Fighting Retail Fraud at the Local Level

In reality, fraud prevention is like a never-ending game of cat and mouse. Patterns change, techniques alter and new attempts are constantly made. But if they have flexible, real-time technology, even smaller retailers can protect themselves — and prove to fraudsters that they're no easy target.

Shesh Gorur is vice president, product line manager at ACI Worldwide, a provider of payment systems. Shesh can be reached at shesh.gorur@aciworldwide.com.