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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cash payments still count
Mobile Payments Payments Technology

A New Take on the Oldest Form of Bill Payment: Cash

By Michael Kaplan, EVP, PayNearMe What’s in your wallet? That’s a well-known slogan for a major credit card, but it’s also an important ...
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back-office profit potential
Logistics Payments Technology

Unlocking profit potential in the payments back-office 

By Kate Knudsen, Senior Program Director at BHMIAs the payments space changes rapidly, banks, merchants, and processors are updating front-end platforms to meet ...
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AI adds efficiency to accounts payable
AI Disruptive Technologies Payments Technology

The transformative impact of AI on invoice-to-pay functions

By Jason Kolbenheyer, Chief Product Officer, Edenred Pay Few technologies have generated as much excitement as artificial intelligence (AI). Using machines to solve ...
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PayPal friendly fraud problems
Chargebacks Credit Card & Online Fraud

Online merchants have a PayPal problem

The platform’s weakened protections leave sellers newly vulnerable to friendly fraud By Roenen Ben-Ami, Co-founder & Chief Risk Officer, Justt.ai PayPal has been around since the ...
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Data-Driven Decisions
AI Payments Technology Payments Trends

From data to decisions: Five steps to making payments data work for you

By Roger Portela, Senior Director of Product, PayNearMe Every day, valuable data flows through your payments platform. But how it’s collected, where it ...
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E-commerce Payments Research Payments Technology

4 ways to make digital payments more effective

By Michael Seaman, CEO & Founder, Swipesum In today’s online world, digital payments have become essential for businesses looking to thrive in the ...
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skyhigh payment swipe fees
Banking Payments Research Payments Trends

CCCA could save merchants and consumers over $16B a year

By Jeff Domansky, Managing Editor The Merchants Payments Coalition (MPC) has emphasized the urgent need for Congress to pass the Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA). With total ...
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fighting AI fraud with AI
AI Credit Card & Online Fraud Cybersecurity

AI vs AI: The best hope for combating generative AI fraud risk

By Laurent Charpentier, CEO, Yooz Even those who aren’t die-hard fans of Marvel Comics have heard of the superhero Iron Man, a role ...
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US chargebacks cost $15.6 billion in 2024
Chargebacks Cybersecurity

The State of Chargebacks in 2024

By Ariel Chen, CEO, Chargeflow Chargebacks are an issue. Mastercard recently announced that the estimated US chargeback volume will reach 146 million in ...
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Banking E-commerce Retail

Visa, Mastercard settle long-running antitrust lawsuit over US merchant swipe fees

By Jeff Domansky, Managing Editor Visa and Mastercard reached a landmark antitrust settlement with US merchants, ending a protracted legal battle. The agreement ...
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