The Merchant Risk Council (MRC), the merchant-led trade association focused on online payments, fraud and e-commerce, will host a "Members Only" meeting in Seattle, Washington, US, on October 1-3.

Almost 200 global merchants, law enforcement and industry players, including Microsoft, Google, Expedia, Gartner and Forrester Research, will gather to discuss the newest breakthroughs and innovations in reducing online payment fraud and improving risk management strategies.

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The Merchant Risk Council (MRC), the merchant-led trade association focused on online payments, fraud and e-commerce, will host a "Members Only" meeting in Seattle, Washington, US, on October 1-3.

Almost 200 global merchants, law enforcement and industry players, including Microsoft, Google, Expedia, Gartner and Forrester Research, will gather to discuss the newest breakthroughs and innovations in reducing online payment fraud and improving risk management strategies.

Sponsored by Discover, this event will feature panels and e-commerce providers sharing their challenges and valuable insights in session topics such as:
• Fraud Tactics and Strategies for Digital Goods and Services
• Law Enforcement Collaboration
• So you lost a Chargeback, should you Consider Arbitration?
• Global Expansion into Asia, Latin America and Europe
• AVS – Why are There So Many Ways to Get Around it?

This "Members Only" event also will include special guest speaker Avivah Litan, Vice President and Distinguished Analyst from Gartner, who shared the following thoughts regarding her upcoming presentation. "Merchants are acutely aware that malware-based attacks are fast becoming a prevalent tool for attacking enterprises and service providers, and stealing sensitive information or funds. Gartner’s layered fraud management framework helps merchants identify techniques they can use to proactively protect their businesses against increasingly sophisticated and targeted attacks."