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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Dec 7 Global payments news roundup

Lots of new developments, more holiday shopping news and results, and innovations to keep you ahead of the payments pack in this week’s ...
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NFIB reports Small Business Saturday sales were strong

November 24 was a pretty good day for US Small Business Saturday, racking up a record $17.8 billion in sales at independent retailers ...
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Walmart Dotcom Store raises the online shopping bar for competitors

Walmart keeps finding new ways to challenge Amazon’s dominance of online shopping. The company announced a new in-store app that gives Walmart store ...
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GrooveKart Review: Taking e-commerce to the next level

It’s not often a new e-commerce platform launches but with its impressive features and cost savings for e-commerce, marketing, and other online sellers, ...
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Consumers looking for a cyber-secure holiday shopping season

New research from the University of Phoenix shows consumers have heightened concern for their online security during the busy holiday shopping season. The ...
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Nov 30 Global payments news roundup

We’ve got our popular Friday fast roundup of the global payments news you should know about. There’s a report on mobile shopping and ...
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Returns fraud still plagues retailers

In the midst of the busiest shopping days of the year, fraudulent returns by consumers continue to cause problems and cost retailers in-store ...
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Many merchants prefer your debit and credit cards over cash payments

During this holiday season, busy shoppers may find that some merchants prefer payments with debit or credit cards instead of cash payments. USA ...
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Cyber Monday sales set new record of $7.9 billion

Cyber Monday sales numbers are in and it’s a $7.9 billion online sales record. According to Adobe Analytics, Cyber Monday sales grew 19.3% ...
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Walmart Toy Lab takes toys marketing seriously

Just in time for holiday and Christmas shopping, Walmart has launched The Walmart Toy Lab where kids can play with the top 20-rated toys ...
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