Retailers

Under its new chargeback rules, Visa retired one of the chargeback codes that merchants almost always lost — "transaction not recognized," formerly listed as Chargeback Reason Code 75.

To make informed decisions about fraud prevention, merchants must understand the current fraud landscape, customer expectations, and the risks and rewards associated with internal and external fraud prevention approaches, writes Bernardo Lustosa, partner, co-founder and COO of ClearSale.

Multifactor authentication is table stakes in today's breach-heavy environment. Falling short of that standard creates a dangerously high threat, according to David Vergara, head of security product marketing for OneSpan.

Within hours of learning about the breach, Brinker International, parent company of the Chili’s chain, issued a news release, website notice and social media advisories informing consumers and other interested parties of the incident, writes John Gunn, CMO of OneSpan.

Businesses that stick with the single gateway strategy will eventually find themselves challenged to grow with customer demands, as well as expand globally. As businesses grow, multiple payment processors are not only preferred, but required, writes Krish Subramanian, CEO and co-founder of Chargebee.

A few early adopters — mostly restaurants — have gone cashless, but many merchants have concluded that cash must remain on their menu of payment options.

Since blockchain technology is based on the core principle of decentralization, it provides an opportunity to break through the multiple middleman fees with an alternative low-fee digital payments network, writes Sarthak Moghe, CEO of TillBilly.

The payment landscape is highly regional, based on historic, economic, technical and political factors. Top payment methods in Europe, or even Southeast Asia, are generally unheard of in many other parts of the world, according to Steve Villegas, vice president of partner management for PPRO.

Attempts to legislate or regulate innovative payments treat consumers, who have affirmatively selected to use prepaid accounts or some other emerging access device to access their money, much differently than consumers who have decided to open a traditional bank account with an associated debit card, writes Brian Tate, president and CEO of the NBPCA.

The Prime Day event is also a chance for Amazon to showcase a new range of devices and payment options — and to sell those devices at a discount to get them into more people's homes.