What the 2025 Chargeback Surge Means for Banks and Merchants

By Douglas Hall, Founder & CEO of EQUE If you’re a financial institution or merchant hoping that chargebacks will plateau anytime soon, I’ve got news for you: they won’t. The just-released 2025 State of Chargebacks report from Datos Insights and Ethoca confirms what many of ...
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Canadians toss the cash, forgo bank branches, embrace contactless payments

New research from McKinsey shows Canadian consumers avoided cash and bank branches in May over the fear of COVID-19 and turned to contactless ...
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COVID-19 disruption creates opportunity
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McKinsey: Post-COVID-19 business recovery could take 5 years

A new McKinsey report says post-COVID-19 business recovery could take five or more years depending on the size of business and sector. The ...
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New fraud prevention tool will reduce merchant false order declines

Merchants, payment gateways, credit card issuers, and banks and have long battled the problem of orders falsely declined as part of fraud prevention ...
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SaaS metrics that matter, including monetization

By Alexandra Marcu, Vice President of Marketing at 2Checkout The business landscape has never been as competitive as it is in the digital ...
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Will that be Visa, Mastercard, or EPI?

Not only will Americans be banned from travel to Europe, the big US payment companies may soon face competition by a new credit ...
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COVID-19 logistical challenges for business
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COVID-19 sales impact, biggest challenges, best business responses

New research from 2Checkout reveals COVID-19’s negative impact on more than 60% of online businesses but also points to ways companies are responding ...
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Holiday shopping predictions amid COVID-19

it’s never too early to start thinking about Christmas shopping, is it? Especially if you’re a retailer. At least that’s what the research ...
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Financial services see surge in online fraud during pandemic

With the rise of e-commerce and digital payments during the COVID-19, new research by TransUnion shows fraudsters are also getting in on the ...
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Postbank fraud $3.35 M
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Out of Africa: Postbank scam hits 12 million South Africa bank customers

“Bank heist! How insiders stole millions and threatened the cybersecurity of more than 12 million South African bank customers.” It’s got all the ...
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Recycled plastic payment cards reduce ocean waste

A new partnership of CPI Card Group (CPI) and Visa is another step forward in reducing ocean waste by using recycled plastic to ...
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