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title: "How can Spur IP intelligence help prevent payment fraud?"
type: "faq"
url: "https://docs.spur.us/knowledgebase/faqs/how-can-spur-ip-intelligence-help-prevent-payment-fraud"
category: "Fraud & Abuse Prevention"
product: "general"
publishedAt: "2026-08-07T18:27:00.000Z"
updatedAt: "2026-08-12T19:30:30Z"
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# How can Spur IP intelligence help prevent payment fraud?

Spur IP intelligence adds context about the infrastructure behind a transaction, including VPN usage, proxy activity, network type, geographic consistency, and historical risk indicators. These signals can be incorporated into fraud models to improve decision-making and reduce both false positives and false negatives.