Q1 Holiday Profits Fade as Chargeback ‘Hangover’ Hits Merchants, Warns Chargebacks911
- 5 months 2 weeks ago
- E-Commerce
Global eCommerce sales passed $1 trillion for the first time ever over the holiday shopping season, reaching a record $1.29 trillion between November 1 and December 31, according to a Salesforce report released Thursday.
Ant International Partners with Google on Universal Commerce Protocol Rollout
- 5 months 2 weeks ago
- E-Commerce
Ant International, a global leader in payments, financial technology and enterprise digitisation, is collaborating on the launch of Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), an open standard designed to enable agentic commerce across the entire shopping journey — from product discovery and buying to post-purchase support.
Stripe Helps Power a New Shopping Experience in Microsoft Copilot
- 5 months 3 weeks ago
- E-Commerce
Stripe, the programmable financial services company, today announced that it is helping power a new experience called Copilot Checkout. Copilot users in the US will be able to buy products from Etsy businesses and retailers like Urban Outfitters and Anthropologie, all without leaving the chat.
PayPal Ads Launches Transaction Graph Insights And Measurement To Improve Commerce Advertising Outcomes
- 5 months 3 weeks ago
- E-Commerce
PayPal today announced the launch of PayPal's Transaction Graph Insights & Measurement program, providing merchants & advertisers with a unique, cross-merchant view into real shopper behavior, campaign effectiveness, and data-driven recommendations to grow their business. PayPal's Transaction Graph Insights & Measurement creates the full dimensionality of a consumer purchase, and with full sales signal integrity and accuracy.
Fiserv and Mastercard Partner to Advance Trusted Agentic Commerce For Merchants
- 6 months 1 week ago
- E-Commerce
Fiserv, Inc. and Mastercard are extending their partnership to advance agentic commerce for merchants.
iDenfy Targets Its E-Commerce Partners with a New Offering on Shopify’s App Store
- 6 months 1 week ago
- E-Commerce
iDenfy, a global identity verification and fraud prevention company, announced the launch of its new fraud-triggered Shopify ID Verification app, designed to help e-commerce merchants to reduce chargebacks and risks linked to high-risk orders. The new Shopify app integrates directly with Shopify’s built-in fraud analysis system and automatically initiates identity verification for suspicious orders that are marked as “high-risk, enabling... more
UK Consumers Put Security First in Online Shopping, Boosting Opportunity for Open Banking Payments
- 6 months 2 weeks ago
- E-Commerce
UK shoppers are putting security first when buying online - with new research conducted by Pay with Bank Transfer, powered by American Express, finding that over three quarters (76%) of consumers have security front of mind for every purchase they make.
Exactly.com Discusses eCommerce Predictions for 2026: Social and Agentic Commerce Take Centre Stage
- 6 months 2 weeks ago
- E-Commerce
As we gear up for the New Year, Exactly.com spotlights the trends that are set to redefine e-commerce in 2026. Mark Andreev, COO at Exactly.com and a renowned fintech leader with decades of experience launching card payment solutions, shares his expert predictions for the year ahead.
SMEs Count The Cost Of Brits’ ‘Fear Of Messing Up’ (FOMU) At Checkout
- 6 months 3 weeks 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
- 6 months 4 weeks 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
- 7 months 5 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
- 7 months 1 week 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
- 7 months 1 week 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
- 7 months 2 weeks 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
- 7 months 3 weeks 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.
