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Identifying and Preventing Transaction Laundering
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Identifying and Preventing Transaction Laundering
Recently, a few merchants approached me after receiving compliance notifications from their acquirer about transaction laundering. They were unsure what it meant, and unsure how to identify and fix the problem.
WIA: Alexis Fawx Levels Up as Multifaceted Entrepreneur
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WIA: Alexis Fawx Levels Up as Multifaceted Entrepreneur
As more performers look to diversify, expanding their range of revenue streams and promotional vehicles, some are spreading their entrepreneurial wings to create new businesses — including Alexis Fawx.
Navigating Age-Related Regulations in Europe
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Navigating Age-Related Regulations in Europe
Age verification measures are rapidly gaining momentum across Europe, with regulators stepping up efforts to protect children online. Recently, the U.K.’s communications regulator, Ofcom, updated its timeline for implementing the Online Safety Act, while France’s ARCOM has released technical guidance detailing age verification standards.
Why Cyber Insurance Is Crucial for Adult Businesses
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Why Cyber Insurance Is Crucial for Adult Businesses
From streaming services and interactive platforms to ecommerce and virtual reality experiences, the adult industry has long stood at the forefront of online innovation. However, the same technology-forward approach that has enabled adult businesses to deliver unique and personalized content to consumers worldwide also exposes them to myriad risks.
Best Practices for Payment Gateway Security
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Best Practices for Payment Gateway Security
Securing digital payment transactions is critical for all businesses, but especially those in high-risk industries. Payment gateways are a core component of the digital payment ecosystem, and therefore must follow best practices to keep customer data safe.
Ready for New Visa Acquirer Changes?
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Ready for New Visa Acquirer Changes?
Next spring, Visa will roll out the U.S. version of its new Visa Acquirer Monitoring Program (VAMP), which goes into effect April 1, 2025. This follows Visa Europe, which rolled out VAMP back in June. VAMP charts a new path for acquirers to manage fraud and chargeback ratios.
How to Halt Hackers as Fraud Attacks Rise
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How to Halt Hackers as Fraud Attacks Rise
For hackers, it’s often a game of trial and error. Bad actors will perform enumeration and account testing, repeating the same test on a system to look for vulnerabilities — and if you are not equipped with the proper tools, your merchant account could be the next target.
VerifyMy Seeks to Provide Frictionless Online Safety, Compliance Solutions
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VerifyMy Seeks to Provide Frictionless Online Safety, Compliance Solutions
Before founding VerifyMy, Ryan Shaw was simply looking for an age verification solution for his previous business. The ones he found, however, were too expensive, too difficult to integrate with, or failed to take into account the needs of either the businesses implementing them or the end users who would be required to interact with them.
How Adult Website Operators Can Cash in on the 'Interchange' Class Action
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How Adult Website Operators Can Cash in on the 'Interchange' Class Action
The Payment Card Interchange Fee Settlement resulted from a landmark antitrust lawsuit involving Visa, Mastercard and several major banks. The case centered around the interchange fees charged to merchants for processing credit and debit card transactions. These fees are set by card networks and are paid by merchants to the banks that issue the cards.
It's Time to Rock the Vote and Make Your Voice Heard
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It's Time to Rock the Vote and Make Your Voice Heard
When I worked to defeat California’s Proposition 60 in 2016, our opposition campaign was outspent nearly 10 to 1. Nevertheless, our community came together and garnered enough support and awareness to defeat that harmful, misguided piece of proposed legislation — by more than a million votes.