1,200 merchants involved in e-commerce payment and fraud management*
Special properties
Fraud professionals
Supplementary notes
*Number of participants in the study. The exact number of respondents to this question was not specified by the source. Respondents to this question were fraud professionals.
The study included retailers in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America based in 38 countries.
The source reported the years based on the report release date, not on the year when the survey was conducted.
Citation formats
Top challenges in e-commerce fraud management worldwide 2025
Effectively using data to manage fraud was the main challenge in fraud management, reported by a of online merchants. Fraud AI/machine learning accuracy and gaps in fraud tool capabilities and features followed, with ** percent of merchants reporting each of these challenges.
Profit from the additional features of your individual account
Currently, you are using a shared account. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set
statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account.
If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.
Learn more about how ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ can support your business.
Merchant Risk Council. (June 2, 2026). Main challenges in e-commerce impacting merchant fraud management worldwide in 2025 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 15, 2026, from /statistics/1381442/challenges-managing-e-commerce-fraud/
Merchant Risk Council. "Main challenges in e-commerce impacting merchant fraud management worldwide in 2025." Chart. June 2, 2026. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 15, 2026. /statistics/1381442/challenges-managing-e-commerce-fraud/
Merchant Risk Council. (2026). Main challenges in e-commerce impacting merchant fraud management worldwide in 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 15, 2026. /statistics/1381442/challenges-managing-e-commerce-fraud/
Merchant Risk Council. "Main Challenges in E-commerce Impacting Merchant Fraud Management Worldwide in 2025." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 2 Jun 2026, /statistics/1381442/challenges-managing-e-commerce-fraud/
Merchant Risk Council, Main challenges in e-commerce impacting merchant fraud management worldwide in 2025 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1381442/challenges-managing-e-commerce-fraud/ (last visited July 15, 2026)
Main challenges in e-commerce impacting merchant fraud management worldwide in 2025 [Graph], Merchant Risk Council, June 2, 2026. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1381442/challenges-managing-e-commerce-fraud/
