In high-risk payment environments, customer risk does not change on a fixed schedule. Ownership can shift, transaction behaviour can change,…

For most of the past decade, friendly fraud sat in a grey zone. Cardholders disputed legitimate transactions, merchants absorbed the…

For merchants and payment service providers selling into Europe, 2026 feels like a consolidation year for regulation. A series of…

Adult entertainment and online dating have always sat at the high‑risk end of the payments spectrum. These verticals combine recurring…

Fraud in payments has always adapted to new technology, but in 2026 the pace of change has become difficult to…

For many merchants and payment service providers, risk management has historically meant maintaining long lists of fraud rules and checking…

Card testing used to sit in an awkward corner of fraud operations. Everyone knew it existed, most teams dealt with…

Card testing has evolved into a form of automated reconnaissance rather than opportunistic fraud. In 2026, attackers no longer rely…

Impersonation fraud has emerged as one of the most consequential identity risks facing payment ecosystems in 2026. Unlike traditional fraud…

For years, transaction monitoring has operated on a delayed logic. Transactions were processed, alerts were generated in batches, and risk…

Over the past two years, fraud has changed shape. Instead of slow, isolated attempts, PSPs are now seeing bursts of…