Risky Business: A Balancing Act Between Revenue and Risk When Selling E-Gift Cards and Vouchers

Fraud

Payments

MRC Barcelona 2025

Alphacomm BV, ReloadNow.com

Apr 29, 2025

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Gift cards and other prepaid cards are as popular as ever, and are increasingly sold online. New categories such as gaming cards and money cards are also boosting e-commerce growth. But their nature makes them very sensitive to fraud: they carry a monetary value which can be transferred easily and anonymously. This requires merchants to invent and apply new strategies to keep fraud low, without becoming risk averse.

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