Local Commerce Relies On Mother’s Day Sales Up 60%

The mothers Daycommercially, it is considered the most important event of the first quarter of the year.

According to the most recent research by fenalco, traders expect an increase in their turnover that could exceed 70%, compared to a normal day. Consequently, there are also forecasts of “a significant number of transactions” for the date.

Therefore, the Association of Banks and Financial Institutions of Colombia (Asobancaria) and the Colombian Association for Research, Information and Risk Management (bad credit) made recommendations for making secure purchases through transactions or web pages.

Initially, the entities recommend typing the full address of the user’s bank into the browser and “never enter through links that come in via text or email”.

In addition, they recommend the user to ensure that the web page has the minimum security standards, such as the padlock in the address bar.

As for payments for transactions, the entities reiterated the precautions when paying with the physical card, emphasizing that the user does not allow them to be passed through elements other than the dataphone.

In the case of using ATMs and noticing irregularities in the slots where the user inserts the card, you must “immediately report to the entity”.

Source: El heraldo

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