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## [Valuedesign adds ASUKA fraud checks to merchant prepaid top-ups](https://giftcard.news/fraud-security/valuedesign-asuka-fraud-checks-merchant-prepaid-top-ups/)

The integration adds risk screening and authentication to credit-card loading for Value Card merchants, while leaving performance and pricing undisclosed.

[Daniel Brooks](https://giftcard.news/author/daniel-brooks/) August 31, 2026 4 min

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