International orders can really help boost sales and donations, but they carry higher inherent risks. To help avoid being the victim of fraud, we recommend shipping products outside of the US only once you have vetted the cardholder and verified their address. Below are some best practices for your organization [...]
Fraud losses cost the financial and retail industries over $250 billion annually, and cyber-crimes get more sophisticated every year. Online merchants are typically more vulnerable than in-person merchants, due to the fact that there are many more opportunities for fraudsters to attack an organization via digital means. As an online [...]
You may be asking yourself how Authorize.net stays secure, and how your sensitive data stays safe. We’re happy to report that Authorize.net is one of the safest gateways out there, and has been around since 1996 helping merchants accept online payments. They’re well known as one of the most secure [...]
A “Funding Hold” is when your transactions process, but the money doesn’t get deposited into your bank account. Most of the time, funds are held because the transaction processed fell outside of your typical processing parameters. Our risk protection team regularly monitors all accounts, and looks for abnormal trends, discrepancies, [...]