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Forter closes USD 32mn funding to help retailers combat online fraud

Friday 22 April 2016 09:22 CET | News

Forter has closed USD 32mn in Series C funding led by Scale Venture Partners, with participation from previous investors Sequoia Capital and New Enterprise Associates

Since launching in February of 2014, Forter has received a total of USD 50mn in funding, helping create a global market platform that merchants use to ensure that fraud prevention is consumer-centric, contributing to frictionless checkout.

The funds will also be used to ensure Forters mission of combating and eliminating e-commerce fraud. The Global Fraud Attack Index reported that online fraud attacks grew 215% over the course of 2015, and as fraudsters around the world continue to evolve their methods of attack, the new investment will aid Forter in their mission to reduce e-commerce-related fraud.

Forter is a US-based fraud prevention company which provides Decision as a Service solution for online merchants.


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Keywords: online fraud, ecommerce, retailers, security, frictionless checkout, Forter, Scale Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, New Enterprise Associates
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