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Visa Warns Employers About Executive Impersonation and Gift Card Scams
Visa urged employees to verify unusual requests before buying gift cards or sharing information.
Fraud & Security
Gift card scams, payment fraud, consumer protection and security.
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InComm's Rob Hadden details layered controls against gift card fraud
InComm's July 2024 interview covers packaging, activation and redemption monitoring, retailer education and cooperation with law enforcement.
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Ahrvo Comply Maps Gift Card Fraud Risks and Transaction Monitoring
Ahrvo Comply identifies gift card theft among e-commerce fraud risks and outlines transaction monitoring, device checks and risk-based verification.
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Visa Warns of Free Gift Crypto Scams as Retail Fraud Tactics Evolve
Visa’s 2023 report identified deceptive gift offers and expanding attacks on retailers.
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MAP Adds Upfront PIN Validation to Credit Union ATM Processing
MAP's ATM service checks a member's PIN before displaying the transaction menu, with the company positioning earlier validation as a fraud-prevention measure.
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Visa Fraudulese research examines free-gift messages and scam awareness
The 2022 research examined the language criminals use to turn attention and urgency into action.
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Elite Rewards: Home Security Gifts for Retail and Employee Promotions
Elite Rewards’ July 2022 gift guide includes storage safes, video doorbells, a personal alert necklace and a floodlight camera.
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Virtual Incentives: Gift Card Fraud Controls for Reward Distribution
Virtual Incentives examines account security, redemption controls and request limits for gift card reward distribution programs.
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Zenus selected NICE Actimize to build fraud and AML controls before launch
Zenus selected NICE Actimize before launch in 2019. A 2026 vendor account identifies the later ActOne platform and AI-assisted investigations, while supervisory guidance…
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GiftCardGranny and NCFTA join forces on gift-card fraud intelligence
The April 2017 alliance aimed to share risk signals across marketplaces and financial institutions before fraudulent gift cards changed hands.
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Gift Card Granny publishes consumer standards for its resale partners
The January 2017 standards addressed refunds, delivery, support and fraud concerns in the secondary gift-card market.