Address verification services (AVS) are a necessity in the ecommerce world. Address verification service providers allow ecommerce businesses to verify the legitimacy of the customer by confirming that their address…
Why an address verification service is for payment providers and banks
As we have outlined in previous blogs, both address verification service (AVS) and address validation service are vital to any business that serves customers online, regardless of industry. Indeed, risky…
False declines and false positives are costing you revenue
Explore the impact of false declines in ecommerce and learn how to balance fraud prevention with legitimate transactions in this great article by Vesta.
What is AVS & AVS mismatch? How address verification keeps your transactions secure
Address Verification Service (AVS) is the process of verifying the accuracy and validity of a physical mailing address. Individuals or businesses provide these physical addresses to e-commerce companies or banks.…
Address Verification Service (AVS): Assess risk and prevent fraud at lighting speed
Any business that has spent time mitigating fraud attempts has encountered an address verification service/system (AVS). An AVS is an important piece of the puzzle and a widely used tool…
Address validation solutions: How Address Risk API stands out
One of the big advantages of a digital economy is the ability to connect and transact around the world, regardless of physical location. Of course, this advantage brings with it…
The dark side of discounts: understanding and preventing promo code abuse
Promo codes can be a powerful tool for businesses, but they can unfortunately come with their own set of risks. Promo code abuse is a common issue and concern for…
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Putting the pieces together to optimize the cost of onboarding good customers
The identity verification process for a person involves piecing together many different identity elements including ID documents, biometrics, personally identifiable information (PII), biometrics, watchlists and other available details just to…
Why you need an alternative to knowledge-based authentication (KBA) for identity verification in the digital age
KBA is an authentication method that is used to verify an individual’s identity before they can proceed with their login, onboarding or transaction. Before we dig into why you need…
Protecting your small-to-medium business against fraud in 2024
It wasn’t so long ago that large, global corporations were the primary targets of fraudsters. In turn, these organizations got to work, investing in full-featured detection and prevention technologies. That’s…