Over 95% of all the traders questioned declared that they had already been affected by fraud on at least one occasion. The number of attempts at fraud using stolen payment information had doubled compared with the previous year – and 30% of the traders saw an increase in fraudulent activities during lockdown. This finding was provided by a study undertaken by the CRIF credit information agency, in conjunction with the trade association relevant to this area (HANDELSVERBAND.swiss).

CRIF now offers an always-on protection service on the internet to safeguard company information. This product is specifically aimed at business clients who want to prevent any illegal transmission of their data over the internet, and to protect themselves against reputational damage.

CRIF sponsored the Connect Digital Commerce conference and the Digital Commerce Award. Daniel Gamma presented the award in the Lifestyle and Hobby category to the winner, Digitec Galaxus. Congratulations.

On 7 May 2019 the 8th annual meeting with CRIF took place in Lugano in the Italian part of Switzerland. CRIF presented various studies based on their data and clients and partners presented their success stories.