GeoGuard – Integrating Location Data Into Sub-Merchant Onboarding Processes to Stop Fraud

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If you’re a Merchant Acquirer or Payment Facilitator, you know you’re responsible for customer chargebacks caused by fraudulent sub-merchants. Far from being just “the cost of doing business,” this can often mean the difference to remaining a viable business.

However, did you know integrating just one additional set of data can dramatically reduce the number of fraudulent sub-merchants making into your system? That data set is: accurate, authentic and unaltered location data. In fact, the regulated iGaming markets have already seen a 90% reduction in fraud after integrating location data into their KYC processes.

Download this white paper to learn:

  • The techniques fraudsters use to hide their location
  • The limitations of using an IP address for location verification
  • How accurate, authenticated and unaltered location data can be easily captured during the onboarding process to flag potentially fraudulent sub-merchants
  • The types of sub-merchant fraud that location data can prevent
  • How location data can be integrated into a continuous authentication process to protect against account takeovers

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