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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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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Vend transaction value by industry
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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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Payments NEXT news roundup
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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 payments with gift cards
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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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mobile phone apps key marketing channel
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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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Payments industry news roundup from around the world

Here are the payments industry news stories we’re reading this week along with the payments trends and innovations we’re watching from around the ...
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Amazon Echo owners spend more
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Amazon Echo reverberates with sales

With more than 50 million Amazon Echo smart speakers sold, the voice shopping use case is rapidly expanding. Is there an impact on ...
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