ARCOT INTELLIGENCE | 3-D Secure in the AI Era

Explore the evolution of the Arcot business into Broadcom’s Payment Security Division, and its core mission to make 3-D Secure work better. We dive into the rapid advancements of the EMV 3-D Secure protocol and why the Arcot Smart Ruleset is becoming the industry standard for reducing fraud and improving operational performance. We pull back the curtain on our security infrastructure, featuring ou...

Arcot leverages advanced AI and machine learning to maximize real-time fraud detection and minimize consumer friction by pairing its 25-year global data network and proprietary risk scoring algorithm, the RAN Score, with the automated, dynamic Arcot Smart Ruleset. This powerful combination outperforms static, human-managed rules, delivering superior ROI through massive fraud loss savings and opera...

In this episode, we dive into Visa’s new Data Contribution Authentication Program (DCAP) and why it marks a "step change" for the 3-D Secure (3DS) ecosystem in the US and beyond. We explore how merchants are now leveraging 3DS Data-Share-Only (DSO) transactions to secure reduced interchange fees. Evidence of 3DS adoption appears in the data: 3DS volumes on the Arcot Network rose between 100% and 1...

Data is at the core of everything Arcot does. Sitting at the heart of the 3-D Secure (3DS) ecosystem, The Arcot Network captures industry-wide intelligence. Arcot shares these insights -- from emerging global fraud trends down to granular, peer-to-peer benchmarking -- to empower smarter payment routing and better outcomes. Today, merchants routing transactions directly to authorization without acc...

3D Secure is well-suited for the AI superintelligence era, as a layer that can process what humans simply cannot. Shifting from basic scoring to models that rapidly analyze transactions that are full of rich and complete meta data, The Arcot Network uses billions of data points to deliver automated fraud savings measured in the millions with The Arcot Smart Ruleset. Arcot is bridging the divide be...

Kick off 2026 by discovering how 3D Secure has evolved into a standard for global eCommerce payment security. Host Matt Cooke likens the protocol to the security chip on a physical credit card, but purpose-built for eCommerce payments. Learn how mega-merchants are leveraging 3DS data-only experiments and smart routing to raise approval rates without adding customer friction. Updates on the Arcot S...

How do you balance startup agility with global scale? Arcot GM Matt Cooke shares how the Arcot business evolved from a niche player into a standalone Broadcom division to lead the 3-D Secure (3DS) market. Matt explores global 3-D Secure trends, contrasting the regulatory landscape of Europe with the revenue-optimization boom in the U.S., explaining why American merchants are rapidly adopting 3DS....

Merchants and issuers are heading into the holiday season with growing confidence in 3-D Secure, as data-only (RCI-06) and TRA-based (RCI-05) transactions mature and deliver stronger authorization performance. Merchants are shifting from using 3DS mainly for liability protection to using it as a true data-exchange channel, while issuers adopting The Arcot Smart Ruleset are seeing meaningful reduct...

The Arcot Dublin and London 3DS Summits highlighted a clear shift in the industry. Merchants are now using 3-D Secure as a performance driver to boost approvals, enhance experience, and reduce fraud. Momentum is growing around Data-Only and Acquirer TRA, with richer data from merchants enabling smarter, frictionless decisioning from issuers. Meanwhile, The Arcot Smart Ruleset has gone live, markin...

This episode gives a preview of Arcot's upcoming 3DS Summits and explores how AI is reshaping payments security. With fraudsters using it to scale attacks, Arcot leads the charge in payment security in launching an adaptive ruleset. Discover how The Arcot Smart Ruleset -- which leverages decades of vast transaction data from The Arcot Network -- offers issuers a scalable, adaptive, data-rich appro...

Arcot’s August podcast explores how The Arcot Smart Ruleset is revolutionizing authentication. Powered by 20+ years of transaction data, advanced machine learning, and real-time network signals, this innovation makes smarter authentication decisions in milliseconds – helping issuers block more fraud, approve more legitimate transactions, and cut down false declines. The episode also highlights how...

In Arcot's July podcast, hosts James Jenkins, Head of Customer Development, and Matt Cooke, General Manager, explore how 3-D Secure is evolving from a regulatory obligation to a performance driver across global markets. They unpack how merchants and issuers are moving beyond compliance and using 3DS to reduce false declines and improve approval rates. Arcot's Smart Ruleset, which uses machine lear...

In Arcot's June podcast, James Jenkins, Head of Customer Development, and Matt Cooke, GM examine the current wave of large-scale adoption of 3DS that’s transforming the protocol into a performance asset and revenue enabler across the ecosystem. Arcot's latest pilot with Square exemplifies what’s possible when there is smarter data-sharing between merchants and issuers. Meaningfully higher approval...

The May podcast episode is now live! Tune in to hear James Jenkins, Global Head of Customer Development, and Matt Cooke, GM of Arcot discuss the latest in 3DS. This epidose focuses on how optimizing 3DS with RCI Codes and ACS routing allows issuers to receive richer data, leading to improved authentication and authorization outcomes like those from the Square | Arcot Case Study. The 3DS Method URL...

The 3DS landscape is undergoing a major shift from a historic "blame game" between merchants and issuers toward real collaboration built on data sharing and trust. In Arcot's April podcast episode, James Jenkins, Head of Customer Development and Matt Cooke, GM and VP of Arcot, discuss how merchants are now using 3DS, not just to shift fraud liability, but as a communication protocol with issuers....

Welcome to the March edition of the Arcot podcast. In this episode, James Jenkins and Matt Cooke explore shifting perceptions of 3DS, highlighting its rising adoption in the US and the growing recognition of its ability to reduce friction while boosting security. Arcot's AI-driven Smart Ruleset pilot is transforming the rule-writing game, delivering higher authorization rates, reduced friction, an...

Welcome to the February edition of the Arcot podcast! In this episode, James Jenkins and Matt Cooke discuss 3DS myths that continue to permeate the industry, particularly amongst merchants in the US. Leveraging 3DS, as the collaborative tool it was designed to be, leads to fewer false declines, higher approval rates, and gives consumers the fraud protection they want. Listen to this podcast for th...

Welcome to the January edition of the Arcot podcast! In this episode, James Jenkins and Matt Cooke discuss Arcot’s Smart Ruleset: a game-changer in fraud prevention. Traditional manual rule writing is time-intensive, reactive, and often inefficient in combating sophisticated AI-driven fraud and bot attacks. Arcot’s Smart Ruleset leverages intelligence from across the Arcot Network, enabling a proa...

Welcome to the December edition of the Arcot podcast! In this episode, James Jenkins and Matt Cooke look back on 2024 and share some of the year's accomplishments and give their predictions for what's in store for the industry in 2025. Listen to this podcast for the highlights or subscribe to Arcot Comms for regular updates on everything related to 3-D Secure and the digital payments industry. We...

Welcome to the November edition of the Arcot podcast! In this episode, James Jenkins and Matt Cooke share the Arcot's peak shopping season readiness and the impressive results from our recent A/B testing of Arcot’s Smart Rulesets. For those new to the concept, Smart Rulesets are a game-changer in fraud prevention. Traditional manual rule writing is time-intensive, reactive, and often inefficient i...

Welcome to the October edition of the Arcot podcast! In this episode, James Jenkins and Matt Cooke discuss the highlights and key takeaways from the recent Arcot 3DS events held last week in Dublin and London. We encourage ongoing participation, as feedback has been very positive. Both organizers and attendees benefit significantly from these events, and we aim to make them even more impactful in...

Welcome to the September edition of the Arcot podcast! In this episode, James Jenkins discusses the upcoming Arcot 3-D Secure Summits. The first summit will take place in Dublin on October 22nd, followed by the sixth summit in London on October 24th. These events bring together industry leaders from the 3DS ecosystem, including Issuers, Processors, and Merchants. The key topics revolve around opti...

Welcome to the August edition of the Arcot podcast! In this episode, James Jenkins and Matt Cooke discuss how merchants can use the Arcot Scorecard to improve payment authentication outcomes. The Arcot Scorecard provides detailed authentication performance data, offering a comprehensive summary of 3DS performance and comparing it against similar merchants. By using the scorecard, merchants can gai...

Welcome to the July edition of the Arcot podcast! In this podcast, James Jenkins and Matt Cooke discuss how merchants and issuers are now collaborating, and sharing real-time data to enhance decision-making processes. By providing issuers with more data through 3DS, merchants ensure a comprehensive view of transactions. This empowers issuers to make better decisions, resulting in higher approval r...

Welcome to the June edition of the Arcot podcast! In this podcast, James Jenkins and Matt Cooke discuss each step of a 3DS transaction; with a discussion on innovation at each stage, and provide more insights into how merchants today use 3DS primarily for higher approval rates or compliance as opposed to leveraging 3DS as a tool to shift fraud liability. Check out this podcast to learn more! Subsc...