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What to Know About Tokenization

Basis Theory

Return to Top Comparing Payment Token Types The terms “payment tokens” and “network tokens” have several key differences in utility and flexibility. Return to Top What does a tokenization platform do? Return to Top Why use a tokenization platform? credit card or social security numbers).

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What You Need to Know About Singapore’s Most Common Payment Fraud

Fintech News

Even in a highly secure payment environment with the widespread adoption of multi-factor authentication (3DS), phishing remains a major concern. Policy abuse includes taking advantage of return policies, falsely claiming refunds, or manipulating promotional benefits.

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What Canadian Merchants Need to Know About International Payment Processing

Clearly Payments

PSD2 (Payment Services Directive 2) : Also in the European Union, PSD2 aims to strengthen consumer protection and requires two-factor authentication for payments. Require strong customer authentication : Two-factor authentication can reduce fraud risks, especially in regions where it’s legally required.

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Reuse identity, reduce friction: up to 5X faster verification of trusted customers & users

The Payments Association

The new reusable identity verification solution enables the secure reuse of verified identities for trusted customers, allowing returning users to complete verification up to five times faster, equivalent to an 80% time savings in an already seamless verification flow.

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The state of fraud in 2024: Key mid-year takeaways

The Payments Association

Despite the implementation of strong customer authentication (SCA) across the industry, fraudsters have adapted their tactics, often using social engineering methods to trick customers into revealing one-time passcodes (OTPs) required to authenticate transactions. million in the first half of 2024.

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What is Click to Pay and How Does It Work?

Stax

Click to Pay is based upon global EMV Secure Remote Commerce (SRC) standards, which include security measures like tokenization , multi-factor authentication , and 3D Secure protocols. The customer will then input the passcode to complete the authentication process. It is also built to be super secure.

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How to Increase Transaction Success Rates for Online Merchants

Finextra

When a payment fails — due to fraud checks, technical issues, or user error — it can result in lost revenue and a frustrated customer who may not return. Authentication Problems Security protocols such as 3D Secure require customers to complete additional verification steps during checkout. Use 3D Secure 2.0