First Party Fraud news and trends

Payment Networks and Providers Leverage Data, AI in Battle vs First-Party Fraud 
Security & Fraud // March 19, 2024

First-party fraud is, increasingly, warranting a first line of defense from the payments networks, using data and AI to uncover what’s really going on with transactions and whether consumers are initiating fraudulent disputes. Picture, then, the cardholder who challenges a legitimate charge on their account....

Socure Launches Tool and Financial Consortium to Fight First-Party Fraud
Security & Fraud // October 23, 2023

Socure has launched its first-party fraud solution, Sigma First-Party Fraud, along with the First-Party Fraud Consortium (FPFC). Together, these solutions aim to help companies detect and prevent first-party fraud, the provider of digital identity verification and fraud solutions said in a Monday (Oct. 23) press release. First-party fraud...

Mastercard Targets Friendly Fraud With First-Party Trust Program
Fraud Prevention // October 23, 2023

Mastercard has launched a program designed to help merchants battle “friendly fraud.” The company’s First-Party Trust program, announced Monday (Oct. 23), employs “enhanced transaction insights,” artificial intelligence (AI), and risk modeling to combat friendly fraud, which occurs when a customer mistakenly or intentionally challenges a purchase. “As more of...

PYMNTS Intelligence: Protecting Against Promotion Abuse and Other Forms of First-Party Fraud
Fraud Prevention // July 19, 2022

Digital fraudsters’ popular image is that of a shadowy cabal of hackers, either leveraging sophisticated algorithms to break into corporate systems or tricking individual consumers into giving up their funds, data or login credentials. This image is undoubtedly credible, but a considerable portion of digital...

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Socure Launches Tool and Financial Consortium to Fight First-Party Fraud

October 23, 2023
Socure has launched its first-party fraud solution, Sigma First-Party Fraud, along with the First-Party Fraud Consortium (FPFC). Together, these solutions aim to help companies detect and prevent first-party fraud, the provider of digital identity verification and fraud solutions said in a Monday (Oct. 23) press release. First-party fraud is harder to prevent compared to identity fraud because it […]

Mastercard Targets Friendly Fraud With First-Party Trust Program

October 23, 2023
Mastercard has launched a program designed to help merchants battle “friendly fraud.” The company’s First-Party Trust program, announced Monday (Oct. 23), employs “enhanced transaction insights,” artificial intelligence (AI), and risk modeling to combat friendly...