10 tips for keeping your ecommerce startup safe this festive season

It’s the end of the year and it’s time to shop. If you own an e-commerce platform or sell stuff online you are probably hoping that common sense prevails and the mouse click wins over the cheery festive music in the mall.

It’s also a time when you need to watch out for fraudulent behaviour. Here are 10 essential tips to stay ahead of cyber criminals this festive season.

1. Obtaining an authorisation code does not guarantee settlement by the bank

An authorisation merely means, at the time of request, that the card had adequate funds in it and had not been reported lost or stolen or is not in arrears.

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