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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Holiday week Thanksgiving sales in-store and online surged

Total in-store and online Thanksgiving sales through the holiday weekend showed positive results led by a sharp increase in e-commerce. According to the ...
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Black Friday sales record $6.22 billion
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US Black Friday sales set online record of $6.22 billion

US Black Friday sales set a record $6.22 billion according to Adobe Analytics. For the first time, more than $2 billion or 33.5% ...
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Nov 23 Global payments news roundup

Leading into the post-Thanksgiving weekend, we’re sharing a collection of global payments news that caught our eye this week, starting with a preliminary ...
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Happy Thanksgiving – A time for family, friends & feasting

Thanksgiving in the US originated as a Pilgrim harvest festival celebrated in October 1621. According to Wikipedia, the feast lasted three days and ...
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Deloitte 2018 pre-Thanksgiving shopping survey
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Consumers plan to spend more in-store and online Thanksgiving shopping

Hey big spenders and sellers, we’ve got a Thanksgiving shopping research special report for you. Consumers are getting ready to open their purses ...
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NRF/Forrester research shows retail payments changes coming

New research from the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Forrester show retailers, e-commerce sellers and payments industry leaders expect many changes in retail ...
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75.6% abandon purchases in their online shopping cart

SurePayroll estimates US e-commerce platforms lose roughly $18 billion in potential revenue each year to abandoned carts. With the holiday shopping season ready ...
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Payments NEXT: Nov 16 global payments news roundup

It’s a week from Black Friday, but the Black Friday ads are already running in full force. To help you get through the ...
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Walmart & Ford test driverless deliveries in Miami

Shopping at Walmart got even easier if you live in Miami, thanks to a collaboration between Walmart, Ford and delivery service Postmates. The ...
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Cequence protects from internet’s 31% malicious bot traffic

Cequence Security announced an innovative application security platform that protects against the growing number of malicious bot attacks impacting online businesses. An estimated ...
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