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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Father’s Day spending will reach record $16 billion

The National Retail Federation (NRF) estimates Father’s Day gift spending in the US should reach a record $16 billion this year. That falls ...
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Mobile coupons build loyal customers

If you thought coupons were going the way of pay phones and fax machines, new research from BRP Consulting’s report The Mobilization of ...
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$18.5 billion was invested in payments companies in 2018
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Payments industry pulling in big VC cash

The $1.9 trillion payments industry is getting a lot of attention and billions of dollars of investment from venture capitalists these days, according ...
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May 24 Global payments news roundup

After a week of subpoenas, bank intrigue, and political drama, we thought you’d enjoy a simple global payments news roundup leading into the ...
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cash is still used in 31% of US consumer transactions
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Is cash still a factor in payments?

Here at Payments NEXT, we love to explore the world of payments of all kinds from credit and debit cards and the latest ...
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30% of UK retail got no value from e-commerce projects

You’re in charge of e-commerce for your midsize retail business and you just finished your pitch for a budget for your next project. ...
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ATM installs are down 6% globally
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The case for cash, ATMs, pay phones, and pizza

Remember when you last went looking for a pay phone and found one? I can’t. It’s probably been 15 years. We could be ...
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Why is fintech adoption by business still lagging?

The cost benefits and ROI of fintech in the financial industry are so obvious, why is business still so slow to adopt many ...
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May 17 Global payments news roundup

While the tariffs tiff continues, we’ve got other global payments news to keep you ahead of the curve. We start with a business ...
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Could Trump-China tariffs take down payments industry profits?

Now that US tariff increases of 25% or more on $300 billion of Chinese products are looming large, what’s the impact on consumers ...
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