Merchant Risk Council

With the vision of making commerce safe and profitable everywhere, the Merchant Risk Council is the leading global business association for eCommerce fraud and payments professionals.

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Upcoming Webinars

Join us for our upcoming webinars featuring practical guidance for European companies on doing business in the U.S., in-depth information on credential stuffing attacks, new chargebacks and payments regulations, preventing fraud attacks against online subscription services, leveraging community data with machine learning models, pairing 3DS 2.0 with passive biometrics, and overcoming key holiday challenges.

Industry Job Postings

Looking to hire the best in the business or search for your next position? Look no further than the MRC's Industry Job Listings, which include a Project Manager opening at MRC Fraud & Payments EU Ltd!

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The Road to PSD2

PSD2 is helping lay the framework to protect customers, reduce fraud, and offer frictionless transactions. Find PSD2 best practices, including discussion on strong customer authentication (SCA) and transaction risk analysis, in this post by J.P. Morgan.

Industry News

Finextra Research News

SEC bars perpertartor of ICO fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission today obtained permanent officer-and-director and penny stock...
Canadian credit unions trial Amazon Alexa service
Canada’s first-ever authenticated voice banking service using Amazon Alexa, launches from creator Ce...
Roostify Adapt launches
Roostify, a leading digital lending platform provider, today announced the release of Roostify Adapt...
Nymeo Federal Credit Union taps IMM for digital forms library
IMM, the leader of eSignatures designed exclusively for financial institutions, is pleased to announ...
Immediate payments tops treasury technology wish list
Technology continues to drive innovation in the commercial payments sector, according to a recent su...

Krebs on Security

FBI Warns of ‘Unlimited’ ATM Cashout Blitz
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning banks that cybercriminals are preparing to carry out a highly choreographed, global fraud scheme[…]
Florida Man Arrested in SIM Swap Conspiracy
Police in Florida have arrested a 25-year-old man accused of being part of a multi-state cyber fraud ring that hijacked mobile phone numbers in onlin[…]
Credit Card Issuer TCM Bank Leaked Applicant Data for 16 Months
TCM Bank, a company that helps more than 750 small and community U.S. banks issue credit cards to their account holders, said a Web site misconfigura[…]
The Year Targeted Phishing Went Mainstream
A story published here on July 12 about a new sextortion-based phishing scheme that invokes a real password used by each recipient has become the mos[…]
Reddit Breach Highlights Limits of SMS-Based Authentication
Reddit.com today disclosed that a data breach exposed some internal data, as well as email addresses and passwords for some Reddit users. As Web site[…]

The Paypers

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank creates digital bank Up
(The Paypers) Australia-based Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has launched digital bank Up and the platform of automatic home applications Tic: Toc.
Citi Commercial Cards chosen for strategic alliance with Cvent
(The Paypers) US-based SaaS company Cvent focused on meetings, events, and hospitality technology has announced a strategic alliance with Citi.
Bitt inks blockchain deal with Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten
(The Paypers) Barbados-based blockchain startup Bitt has partnered with the Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten (CBCS).
EMVCo launches EMV 3D Secure Test Platform
(The Paypers) EMVCo has announced the availability of the full EMV 3D Secure (EMV 3DS) Test Platform, which enables the functional testing of EMV 3DS[…]
DBS India launches real-time digital cross-border payment tracking
(The Paypers) DBS India has started enabling corporate clients in India to benefit from better cash flow visibility through real-time cross-border pa[…]