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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Global retail benchmarks, BOPIS fraud grows, global payments news roundup

We’ve got the latest global retail benchmarks research from Vend with valuable industry metrics. Buy-online-pickup-in-store (BOPIS) sales are up and we look at ...
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Global payments news: Amazon financial & Prime Day, strip malls, Walmart-Target price wars, more…

Here’s a roundup of the global payments news we’re reading this week. It includes a look at what Amazon is up to in ...
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BOPIS fraud up 250%
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Buy online, pickup in-store (BOPIS) fraud is up 250%. Why?

Why buy online, pickup in-store (BOPIS) fraud is up 250% and how to prevent it. ...
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2018 Global Retail Research Benchmark Results Are In

A new survey by point-of-sale expert Vend identifies key benchmarks and provides valuable business metrics for the retail industry. ...
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PaymentsNEXT: July 4 sales, Amazon, Walmart, Target, Kroger, Ashley Madison

Our newsletter this week has a feature report on dating site Ashley Madison” unique gift card payments program designed to protect client anonymity. ...
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Payments news roundup: July 4 holiday sales, Walmart, Amazon, Target, more

We’ve got the latest global payments news, trends and innovations for your weekend reading. Lots of news with Fourth of July consumer sales ...
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Ashley Madison dating site offers unique, anonymous payment solution

  What you do when you want to pay anonymously for services like discreet dating sites, VPN, email, and other online services or ...
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Speaking of conversational commerce: It’s growing says Capgemini

A new global survey of 5,000 consumers by Capgemini shows that conversational commerce is finding its voice with online shoppers. The research highlights ...
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Technology insights: 2018 Global Retail Research Study

A new retail research report from Honeywell/PlanetRetail provides valuable insight into the impact of digital transformation on retailers in the challenges of providing ...
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Research: What do customers want from your brand app?

A new research report from digital app developer WillowTree offers valuable insight into consumers’ use of brand apps, their expectations for value, and ...
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