Emerging Threats & Trends
BNPL Under Attack: Fraud and Security Risks in Buy Now, Pay Later
Buy Now, Pay Later shifts fraud risk in unfamiliar ways — synthetic identities, ATO, never-pay schemes. The risks for providers and merchants.
Mobile & Digital Wallets
Passkeys and Payments: Can Phishing-Resistant Login Fix Checkout Authentication?
Passkeys replace passwords with device-bound cryptographic keys. How they work, where they fit in payment authentication, SCA, and their limits.
E-commerce & Online Payments
Securing Payment APIs and Webhooks: Authentication, Idempotency, and Replay Defense
Practical security for payment APIs and webhooks — key handling, webhook signature verification, idempotency keys, replay protection, and rate limits.
Emerging Threats & Trends
When AI Agents Go Shopping: Payment Security for Agentic Commerce
AI agents are starting to browse, choose, and pay on users' behalf. The new authentication, authorization, and fraud questions agentic commerce raises.
Mobile & Digital Wallets
SoftPOS Security: What Happens When a Phone Becomes the Payment Terminal
SoftPOS turns ordinary smartphones into contactless card readers. Here's how attestation, monitoring, and the PCI MPoC standard manage the risk.
Best Practices & How-To
A Practical Guide to Implementing 3-D Secure 2 Without Killing Conversions
3-D Secure 2 adds strong authentication to online payments, but clumsy implementation drives away customers. Learn how to balance fraud prevention with…
Regulations & Standards
3-D Secure 2: How the Latest Protocol Balances Security and Checkout Friction
3-D Secure 2 replaced clunky password pop-ups with risk-based, data-rich authentication. Learn how it enables frictionless flows while satisfying regulatory authentication rules.
Fraud Prevention
Account Takeover Attacks: Detecting and Stopping Credential-Based Fraud
Account takeover turns a legitimate customer account into a fraud tool. Learn how attackers gain access, the warning signs, and the defenses…
Mobile & Digital Wallets
Biometric Authentication in Mobile Wallets: Strengths and Blind Spots
Fingerprint and face recognition make mobile payments fast and convenient, but they are not magic. Here is what biometrics genuinely protect against…