Chargebacks are always an issue for merchants. While there are numerous programs and indicators to identify fraudulent ones, detecting and managing first-party fraud—that committed by legitimate ...

Friendly fraud — which refers to customers requesting a refund for an otherwise legitimate payment — is getting worse, increasing the danger of financial losses and the risk of security overreach to ...

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First Merchants' financial performance in the second quarter showed improvement in net interest income and decreased non-interest expenses. The bank's ability to cover preferred dividends is strong, ...