--- title: What on-demand fraud in 2016 looks like date: 2016-02-09T08:00:00+00:00 author: Gerry Carr canonical_url: "https://www.ravelin.com/blog/what-on-demand-fraud-in-2016-looks-like" section: Blog --- Blog /Other # What on-demand fraud in 2016 looks like As the on-demand economy continues to grow and reach more people, there are more opportunities than ever for fraudsters to operate. But what does this fraud look like? 09 February 2016 ![What on-demand fraud in 2016 looks like](https://storage.googleapis.com/ravelin-website-assets-production/assets/images/_blogSmall/2180/on-demand-fraud.webp) The on-demand economy is growing at an incredibly fast rate; sometimes there seem to be more food delivery bikes on city streets than cars! And as more on-demand businesses spring up, so do the opportunities for fraudsters to operate. We have analysed 26 million transactions from our merchant network in order to illustrate the fraud landscape in the on-demand economy - read more about this [here](https://www.ravelin.com/insights/online-payment-fraud). As we continue to gain data from our ever-expanding merchant network, we increase our insight into the world of online credit card fraud and the behaviours surrounding it. This is invaluable not only to our current customers, but also to all merchants operating in the online space. We have pulled together all of our findings into the infographic below. Take a look and if you have any question or concerns about something you see, please get in touch! (If you don't see the beautiful infographic below, click [here](https://www.dropbox.com/s/iybdzdm668nyzrl/RAV_infographic.pdf?dl=0)) [**To learn more about online payment fraud visit our insights page.**](https://www.ravelin.com/insights/online-payment-fraud) ![Download](https://storage.googleapis.com/ravelin-website-assets-production/assets/images/_1408xAUTO_crop_center-center_100_line_ns/1885/download.webp) ## Author ![Gerry Carr](https://storage.googleapis.com/ravelin-website-assets-production/assets/images/_avatarSmall/2005/Screen-Shot-2018-11-30-at-16.25.38.webp) Gerry CarrCMO (Ravelin alumnus) Gerry Carr has previously served as the Chief Marketing Officer of Ravelin. [More from this author](https://www.ravelin.com/author/gerry-carr) ## Related content [Blog / Payments & payment fraud ### Card payment liability shift – everything you need to know to reduce chargeback burden The knowledge you need to make the most of liability shifts and reap the benefits for your company – including saving money on chargebacks. ![Freddie burgess](https://storage.googleapis.com/ravelin-website-assets-production/assets/images/_33x33_crop_center-center_none_ns/281707/freddie-burgess.webp)Freddie Burgess,Senior Product Support Analyst](https://www.ravelin.com/blog/card-payment-liability-shift-for-chargebacks) [Blog / Fraud analytics ### Refund abuse KPIs: How to measure and reduce refund fraud rates What you need to know to assess and quantify refund abuse – as well as to measure whether your refund abuse solution and strategy are delivering results. ![Can](https://storage.googleapis.com/ravelin-website-assets-production/assets/images/_33x33_crop_center-center_none_ns/280078/can.webp)Can Colak,Senior Product Manager](https://www.ravelin.com/blog/how-to-measure-refund-abuse-kpis) [Blog / Press release ### Driven by AI, customers now rival criminals for ecommerce fraud, say merchants Global ecommerce fraud enters a new phase as losses continue to climb. Merchants now view criminals and their own customers as presenting a comparable risk, and there's a gap in AI adoption. ![Ravelin Symbol Blue 1](https://storage.googleapis.com/ravelin-website-assets-production/assets/images/_33x33_crop_center-center_none_ns/187712/Ravelin-Symbol-Blue-1.webp)Ravelin Technology](https://www.ravelin.com/blog/ravelin-fraud-survey-2026-press-release)