Recent publications

Articles on security, fraud prevention, and strategy related to e-commerce.

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How to add age verification to checkout in Shopify

Explore Real ID's AI-driven approach to ID verification, ensuring safety and trust in online transactions.

Dylan Pierce

Jan 18th, 2024

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Age Gating vs Age Verification

What are age gates and what is age verification? How are they different?

Dylan Pierce

April 8th, 2022

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AI-Powered Identity Verification for Secure eCommerce

Explore Real ID's AI-driven approach to ID verification, ensuring safety and trust in online transactions.

Dave Kiss

March 21st, 2023

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How to Avoid Shopify Payment Chargeback Fees

Tired for Shopify charging chargeback fees even when you cancel and refund fraudulent orders? There's a simple Shopify setting to enable to solve this problem.

Dylan Pierce

May 18th, 2021

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Capture payments automatically on low risk orders with Shopify Flow (free template)

Learn how to automate payment capture for low-risk orders in Shopify using Shopify Flow. Save time and reduce manual effort with this easy, no-code tutorial for optimizing your store's workflow.

Dylan Pierce

August 21st, 2024

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Hold fulfillment and verify ID on age restricted products (Queensland End Knife Violence law)(free template)

A free Shopify Flow template to hold and verify IDs on orders that contain age restricted items for Queenland's End Knive Violence law.

Dylan Pierce

August 29th, 2024

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Health Canada Regulations for Vape Merchants

Learn why age verification is crucial for vape merchants to comply with Health Canada regulations and prevent youth access.

Dylan Pierce

March 18th, 2023

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Hold high risk orders with Shopify Flow (free template)

Learn how to automate holding high risk orders with Shopify Flow. Save time and reduce manual effort with this easy, no-code tutorial for optimizing your store's workflow.

Dylan Pierce

October 3rd, 2024

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Avoid Shopify chargebacks during Black Friday

Holidays should be about spread cheer, not losing money to chargebacks. Here are some strategies to keeping your bottom line against chargebacks.

Dylan Pierce

Nov 12, 2021

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How to set up manual payment capture in Shopify

Manual payment capture greatly reduces your chargeback risks. Learn how to set it up in Shopify in just a few clicks.

Dylan Pierce

June 13th, 2024

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What is Payout Fraud and how to prevent it

Discover how to protect your business from payout fraud with our comprehensive guide.

Dylan Pierce

August 23, 2024

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New Queensland Knife Sale Regulations: What Online Retailers Need to Know

New Queensland knife sale regulations for retailers age verification requirements, online compliance, staff training, and secure storage guidelines. Effective Sept 1, 2024.

Dylan Pierce

August 29th, 2024

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Release holds after ID verification with Shopify Flow (free template)

Learn how to automate releasing fulfilllment holds and capturing payments after high risk orders have been verified using Shopify Flow. Save time and reduce manual effort with this easy, no-code tutorial for optimizing your store's workflow.

Dylan Pierce

November 15st, 2024

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Real ID is Shopify Checkout Extensibility Ready

Shopify Checkout Extensibility is coming later this year, and Real ID is ready.

Dylan Pierce

August 6, 2024

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Shopify's chargeback policy now holding back 25% of merchants earnings for 120 days

Shopify's newest policy is affecting merchants with higher than average chargeback rates. This means you could be hit with a penalty for not preventing fraud on your store.

Dylan Pierce

December 20th, 2020

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Verdict choosen as an offical Shopify customer account launch partner

Discover how Verdict’s ID verification integrates with Shopify's Customer Accounts. Learn about new features, including post-purchase and during-checkout verification options.

Dylan Pierce

October 2nd, 2024

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What is a VPN? What is a hosting provider?

What is a VPN? How does it hide your IP address?

Dylan Pierce

September 28, 2020