Category: covid-19 analysis

Ekata

Data Deep Dive, Part II: How COVID-19 Transformed the Global Digital Economy

When the COVID-19 outbreak was first declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) in mid-March, nobody was in a position to predict just how great an impact this would have. After an initially fragmented response, a truly global response was underway. The announcement of the closure of non-essential retailers around the world […]

10.22.2020

Ekata

Successfully Engaging With New Customers, Even In Uncertain Times

Welcome to the third blog in our series about ecommerce data during COVID-19. In our last blog, Assessing Risk in Uncharted Times, we looked at Ekata Confidence Scores and leading indicators for fraud such as email first seen data. These indicators are helpful in understanding and identifying a good customer versus fraud. As we conclude […]

7.2.2020

Ekata

Assessing Risk in Uncharted Times

Welcome to part two of a three-part series in which we look at the impacts of COVID-19 on digital commerce and fraud patterns, and insights our data provides on identifying fraudulent behavior. In our last blog, Where have all the Fraudsters Gone? we looked at data that showed overall ecommerce shopping trends are up, reflecting increased […]

6.16.2020

Ekata

Where have all the Fraudsters Gone?

Ekata is a data company. Data is the foundation of our beginning and our growth. When we find uncertainty, we look to the data for answers. In a time of such acute global uncertainty, we turned to the data with our questions: What are the current trends in fraud for online businesses? Given the learnings […]

5.26.2020