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News on regulation, fraud, and card scheme rules
We keep you updated on card scheme rules, fraud trends, underwriting best practices, and Web Shield products.
Regulation round-up
Visa Integrity Risk Program European pricing changes
Acquiring banks face policy changes, including doubled registration fees and additional Visa fees, as part of Visa's compliance overhaul from April 1, 2024.
Fraud focus
Merchant threats and fraud trends 2022/23
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the shift to digital commerce and payment, but also the card-not-present and friendly fraud that comes with it.
Chargebacks
How to fight back against friendly fraud
Friendly fraud is when a cardholder disputes a legitimate purchase with their issuer to get free goods.
Chargebacks
How to take advantage of the changes to chargeback rules
Card schemes are getting tough on chargeback fraud. We look at how changes to dispute resolution rules reflect changes in trading patterns, payment trends and technology.
Underwriting trends
Cross-border CBD compliance in a broken regulatory landscape
Cannabidiol (or CBD for short) is an interesting case study for payment professionals.
Fraud focus
How to optimise your anti-money laundering approach
The conflict in the Ukraine has emphasised how financial institutions and gatekeepers can be used to launder dirty money. We look at how to devise a robust anti-money laundering approach in response.
Regulation round-up
What 6AMLD means for your acquiring business
Regulators are stepping up the fight against dirty money. Firms must not only contend with regulatory fines and the impact of these on their operations, reputation and bottom line, there is also the constantly changing nature of the regulation itself.
Regulation round-up
Mastercard announces additions to BRAM program
In response to recent trends in illegal or brand-damaging activity, Mastercard has updated its Business Risk Assessment and Mitigation (BRAM) program.
Underwriting trends
How to monitor eCommerce merchants
Implemented effectively, ongoing monitoring makes it easier to prevent, detect, respond, and recover from adverse incidents for any payment processing company.
Web Shield update
Web Shield partners with PAY. for merchant onboarding and monitoring
Together, PAY. and Web Shield aim to create a strategic partnership to facilitate growth in the European market through compliance.
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