The Alternative Payments Predicament: To Accept or Not Accept?

Payments

Methods

Alternative Payments

Buy Now Pay Later

Cryptocurrencies

Sift

Apr 05, 2022

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Crypto. BNPL. These are the new ways customers want to pay.

As we know though, fraudsters also follow trends. They follow the flow of money, and that means more bad actors targeting alternative payment methods.

This MRC Virtual presentation from Jane Lee, Trust and Safety Architect at Sift, assesses and explains the risk factors merchants should consider when accepting cryptocurrency and starting the process of BNPL payment integration.

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