87% of businesses believe that SCA will increase the strategic importance of payments

Businesses that have been proactively preparing for SCA can expect a reduction in fraud losses while differentiating their checkout experience from competitors.

60%
EUROPEAN CONSUMERS THAT PREFER TO BE AUTHENTICATED
54%
COMPANIES WHOSE FRAUD LEVELS HAVE INCREASED YEAR-OVER-YEAR
52%
SHOPPERS THAT ABANDON A PURCHASE BUT COMPLETE IT WITH A COMPETITOR

KEY FINDINGS

Online businesses in Europe are racing against the clock to become compliant.

    • Many European businesses are unprepared for SCA
    • Small businesses will be disproportionately impacted by SCA
    • Integration complexity, implementation cost and customer experience impact are the top 3 concerns
    • SCA amplifies low consumer tolerance for bad checkouts, increasing the risk of cart abandonment
    • SCA reaffirms the increasing strategic importance of payments for online businesses

  • Technology partners with sophisticated exemption engines, 3D Secure 2 expertise, strong relations with issuing banks and card schemes, and an ability to minimise shopper friction will be best positioned to mitigate SCA’s complexity and convert it into an opportunity for competitive differentiation.

    JORDAN MCKEE

    451 Research

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