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Proactive Protection: What Small Business Owners Need to Know About Fraud Prevention

Proactive Protection: What Small Business Owners Need to Know About Fraud Prevention

by Jacob Musselman | Oct 31, 2026 | Industry News

By Luke Vander Linden Retail fraud has long been a threat to businesses, but fraudsters have never been able to go after so many different targets at once. New technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and automation can help bad actors scale scams and make...
Merchants Shoulder More Debit Fraud Burden as Bank Profits Soar, Fed Report Shows

Merchants Shoulder More Debit Fraud Burden as Bank Profits Soar, Fed Report Shows

by Annie Dameworth | Dec 31, 2025 | Industry News

A recent report released by the Federal Reserve revealed Visa and Mastercard’s shift of more of the burden of debit card fraud onto the merchants, easing the responsibility for banks.  Updated figures show merchants paid for 49.9% of debit card fraud in 2023, up from...
3 Resources to Counter Organized Retail Crime

3 Resources to Counter Organized Retail Crime

by Lindsey Thompson | Aug 1, 2023 | Industry News, Operational Insights

Costing businesses money and peace of mind, shrink takes a toll on the retail industry, especially on independently owned and small- and medium-size businesses. The National Retail Federation’s (NRF) National Retail Security Survey 2022 discovered retail shrink, which...
Cool Shrink With Theft Heat Maps

Cool Shrink With Theft Heat Maps

by Lindsey Thompson | Jul 20, 2023 | Industry News, Operational Insights

Costing businesses money and peace of mind, shrink takes a toll on the retail industry, especially on independently owned and small- and medium-size businesses. The National Retail Federation’s (NRF) National Retail Security Survey 2022 discovered retail shrink, which...

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