Common authentication methods to protect online payment
Online retail sales are increasing and are expected to reach $2.489 trillion by the end of 2018. As online sales increase, so do the attempts at fraud. In fact, e-Commerce fraud attacks rose 30% during 2017, emphasising the importance of and the need for authentication of online payments.
This paper identifies the top trending authentication methods predicted to affect the payment industry's dynamic of combating fraud during card-not-present transactions.
The new EMV® 3D Secure protocol, or 3D Secure 2 (3DS2), released by EMVCo is designed to address a number of key aspects of the previous protocol and cement the technology’s reputation as one of the most resilient solutions in the fight against card-not-present (CNP) online fraud.
Online payment trends keep evolving as customers continue to favour more user-friendly solutions and solution-makers compete for market share by constantly trying to re-invent the next big thing, to fulfil that need.