How to Prep for the Holiday Shopping Season 2026

Learn how fraud teams can recognize scam activity earlier and strengthen prevention across the customer lifecycle.

• Explore five common scam types and their lifecycles 
• Identify behavioral, device and payment red flags 
• Understand how AI is changing scam tactics 
• Discover tools for detecting high-risk activity sooner 

Explore key trends shaping the U.S. labor market and how workers are faring in today's economy.

• Examine job creation, unemployment and wage growth
• Explore research on AI's labor market impact
• See how healthcare is driving employment growth

Prepare your checkout strategy for peak shopping season with practical guidance on balancing fraud prevention and customer experience.

• Learn how false declines affect revenue and loyalty.
• Explore layered identity and authentication strategies.
• Improve approvals while reducing unnecessary checkout friction.
• Review a retailer case study with measurable business outcomes.

Telecom providers are operating in a mature market where customer behavior and credit trends are shaping performance. This report explores how those shifts influence outcomes across the lifecycle, including:

• Early-stage delinquency and payment behavior
• Acquisition and upgrade exposure
• Alternative data, including ITIN populations
• Lifecycle drivers of long-term performance