30 Oct 25 @ 13:10

E-commerce fraud is evolving faster than online retailers can keep up, with new research from Ravelin revealing that opportunistic shoppers are now as big a threat as organised criminals. The... read more

30 Oct 25 @ 08:38

In a landmark move that could redefine the intersection of artificial intelligence and payments, PayPal has announced a strategic partnership with OpenAI to enable instant checkout and commerce within ChatGPT.... read more

24 Oct 25 @ 14:13

For years, industry pundits predicted the death of the point-of-sale (POS) terminal, replaced by a future of frictionless payments and invisible checkout. Yet for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), the... read more

24 Oct 25 @ 10:44

Artificial intelligence has become the latest weapon in the arsenal of organised fraudsters, driving a sharp rise in fraud and scams across the UK. According to new data from UK... read more

23 Oct 25 @ 17:32

Visa’s newly implemented Acquirer Monitoring Program (VAMP) has officially taken effect, bringing one of the most sweeping overhauls to dispute and fraud oversight in recent years. The global framework consolidates... read more

23 Oct 25 @ 17:16

Artificial intelligence could erase up to $170 billion in global banking profits over the next decade, according to McKinsey & Company’s Global Banking Annual Review 2025. The consultancy warns that... read more

21 Oct 25 @ 17:07

Global VC investment surged to $120 billion in Q3 2025, marking the fourth consecutive quarter of robust funding activity and signalling a sustained revival in investor confidence. The rise, up... read more

20 Oct 25 @ 16:53

In 2018, Open Banking was hailed as a revolution in financial services. British regulators led the way, mandating data-sharing frameworks that promised to empower customers, foster innovation, and intensify competition.... read more

14 Oct 25 @ 15:41

Mastercard has launched a new data-driven service designed to tackle one of the most persistent pain points in digital commerce: low payment approval rates. The Payment Optimisation Platform (POP) uses... read more

13 Oct 25 @ 15:51

The United Kingdom’s retail payments landscape is undergoing a rapid and irreversible shift. What was once dominated by cards and cash is now being reshaped by mobile wallets and Buy... read more

13 Oct 25 @ 13:42

Financial fraud has always been a moving target. From cheque fraud to phishing, criminals consistently adapt their methods to exploit weaknesses in the financial system. Yet in 2025, the contest... read more

13 Oct 25 @ 13:22

The payments industry may be on the cusp of one of its most dramatic shifts in decades. Reports suggest that large retailers, notably Walmart and Amazon, are exploring the issuance... read more

13 Oct 25 @ 13:02

For decades, retailers have fixated on Baby Boomers and Millennials as the twin pillars of consumer spending. Yet a quiet generational shift is underway. In 2025, Generation X – those... read more

13 Oct 25 @ 13:00

For three decades, e-commerce has relied on a familiar grammar: a search bar, a product page, and the decisive click on a “buy now” button. But the rise of agentic... read more

13 Oct 25 @ 12:41

Cyber attacks are increasingly exploiting the weakest points in corporate supply chains, making third-party vendors a prime route into some of the world’s largest organisations. Once a marginal concern, these... read more

13 Oct 25 @ 12:36

Zelle has entered 2025 with unprecedented momentum, reporting 2 billion transactions and nearly $600 billion in payments during H1 2025. The network, operated by Early Warning Services, recorded double-digit growth... read more

10 Oct 25 @ 13:04

Generative artificial intelligence has changed the pace and scale of financial fraud. What was once a slow, reactive contest between banks and cybercriminals has become a real-time arms race —... read more

09 Oct 25 @ 16:16

Payment systems have become the nervous system of the consumer economy. Every transaction at a supermarket checkout, hotel reception, or café till depends on complex networks of hardware, software, and... read more

07 Oct 25 @ 15:59

OpenAI has made another strategic move that signals a widening of its ambitions far beyond conversational AI. The company has acquired Roi, a personal investing app that combines portfolio management... read more

06 Oct 25 @ 15:49

The British e-commerce sector enters 2025 on uncertain footing. Despite steady growth and signs of consumer resilience, retailers now face a sophisticated new wave of fraud — one that extends... read more