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Boku rides wallet boom as EBITDA surges & volumes soar

Thu, 18th Dec 2025
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Boku lifts H1 revenue 34% and EBITDA 53% as merchants shift from cards to wallets, pushing payment volumes to $7.4 billion.
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Study finds value for money trumps price in eCommerce

Thu, 18th Dec 2025
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Value for money, not low prices or rapid delivery, is the strongest driver of eCommerce satisfaction, Judge.me's study of reviews finds.
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AI 'agentic' tools to drive surge in cyber fraud by 2026

Wed, 17th Dec 2025
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Autonomous 'agentic' AI fraud tools set to intensify cybercrime by 2026, forcing firms to fuse human judgment with smarter machine defences.
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Ecommpay gains full DAC approval for accessible site

Fri, 12th Dec 2025
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Ecommpay secures full Digital Accessibility Centre approval as its redesigned website and product pages meet WCAG 2.2 AA standards.
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Cloudflare outage exposes risks of AI & payments reliance

Tue, 9th Dec 2025
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Cloudflare's latest outage fuels fears over fragile AI and payments systems as firms brace for weeks of disputes and operational fallout.
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Riskified urges fraud vigilance as holiday eCommerce surges

Wed, 19th Nov 2025
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Riskified urges shoppers and merchants to stay vigilant against rising AI-driven eCommerce fraud as holiday online sales may hit USD $311 billion in 2025.
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Gr4vy partners with Mastercard to simplify global payment access

Thu, 23rd Oct 2025
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Gr4vy teams up with Mastercard to offer merchants worldwide seamless access to advanced payment solutions via its no-code platform.
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AI-driven shopping surges, raising new risks for merchants

Thu, 23rd Oct 2025
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A survey shows 73% of shoppers use AI tools, raising new fraud risks and liability concerns for merchants during the rise of agentic commerce.
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LegitScript unveils automated KYB checks to boost onboarding

Thu, 28th Aug 2025
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LegitScript has launched automated Global Business Identity Check and U.S. TIN Verification to speed and improve merchant onboarding worldwide.
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Prommt, Payit teams up to boost open banking payments in UK

Fri, 15th Aug 2025
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Prommt partners with Payit by NatWest to enhance open banking payments, offering UK businesses instant, secure transactions and improved customer experience.
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Chargebacks911 report reveals USD $170 billion hit from fraud

Wed, 16th Jul 2025
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Chargebacks911 reveals merchants lose over USD $170 billion annually to chargeback fraud, driven by consumer convenience and rising dispute misuse in digital payments.
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Ecommpay adds Visa Instalments to streamline high value payments

Wed, 25th Jun 2025
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Ecommpay integrates Visa Instalments, letting merchants offer customers fixed payment options on high-value purchases via familiar Visa credit cards.
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Paynt acquires E-xact to boost North American payment growth

Fri, 13th Jun 2025
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Paynt acquires Canadian payments firm E-xact to boost North American growth, targeting a further US acquisition by late 2025.
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Trek enhances BOPIS with Gr4vy for seamless shopping

Fri, 28th Mar 2025
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Trek has teamed up with Gr4vy to enhance its Buy-Online-Pickup-In-Store service, improving payment processing and real-time inventory for customers.
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Ecommpay shortlisted for four Retail Systems Awards 2023

Fri, 28th Mar 2025
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Ecommpay has been named a finalist in four categories at the Retail Systems Awards, recognising its innovations in payment solutions and fraud prevention.
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Airwallex partners with Discover to expand payment options

Thu, 20th Mar 2025
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Airwallex has partnered with Discover Global Network to enhance payment options for merchants in key regions, boosting flexibility and reducing cart abandonment.
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eCommerce merchants sway towards ESG-focused providers

Tue, 7th Jan 2025
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A recent survey by Ecommpay reveals that 61% of eCommerce merchants prefer payment providers prioritising Environmental, Social, and Governance principles.
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Searchspring reports 55% surge in 2024 Black Friday sales

Mon, 30th Dec 2024
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Searchspring reports a staggering 11 billion search requests processed in November, with 1.75 million per minute on Black Friday, marking a 55% rise year-on-year.
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Loop acquires Wonderment to enhance Shopify solutions

Fri, 13th Dec 2024
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Loop has acquired Wonderment to enhance its commerce operations for Shopify merchants, combining AI insights with real-time shipment tracking.
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Yuno introduces Mastercard's Click to Pay for clients

Fri, 29th Nov 2024
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Yuno now offers Mastercard's Click to Pay, a secure checkout solution aimed at reducing cart abandonment and enhancing the eCommerce experience.