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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PaymentsNEXT News: Walmart, Kount security report, Jack Ma

Our newsletter has a look at Walmart's new higher prices online, an e-commerce fraud report from Kount and a profile of Alibaba founder Jack Ma. ...
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Newest Walmart strategy? *Pay more online. Really!

Walmart's newest e-commerce strategy? Pay more online. ...
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Jack Ma: E-commerce giant killer

This is a story about the house that Jack Ma built. Scalable is the best word to describe the phenomenon. ...
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Kount report: The challenge of e-commerce fraud for electronics retailers

We're looking at the unique challenges of e-commerce fraud for electronics retailers and tips on reducing online fraud from Kount. ...
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Balancing Blockchain, Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash

We explore the challenge of balancing bitcoin, bitcoin cash and blockchain technology. ...
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When is a blockchain not a bitcoin?

Blockchain ≠ bitcoin and bitcoin ≠ blockchain most of the time. It's important to remember that as blockchain technology business cases evolve quickly. ...
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Bitcoin’s ‘Mad Max’ problems intensify

Can bitcoin solve its "Mad Max" evolution problems? Not without a solution to programming politics. ...
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Blockchain technology adds lustre to Overstock.com shares

Could Overstock.com become a bigger player as a blockchain technology company? Analysts say it's possible. ...
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Traders go bananas for Bitcoin Cash

We're making sense of the market moves down on Bitcoin and up dramatically on Bitcoin Cash since the cancellation of the second hard fork. ...
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Fri fintech news: Paradise Paypers, Alexa, Visa wearable and IoT payments, AI and more

Our Friday fintech news roundup is loaded with everything from Paradise Papers to payments by Visa wearables, IoT and Alexa. Our first newsletter item ...
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