SMEs Count The Cost Of Brits’ ‘Fear Of Messing Up’ (FOMU) At Checkout
- 2 days 11 hours ago
- E-Commerce
A new study from Tink, a market-leading open banking and payments platform, reveals that many UK consumers feel anxious about making mistakes when paying by manual bank transfer. This lack of confidence is driving abandoned transactions and undermining trust in the small businesses they buy from – while simple human errors continue to cause failed payments.
In the Week After Black Friday, Experts Warn Rising Self-Checkout Frustration in Both the US and UK Could Drive Shoppers Away as Study Shows Heavy Usage but Widespread Avoidance
- 1 week 2 days ago
- E-Commerce
Aevi’s new survey of 3,000 consumers across the US and the UK, found that frequent weekly usage of unattended systems is now the norm in both countries. However, it highlights equally widespread frustration and avoidance that could slow adoption at a critical moment for operators.
PayPal and Perplexity Launch Instant Buy Ahead of Black Friday
- 2 weeks 2 days ago
- E-Commerce
PayPal today announced that it has enabled PayPal merchants to become discoverable within Perplexity, giving consumers the ability to checkout in chat. As of today, U.S. users exploring Perplexity's new shopping experience can seamlessly transition from research to purchase, leveraging PayPal’s identity verification, Purchase and Seller protection, and trusted payment processing, without leaving the answer engine.
Pingo Doce Launches Online Store With Checkout.com to Unlock Digital Growth
- 3 weeks 7 hours ago
- E-Commerce
Checkout.com, a leading global digital payments provider, has announced a new partnership with Pingo Doce, the Portuguese multinational food retail group, to support its online store. The partnership marks a strategic milestone in Pingo Doce’s digital transformation, enabling the group to offer a high performing online shopping and payments experience to customers in Portugal.
Experiences Set for Black Friday Breakout in 2025, Predicts Mangopay
- 3 weeks 1 day ago
- E-Commerce
Wallet-first infrastructure provider Mangopay predicts that experiences will be one of the standout growth areas of Black Friday 2025, as new analysis of more than 113 million transactions from last year’s sales period shows UK shoppers increasingly funnelling their spend into travel, days out and live entertainment.
PayPoint Expands Into E-Commerce Through Handepay Partnership
- 3 weeks 3 days ago
- E-Commerce
Handepay has today announced it has turbocharged its eCommerce platform for customers, enabling merchants to start selling online in as little as 24 hours from sign up. The launch of the enhanced service comes as Handepay strengthens its partnership with Global Payments, supporting SMEs to reach beyond their local high street.
Chargebacks911 Says Singles’ Day Profits Are at Risk as First-Party Fraud Rises Across APAC
- 1 month 2 days ago
- E-Commerce
Each year, November 11 culminates into the world’s largest 24-hour online shopping festival, generating more sales than Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined. Chargebacks911 warns that this year’s Singles’ Day shopping surge could trigger a wave of first-party fraud and post-purchase disputes that erase billions in retail revenue across Asia-Pacific.
AI Agents Set to Transform How Brits Shop – £29 Billion Predicted in Online Spend
- 1 month 1 week ago
- E-Commerce
As Brits prepare to hunt down Black Friday deals, new research from Worldpay®, a global leader in payment technology, shows that many are ready to let AI do the legwork. From finding the lowest prices to picking products that match your style, smart shopping agents could soon be helping us spend billions online – and it’s happening faster than you think.
Primer Sets a New Standard for All Checkouts, Combining Simplicity and a Brand-Perfect Experience
- 1 month 3 weeks ago
- E-Commerce
Primer, the unified infrastructure for global payments and commerce, has announced the launch of its enhanced Checkout, making it easier than ever for merchants to create a fully tailored checkout without the heavy lift of bespoke development. Primer’s new Checkout means merchants no longer have to choose between speed and flexibility, delivering both full brand control and effortless integration using modular UI components.
Klarna and Google Cloud Enter Strategic AI Partnership to Bring More Creative and Engaging Shopping Experiences to Millions of Klarna Users Worldwide
- 2 months 3 days ago
- E-Commerce
Klarna, the global digital bank and flexible payments provider, and Google Cloud announced today a strategic, AI-first partnership to accelerate innovation, creativity, and customer-centric products to Klarna's more than 114 million consumers worldwide. Through this collaboration, Klarna will leverage Google Cloud's complete AI stack, from infrastructure, to platform, to models, to accelerate the development of innovative, consumer-centric... more
Stripe Partners With Mercari To Power Global Expansion Of Japan’s Creative Industries
- 2 months 1 week ago
- E-Commerce
Stripe, the programmable financial services company, has been selected by Mercari, Inc., Japan’s largest consumer-to-consumer marketplace, to power its new “Mercari Global App.” By integrating Stripe, Mercari can offer users around the world a seamless shopping experience with multiple currencies, local payment methods, and consistently high authorization rates for cross-border transactions.
New Survey: One In Four Companies Lose More Than $1 Million Annually At Online Checkout
- 2 months 2 weeks ago
- E-Commerce
A third-party survey conducted by Talker Research on behalf of Spreedly in August 2025 reveals that while 83% of U.S. executives believe that by 2027, most payments will be initiated, optimized, or completed by artificial intelligence (AI), one in four report losing more than $1 million annually at online checkout. The State of Checkout 2025 Survey indicates that the top drivers of this loss aren't fraud—they're consumer-driven:
Bolt Launches Activate, a Founder-First Program to Accelerate Growth in Digital Commerce
- 2 months 3 weeks ago
- E-Commerce
Bolt, the checkout, identity and payments leader powering faster, smarter commerce, today announced the launch of Bolt Activate, a new program designed to help the next generation of innovative digital commerce founders bring their ideas to market faster and scale with confidence.
Przelewy24 and Liberis Join Forces to Revolutionize e-Commerce Financing
- 2 months 3 weeks ago
- E-Commerce
Liberis, a leading global embedded finance platform, today announced a strategic partnership with the Polish ecommerce payment operator, Przelewy24, part of the Nexi Group, to launch Przelewy24 Finance. This landmark partnership marks a major expansion of Liberis' embedded finance capabilities in Poland. Building on our existing presence, we are now introducing an advanced, automated funding application process tailored for e-commerce merchants...
eCommerce Market to Surpass $13 Trillion by 2030 Globally as eCommerce Payments Market Leaders Revealed
- 3 months 5 days ago
- E-Commerce
A new study by global tech strategists Juniper Research has found that eCommerce payments will exceed $13 trillion globally in 2030; up from $8.3 trillion in 2025. This substantial 57% growth will be driven by emerging markets, with Latin America and the Indian Subcontinent experiencing the fastest growth rates.
