Furunavi, a hometown tax support site, releases examples of credit card fraud countermeasures taken using O-PLUX.

https://frauddetection.cacco.co.jp/o-plux/case_studies/i-mobile/ background
From October 2022, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and
Communications’ “Review for the next designation of hometown tax donations” is underway, and with the increase in demand towards the end of the year, hometown tax donations are attracting more and more attention. In 2022, donations received through hometown tax donations amounted to approximately 965.4 billion yen*1, and the company’s popularity continues to improve and the market continues to expand. On the other hand, fraudulent use of credit cards aimed at hometown tax payments is increasing, and Furunavi has seen an increase in fraudulent orders since 2021.In order for local governments to use the service with greater peace of mind, O-PLUX has been announced. has been introduced.
*1: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications “Results of a survey on the current status of hometown tax payments” (implemented in FY2020)
Evaluation points
1. Usage history of other companies in the same industry and abundant shared negative information
The decision to introduce the service was based on the fact that it had been used by multiple companies on hometown tax donation sites, the ability to share a wealth of negative information from more than 110,000 sites, and the high level of convenience that allows for flexible adjustment of screening targets. Ta.

2. No system development required, allowing for speedy implementation By choosing CSV linkage to upload the review file to the management screen, speedy implementation without system development is possible. During that time, we developed the system, transitioned to API collaboration, and automated the review process.
Comments from Hideki Kato, Executive Officer and General Manager of Business Planning Division, iMobile Co., Ltd.
The market for hometown tax donations continues to expand to nearly 1 trillion yen, and we have been receiving more inquiries from our customers, local governments, regarding countermeasures against credit card fraud. In response to this, we have created a blanket contract for credit card payments and have also introduced O-PLUX, creating an environment where you can use Furunavi with greater peace of mind without affecting usability when donating.
About hometown tax payment site “Furunavi” https://furunavi.jp/

“Furunavi” supports regional revitalization by collecting donations to municipalities across the country through hometown tax payments. As a feature of “Furunavi”, we have expanded the number of exchange destinations for “Furunavi Coin”, which can be exchanged according to the amount of donation, and can now be exchanged for Amazon gift cards, PayPay balance *, d points *2, Rakuten points *3 . We will continue to aim to improve the satisfaction level of hometown taxpayers and contracted local governments with the use of Furunavi services.
*1 PayPay Money Lite will be granted. PayPay Money Lite withdrawals are not possible.
*2 d Points expire 48 months after the month of acquisition. *3 “Rakuten Points” that can be exchanged are regular points. About the fraud order detection service “O-PLUX”
https://frauddetection.cacco.co.jp/o-plux/
O-PLUX, a fraudulent order detection service provided by Kakko, detects fraudulent orders in real time using a unique screening logic that utilizes data science. A cloud service that prevents fraud damage and automates screening operations.
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