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How Fake News Drives Corporates To Redirect Their Security Strategies
B2B Payments // March 28, 2018

Researchers estimate U.S. eCommerce companies lost $6.7 billion due to fraud in 2016, and a significant portion of that stems from chargeback fraud. According to LexisNexis Risk Solutions, chargeback fraud accounts for 28 percent of all fraud that occurs at an eCommerce company, tied for...

Sift Science Eyes Global Fraud Prevention With $53M In Funding
Security & Fraud // March 22, 2018

Fraud detection startup Sift Science has raised $53 million in a series D round, bringing its total amount raised to $107 million. According to Venture Beat, this latest round of funding was led by Manhattan-based VC firm Stripes Group, with participation from existing investors that...

Riding The US Fraud Escalator In 2017 — Up
Data Drivers // January 10, 2017

Death. Taxes. Online fraud attempts. Are these the only sureties in life? In the latest Data Drivers, PYMNTS’ Karen Webster and Jason Tan, CEO of Sift Science, delved into the staggering costs of fraud, with $8 billion in false declines alone.

Interviews & Exclusives
Why Using Rules Of Thumb To Predict Fraud Is A Fail

October 24, 2018
Rules of thumb are useful — until they aren’t. When it comes to deploying corporate resources in the battle against online fraud and account takeovers (ATOs), all too often, guiding principles fail to spot what’s really happening to a business in real time. To that end, Sift Science said Tuesday (Oct. 23) it had debuted […]

Riding The US Fraud Escalator In 2017 — Up

January 10, 2017
Death. Taxes. Online fraud attempts. Are these the only sureties in life? In the latest Data Drivers, PYMNTS’ Karen Webster and Jason Tan, CEO of Sift Science, delved into the staggering costs of...

Quick Reads
Sift Science Eyes Global Fraud Prevention With $53M In Funding

March 22, 2018
Fraud detection startup Sift Science has raised $53 million in a series D round, bringing its total amount raised to $107 million. According to Venture Beat, this latest round of funding was led by Manhattan-based VC firm Stripes Group, with participation from existing investors that include Union Square Ventures, Insight Venture Partners and Spark Capital. […]