Gift Card fraud

Digital Gifting Platform On Me Inks 5-Year Pact With Mastercard
Digital Gifting Platform On Me Inks 5-Year Pact With Mastercard
December 04, 2024  |  Investments

Digital gift card platform On Me has launched a five-year partnership with Mastercard. The company announced the collaboration Wednesday (Dec. 4), along with the news...

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Report: Apple Reaches Settlement Terms on Gift Card Scam Lawsuit
Report: Apple Reaches Settlement Terms on Gift Card Scam Lawsuit
January 03, 2024  |  Apple

Apple has reportedly agreed to settle a lawsuit that accused the company of allowing scammers to exploit its gift cards and retaining stolen funds. The settlement...

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A New Gift Card Hack For The Holidays
A New Gift Card Hack For The Holidays
December 11, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

There seems to be no such thing as a Christmas vacation when one’s main profession is defrauding consumers and businesses. It appears the ever-inventive thieves...

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Retail Gift Cards Remain An Easy Hack
Retail Gift Cards Remain An Easy Hack
August 31, 2017  |  Retail

Gift cards, according to researcher Will Caput, remains woefully easy to hack – if someone knows the right method. And the right method isn’t hard....

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Should Retailers Just Say ‘No’ To Digital Gift Cards?
Should Retailers Just Say ‘No’ To Digital Gift Cards?
June 16, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Gift cards seem like a win-win payment option for retailers. But as traditional gift cards are slowly being phased out for digital replacements, that story...

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Card Fraud Spike Alters Grocery Store Gift Card Policy
Card Fraud Spike Alters Grocery Store Gift Card Policy
April 21, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

A Washington, D.C.-area grocery story chain is only allowing customers to purchase reloadable or prepaid gift cards with cash or bank PIN-based debit due to...

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New EMV Rules Squeeze Gift Card Sales
New EMV Rules Squeeze Gift Card Sales
March 08, 2016  |  Retail

It is apparently getting harder to get a gift card out there, as retailers are making it harder to buy them. Some have started requiring...

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