Adult Content and Deep Fake Content – Latest AN 8201 Updates for the Business Risk Assessment and Mitigation Program (BRAM) Mastercard has updated its Adult Standards FAQs to further clarify consent and adult content requirements. In summary, if consent cannot...
Cannabis-related merchants – Latest AN 8201 Updates for the Business Risk Assessment and Mitigation Program (BRAM) Mastercard Standards prohibit the processing of any transactions related to illegal activity or products under its card brand. Cannabis remains a...
The Sale of Opioid-related Substances – Latest AN 8201 Updates for the Business Risk Assessment and Mitigation Program (BRAM) The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) has published a list of fentanyl-related substances and synthetic non-fentanyl opioids...
The sale of counterfeit goods on marketplaces – Latest AN 8201 Updates for the Business Risk Assessment and Mitigation Program (BRAM) Due to an increasing trend in the sale of counterfeit goods on marketplaces and other online platforms, Mastercard enforces its...
Instalment Payments and violating activity – Latest AN 8201 Updates for the Business Risk Assessment and Mitigation Program (BRAM) Merchants who provide instalment payments and who are found to be processing unlawful transactions must immediately discontinue any...
Changes to Merchant Monitoring Program (MMP) – AN4175 As a reminder to all merchants and customers of the Merchant Monitoring Program (MMP), Mastercard has applied the following changes: Merchant Monitoring Service Providers (MMSP) are to be registered by Acquirers...
Recent Mastercard Updates to the BRAM Program – AN 4175 Mastercard announced new additions to the Business Risk Assessment and Mitigation (BRAM) program – targeting further illegal or brand-damaging activities, and updates to recent regulatory actions regarding...
A data management firm in Hong Kong has been under fire from Hong Kong privacy watchdog for failing to protect the data of its customers – a possible exposure of credit histories of 180,000 people. The firm did not have sufficient measures to protect the...
A recent survey found that AI-generated identity fraud like deepfakes affect a third of businesses. It revealed that 37% of organizations had experienced deepfake voice fraud, and 29% had fallen victim to deepfake videos. As AI can be leveraged to create increasingly...
The Visa Integrity Risk Program (VIRP) will replace Visa’s current Global Brand Protection Program (GBPP), and will subsequently enforce the term “High-Integrity Risk Merchants” in place of its current “High-Brand Risk Merchants”. The...
