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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US DOJ takes down $530 million international cybercrime ring

US DOJ takes down $530 million international cybercrime ring known online as "Infraud Organization." ...
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US & HK fintech regulations going in the right direction

The UK has already used regulations to encourage and manage fintech growth. Two recent stories show that fintech regulations are definitely going in ...
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eBay dumps PayPal for Dutch payments provider Adyen

eBay punts PayPal for Dutch payments processor Adyen. We look at the implications. ...
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Square launches bitcoin trading on Cash App: Perfect timing?

Square launched bitcoin trading on its mobile Cash App but in this current bitcoin bubble environment, is it bad or exquisite timing? ...
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Amazon’s Q4 financial results impressive

If you were a veteran of racetrack betting, you’d be doing the happy dance with Amazon’s Q4 financial trifecta win. Why a trifecta? ...
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News Roundup: E-commerce fraud, China mobile payments, Starbucks no-cash payments

Today’s newsletter looks at a big jump in 2017 holiday e-commerce fraud, the drivers behind China’s mobile payments growth at home and abroad, ...
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ACI: Holiday e-commerce fraud attempts jumped 22%

A new ACI Worldwide research report showed 2017 holiday e-commerce fraud jumped 22%, while transactions increased 19%. ...
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What’s driving China’s mobile payments global growth?

Alipay and Tencent's WeChat Pay are leveraging profits and payments expertise from China into the global market, starting in SE Asia. ...
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Starbucks tests coffee with no-cash payments

Starbucks is testing a non-cash-only payments policy at a busy downtown Seattle coffee location. ...
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Research: How online buyer paths lead to product sales

The Center for the Digital Future paints a valuable profile of the online consumer and the paths to purchase online. ...
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