Credit card fraud detection explained: see how banks flag unusual transactions, what triggers alerts and how to protect yourself from unauthorized charges.

Credit card fraud is a major source of financial trouble for consumers and banks. According to a 2023 Federal Trade Commission report, credit card fraud was the most common form of identity theft ...

Consumers' credit cards are declined surprisingly often in legitimate transactions. One cause is that fraud-detecting technologies used by a consumer's bank have incorrectly flagged the ...

AI is one of the best tools credit card networks have in their battle against fraud, but there are also steps you can take to protect yourself.

Mastercard's AI-powered fraud detection system uses risk-scoring and behavioral biometrics to help identify suspicious transactions.

Stripe introduces Radar, a tool to automatically detect and turn away credit card fraud.