Category: Risk, Page 2

Read and learn about fraud risk and how to reduce it with the following articles and posts by Ekata, a Mastercard company.

Identity Network and Online Fraud Detection

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The Good, the Bad, and the Risky: Catching Fraudulent Activity with Network Score

Companies today face a rapidly evolving landscape of fraud attack types such as account takeover and credential stuffing. Bad actors are constantly changing their tactics to find new ways to commit fraud, leaving businesses challenged to stay proactive and vigilant against malicious attacks. As stolen personally identifiable information (PII) becomes increasingly prevalent, fraudsters can often […]

6.14.2020
New Feature in Transaction Risk API Pro Insight: Network Risk - Ekata

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New Feature in Pro Insight: Network Risk

We researched and assessed the needs of our users to ensure this release would provide absolute value and are extremely excited that with the Network Risk panel, Pro Insight is now the only manual review solution that enables agents to investigate both the validity of identity elements as well as activity and usage patterns of […]

6.4.2020
Using AI to Assess Identity Risk and Treat Good Customers Better

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Using AI to Assess Identity Risk and Treat Good Customers Better

The democratization of artificial intelligence has had a dramatic impact on how businesses approach identity risk. Prior to its introduction, there were already an influx of data points streaming into digital businesses, from site behavior, to device IDs, to digital signatures like IP addresses. Traditional rules-based approaches to onboarding customers were overwhelmed by new access […]

10.3.2019
The Conflicting Pressures of the Evolving Payments Ecosystem

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The Evolving Payments Ecosystem's Conflicting Pressures

From the customers who make the transactions to the merchants, payment service providers, and card issuers who facilitate those transactions, the payments ecosystem is made up of a number of distinct players with individual needs. This has always been the case. But as the payments ecosystem evolves through the addition of new technologies, more sophisticated […]

8.28.2019
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Transaction Risk API: The Value it Brings to the Market

Transaction Risk API was built for easy integration into sophisticated machine learning (ML) models and is designed to help eCommerce merchants, marketplaces, payment processors, and others manage payment fraud. Understanding market requirements In our first blog of the series, we covered the evolution of fraud and how the landscape of today requires fraud detection earlier […]

4.25.2019
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Transaction Risk API - How we Built It

Fraud is getting more sophisticated as the payments industry continues to see massive disruptions, and merchants, lenders, and payment processors are turning to machine learning models to detect suspicious qualities in a transaction. Our goal with Transaction Risk API was to provide a powerful tool to help in this space. One of the biggest factors […]

4.16.2019
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Transaction Risk API: Improving Transaction Security

With the world moving increasingly online, businesses are facing a complex challenge to make the right decision on a growing number of transactions in an ever-shortening time frame. The future of identity verification demands rethinking risk management as fraud becomes more sophisticated and customer convenience expectations heighten. Staying true to our market-driven roots, Transaction Risk API […]

3.18.2019
The Unique Challenges of Risk Management in the Marketplace Landscape

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The Unique Challenges of Marketplace Risk Assessment & Management

Digital commerce has evolved into much more than just buying and selling on a website. Marketplaces—platforms that directly connect buyers and sellers—are springing up in nearly every industry. Marketplace startups like Etsy, Airbnb and Lyft have built their businesses around the marketplace model, and even traditional e-commerce stores like Amazon are shifting in that direction. […]

7.18.2018
Online Lending Decisioning Platforms

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The Importance of Online Lending Decisioning Platforms

As the online lending landscape continues to evolve, the way lenders handle risk management is changing. In the face of pervasive fraud attempts, more online lenders are realizing the critical need for innovative online lending decisioning platforms that examine risk from every angle. Decisioning Platforms in Online Lending Staying ahead of fraud means leveraging data […]

1.31.2018