Security is a constantly changing game, with criminals adopting new strategies and the payment industry and other financial institutions deploying increasingly sophisticated techniques to stop them.

Merchant service providers need dynamic cybersecurity assessment tools to identify the key areas of risk in their portfolio in near real-time, says ZeroRisk's Neira Jones.

Fraud detection and prevention technology must align with clear return policies and strong customer service ensuring that confused but loyal and well-intentioned customers can continue to purchase from merchants, says Ravelin's Mairtin O'Riada.

Modern payment processors using AI to interpret and analyze trends and point-of-spend data can detect fraud across ecommerce in real time and provide that knowledge onwards to the bank just as quickly, says Paymentology's Abe Smith.

Credit unions are warning members that fraudsters are trying to prey on them by asking for data in exchange for appointments that turn out to be bogus.

Financial crime isn’t going away, and it’s growing worse all the time. That’s why institutions need to move at the speed of fraud, says Quantexa's Clark Frogley.

The single-use element of virtual cards deters hacking, says Nvoicepay's Kristin Cardinali.

Transaction fraud and money laundering are typically siloed areas within banks, but both require a keen eye to finding the right patterns.

The growth in e-commerce has opened new avenues for crooks, with better tech, compliance and educated consumers needed, says Ecommpay's Paul Marcantonio.

Call center data security and compliance provider Semafone has entered a global reseller partnership with cloud-based communications company Avaya to help secure \work-from-anywhere call center models.