The pandemic opened the door to a deluge of fraud, particularly ecommerce fraud, which hit $17.5 billion in 2020 and is expected to break $20 billion this year, per Juniper Research—heightening the need for stronger payment authentication solutions.

Data from Rakuten Intelligence indicates that Amazon’s US ecommerce market share climbed to 40.4% in June, up from 35.7% in April and 37.0% in May, suggesting that perhaps the bump in apparel sales played a role.