our mind about friendly fraud is how can a fraud be friendly! Obviously a fraud can be everything but cannot be friendly.

It’s a universal fact that no one is perfect and we all commit mistakes in some point of our life. Friendly frauds are unintentional. They are committed without the intent to deceive, revenge or to gain something. Basically, chargeback or any dispute filed by customer by mistake is known as friendly fraud.

Following are the key reasons for happening of friendly frauds:

  • Forgetfulness: When customer forgot that he made a purchase and misinterprets the situation.
  • Unawareness: When someone else from the family has made the unknown purchase and the credit card holder is not aware of it and file a chargeback against the merchant.
  • Recurring bill: When a customer frequently purchases a certain product from a merchant, recurring billing happen automatically and charges cardholder. So, in case customer forgot that he has agreed to recurring bills then he might lodge the file against merchant.
  • Misunderstanding: Friendly fraud can also occur if the customer has not properly understood the return policy of merchant.
  • Improper knowledge: Another main reason for friendly fraud is that people are not aware of the correct procedure. They file a chargeback instead of first approaching the merchant for refund.

How does friendly fraud happen?

To file a fraud claim, friendly fraudster has to first convince the bank that he should get his money back. To do so, a friendly fraudster can claim a variety of problems but the most common claim is that the transaction was unauthorized. They make legitimate transactions looks like a fraud by taking advantage of policies maintained by issuer like zero-liability, CNP (card not present) nature of eCommerce, and acts like Consumer Protection Regulations force issuers. All these things result in time consuming and heavy chargebacks.

What happens when chargebacks take place?

after understanding friendly frauds let’s move on to another big headache of merchants i.e. chargebacks!

Here three things are involved which are as follows.

  • Merchant is at fault: It is also known as the Chargeback White Area. When customer is genuine in this case and unhappy with the services or product of the merchant because of any reason, the last option left with customer is to contact his bank or credit card company and issue a chargeback against merchant after trying to resolve the problem with a merchant. Key reasons for filling a chargeback are as follow

    1. Merchant deliberately not delivering product or service.
    2. Intentionally lying about the purchase made.

  • Charging more than authorized.

  1. Delivering wrong product.
  2. Merchant using recurring billing incorrectly.

  • Customer is playing a dirty tactic: In recent years many false cases of chargebacks are being reported and they are growing continuously. The cardholder intentionally make a legitimate transaction looks like a fraud with the intention of getting money while retaining the product and service provided. In the end customer gets everything and merchants suffers with great loss.
  • Third party is involved: Sometimes neither the merchant nor customer is at fault but the third person is involved. By stealing bank account and credit card information third party commit criminal credit card fraud. Now the victim cardholder can contact issuing bank and report the fraudulent transaction and can seek for money return from the merchant by filling chargeback.

HOW TO SAVE YOURSELF FROM FRIENDLY FRAUD AND CHARGEBACKS?

It is near to impossible to get 100% security from chargebacks. In market many merchant account provider will claim full protection just to gain your trust. As a merchant you have to be very smart and think rationally. Following strategies should be use to prevent friendly fraud and chargebacks.

  • Try to resolve disputes: Always first try to resolve the dispute with the merchant. There are new features available in market like Visa Merchant Purchase Inquiry (VMPI) which helps merchant to respond in real time to the issuer. Issuer can now talk to the customer and clarify the confusion with the information given by the merchant.
  • Analyse data: You cannot just change the mind of the customer but you can prevent friendly frauds and chargebacks by analyzing the history of such incidents. Look on to the major reasons behind the dispute. For instance, if customers were unhappy because of late deliveries or they are not satisfied with the product then work on your weak areas.
  • Make a blacklist: According to an online report it has been found that friendly fraudsters and chargeback claimers are repeat offenders. If they have once got the full advantage then will likely to do it again. Make a record and add such customers who commit friendly fraud. In future if any blacklisted customer will try to shop with you can cancel their transaction. Remember few bucks are not more important than your market goodwill and heavy chargebacks.
  • Include payment agreements: This simple change can be really fruitful, add a payment agreement to your checkout process. It will discourage fraudsters and will help you legally in case chargeback occurs.
  • Install predictive device identification tools: “Prevention is better than cure”. Use predictive device to identify any suspicious activity. New software solutions are advancing every day. Although you should not completely rely on them as they really don’t predict accurately to CNP (card-not-present).
  • Track the size of the order: If the size of order is big, use more security measures like keeping track of the order and shipping.
  • Beware of outside country orders: Fraud percentage is higher on international orders than on within boundary purchases. Most of the merchants choose extreme route and eliminate international orders altogether. Security and scrutiny of international deliveries should be extra.
  • Clear merchant descriptors: Make sure your business or store name is part of the descriptor. Sometimes when the merchant description is not clear, customer doesn’t recognize where the transaction statement in bank came from and then immediately disputes it. Your identity is important as it make charge identifiable.
  • Authentic marketing: Do not show any product material which doesn’t match to the original product customer will receive. Write clear description of product, online ads. Set only realistic expectations for your customer because if later customer doesn’t get satisfied then you might have to pay a big cost for it. Never make you customer feel mislead or cheated.
  • Great customer services: There are chances where you can prevent chargebacks and friendly frauds by providing excellent customer services. Reach out to your customer as soon as they try to contact you. Try your best to resolve an order error or an issue with the purchase. 24/7 quick service arrangements should be done by you.
  • Fulfil orders on time: Try not to delay order more than usual. Shipping delay may create doubt to customer and then he may claim refund.
  • Notify your customer: If you provide subscription and recurring billing facilities, make sure you notify your customer before you charge a customer’s card. Tell them exactly why they are being charged. Maintain a transparent relationship with your customer because one of the common reasons for friendly fraud and chargebacks is unforeseen recurring billing.
  • Follow processor protocol: There is set protocol of every credit card processor. While swiping card in Card Present Purchase make sure to check the date of expiry and enter the security code. Whereas, in Card Not Present Purchases your credit card processor need to give permission for processing. To complete the transaction some extra formalities may have to be done like customer’s IP address, digital signature etc.
  • Spot warning signs of fraud: If you have noticed any sign of fraud then check AVS, also ask for CVV, use VAU and fine-tune fraud filters. Be very alert check the billing and shipping address. You can even call the customer for the better understanding.
  • Have trained employees: Your staff should be well trained and should know how to deal with both card-present and card-not-present purchases. Untrained worker will not be able to identify signs of frauds which can affect your business adversely.
  • Fight back only when you are sure: Sometimes it is recommended to not fight every chargeback unless you are sure that you will win the case. You must not devote your time and resources on something not worthy. It will only make your hurt your relationships with your merchant account provider.
  • Use a chargeback protection services: If you are a high risk business and prone to large number of chargebacks, chargeback prevention services is the solution. There are companies available in market which helps merchant to prevent and fight chargebacks. They provide with fraud protection tools. It will work as an extra layer of protection.
  • Get the best payment processor: Last but the most important thing which you should take care of is to get an authentic and suitable merchant account for your business. As they provide you payment solution with fraud detection and security features. If your merchant account provider is not well experienced then your business at risk. Do all your research and then choose a merchant account provider who can understand your nature of business and risk associate with it. One of the leading merchant account providers in market is iPayTotal which helps you at every step with decades of working experience and professional workers.

With presence of mind and extra efforts you can totally protect your business from friendly fraud and chargeback. Keep the above mentioned measures in mind and you are ready to fight.

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Even in the 2010s quite a lot of American retail website users suffered from online transaction frauds until the two-step verification came into power while shopping online.However, credit card frauds are still a challenge for money transaction platform owners or small to global retail services and hundreds of online frauds keep popping up daily as long as unauthorized card transactions hit the record amount of 16.7 million victims in 2017 (as reported by Javelin Strategy & Research).

Additionally, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the number of credit card fraud claims in 2017 overcame the previous year’s number of frauds by 40%.

) Among these Fraud Detection and Prevention techniques, predictive Machine Learning models are the one that belongs to smart Internet security solutions.

After the patterns are discovered, there is a Pattern Recognition phase which can detect classes, clusters, and patterns of suspicious behavior.

For example, the Neural Networks approach helps to automatically identify characteristics found in fraud, which is the most effective if you have a lot of transaction samples.

Whenever a user requests a transaction, it is being processed for some time and depending on the level of predicted fraud probability there are 3 kinds of possible outputs:If the probability is less than 10%, the transaction is allowed;If the probability is between 10% and 80%, additional authentication factor (one time SMS code, Fingerprint, Secret Question) should be applied;If the probability is more than 80%, the transaction is frozen, so it should be processed manually.

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