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Address Verification Service

How To Use An AVS Check To Reduce eCommerce Fraud & Protect Your Business

AVS is an acronym for the Address Verification Service, a feature that’s used to compare the address given to you by your customer and the billing address on file with the cardholder’s issuing bank. AVS serves two primary functions: (1) to deter fraud by confirming that the customer is the legitimate cardholder, and (2) to help prevent chargebacks by giving you additional information to verify your customer’s identity. Read on for more info.

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May 19, 2020 Filed under: Credit Card Processing, eCommerce, PCI Compliance