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Understanding merchant category codes (MCCs)
Merchant Category Codes (MCCs) are four-digit codes used to categorise businesses based on their services, crucial for transaction classification and risk management.
Underwriting trends
Understanding merchant category codes (MCCs)
Merchant Category Codes (MCCs) are four-digit codes used to categorise businesses based on their services, crucial for transaction classification and risk management.
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Cross-border CBD compliance in a broken regulatory landscape
Cannabidiol (or CBD for short) is an interesting case study for payment professionals.
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How to monitor eCommerce merchants
Implemented effectively, ongoing monitoring makes it easier to prevent, detect, respond, and recover from adverse incidents for any payment processing company.
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Fighting fraud and financial crime through collaboration
Mirela Ciobanu, Senior Editor at The Paypers shares her insights on how close collaboration of different parts of an organisation and third parties can facilitate a more effective defence against fraud and financial crime.
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Risk culture under the microscope
Regulation alone cannot prevent wrongdoing in organisations. It’s time to put risk culture under the microscope and ensure it’s fit-for-purpose in 2020 and beyond.
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The importance of merchant monitoring
Web Shield's Christian Chmiel explains why setting up a monitoring regime for a merchant's website is crucial in order to avoid fraud risks.
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Seven ways to become a better risk professional
Being a payment, risk or anti-fraud professional is challenging. We have compiled seven easy steps you can get better at your job.
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