Category: Feature Spotlight

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2021 CNP Awards – VOTING NOW OPEN!

Ekata is thrilled to announce our nomination for the 2021 CNP Awards – a highly sought-after award that honors the companies, programs, and solutions that have distinguished themselves in the card-not-present space throughout the year. As our CEO Rob Eleveld states, “As the winners of both the Judge’s Choice award and the People’s Choice award […]

3.26.2021

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New Feature in Pro Insight: Network Risk

Today, Ekata released our latest feature to Pro Insight: the new Network Risk panel. We researched and assessed the needs of our users to ensure this release would provide absolute value. We invited a subset of our user base to spend a month partnering with us on surveys, interviews, and beta testing. We’re extremely excited […]

6.4.2020

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US Retailers Confront Data Privacy Shifts

The Merchants Guide To Navigating Global Payments Regulations, powered by Ekata & PYMNTS.com, is the go-to monthly resource for updates on the trends and changes regarding PSD2 as well as other privacy and data protection regulations. This month’s PSD2 tracker covers the following and more: • An interview with Nicholas Ahrens, vice president of innovation […]

3.30.2020

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GDPR, PSD2, and Creating the Best Experience for Customers

At Ekata we’ve been talking a lot about how big regulatory changes like GDPR and PSD2 are going to affect long-term change in the payment industry. Both regulatory changes have been in the works for some time, but companies are still lagging when it comes to compliance. In fact, just a few days ago, Google […]

1.31.2019

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What Every Company Should Know About Machine Learning

In mid-October, the Ekata team attended Twilio’s annual customer and developer conference, SIGNAL. We were excited for the opportunity to participate and share insights from our partnership with Twilio as well as learn from other developers and vendors. This year, speaker sessions focused on Mobile, Security, Machine Learning & AI, and Cloud Infrastructure– all of […]

11.7.2018

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How GiftRocker Rocks Online Gift Cards During The Holidays

Recently, we spoke with GiftRocker’s CEO and Founder, Alex Robertson, to talk about how his company preps for the holiday season. You won’t want to miss the useful information packed into this 30-minute webinar. Head here to check it out! As a digital gift card company, GiftRocker is no stranger to the craziness of the […]

9.18.2018

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Tips for Optimizing Documentation Verification Workflows with Identity Data

For marketplace companies, verifying that a customer is who they say they are is about more than just fraud prevention. It’s a critical part of ensuring that all your users trust your platform and feel safe making transactions in the community you’re building. In a physical business, verifying customer identity is relatively simple. Airline agents, […]

9.10.2018

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How Organizations Are Using Data To Verify Identities

Data is at the heart of identity verification, however most organizations surveyed felt that even though they leverage multiple data points to verify identities, the amount of data they have is inadequate. Of those surveyed, only 13% felt they have access to all the data points they need. Organizations often have access to traditional data […]

9.4.2018

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How Sunwing’s Fraud Team Soars Through Cross-Border Transactions

Sunwing Travel Group is a Canadian company, with customers as geographically varied as their many destinations. But no matter where a customer is located, Sunwing makes purchasing easy. The fraud prevention team deals with cross-border bookings through the website, the call center, and travel agencies. To handle the volume—and give their customers the smoothest experience—Sunwing’s […]

8.30.2018