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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Send money via Google Assistant and soon by Google Home

Now, you can send or receive money using Google Assistant via voice on your mobile phone and soon on Google Home devices as well.  ...
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cryptocurrency payments and remote shopping
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Two trends to watch: Cryptocurrency payments & remote shopping

Today’s newsletter looks at two interesting payments and e-commerce trends. First is a new report that says 60% of Square payments merchants would be ...
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Daigou remote shoppers make $100K
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Is Daigou or remote shopping the next big “thing”?

We know artificial intelligence and robots are taking over many functions of business including payments, banking, investment advice and much more. Welcome to ...
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60% of Square merchants would take bitcoin
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Square merchants not square about cryptocurrency payments

A new research study shows that more than half of Square merchants would accept cryptocurrency payments for goods and services. The survey of ...
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Amazon launches debit card in Mexico
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Amazon Rechargeable debit card launches in Mexico

According to government research, fewer than one-third of Mexicans own a credit card. With such a large un-banked population, Amazon saw an opportunity ...
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Uphold expands cryptocurrency payroll to gig economy/underserved workers

A new Uphold partnership will simplify and speed up the payroll process for employers paying employees and freelancers, and freelancers invoicing clients around ...
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Global e-commerce news
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Global e-commerce and mobile payments news roundup

Just in time for your weekend reading, we've got a global e-commerce and mobile payments news roundup. ...
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Retail lost 101,000 jobs in 2017
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US retail news roundup: A rugged ride

Since shopping and payments are like hand in glove, let’s look at the latest trends in US retail. It’s a rugged ride. Struggling ...
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Voice shopping is growing
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Hey Google: How much will voice shopping be worth by 2022?

OC&C Strategy Consultants predicts voice shopping in the US and UK will reach $40 billion by 2022. ...
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Bank of Amazon? Stay tuned

The Bank of Amazon? According to new research, it may not be as far-fetched as you think. ...
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