
The Fraud Boxer Podcast What Happens in Vegas... Stays in Your Risk Strategy: The Biggest Bombshells from MRC 2026!
"The great thing about the MRC is the way merchants come together to talk about the real issues of fraud and risk in an environment where they’re not competing with each other."
In this episode of the Payments Corner Jacqueline and Jordan step into the future of fraud prevention with this deep dive into the highlights of MRC Vegas 2026, where industry leaders tackle the explosive rise of Agentic AI and its impact on digital commerce. This episode goes beyond the hype to explore the critical shift from viewing fraud as a purely payments-based problem to recognizing it as an intricate challenge of identity and permissioning. Discover how top merchants are collaborating to dismantle sophisticated "Liar Buyer" schemes and organized fraud rings that utilize "Fraud-as-a-Service" tools to scale policy abuse at an alarming rate. From the nuances of global payment strategies to the strategic implementation of passkeys and AI-driven operations, this discussion reveals the actionable insights needed to protect your platform while maintaining a seamless user experience for good customers.
Special thanks to Incognia for sponsoring this episode and providing the cutting-edge technology needed to ground digital identity in the physical world. To learn more about how they utilize persistent device IDs to stay ahead of sophisticated evasion tactics like app reinstalls and factory resets, visit https://www.incognia.com/blog/incognias-network-graph-persistent-device-id-for-faster-fraud-investigations
