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UK Sees 13% YoY Drop In H1 Fraud Losses As In-Person Scams Surge
UK Sees 13% YoY Drop In H1 Fraud Losses As In-Person Scams Surge
October 18, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

In the never-ending cat-and-mouse game between those looking to defraud consumers and others looking to protect them, the advent of enhanced Strong Customer Authentication (SCA)...

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EMEA Daily: Meta to Sell Giphy Following CMA Ruling
EMEA Daily: Meta to Sell Giphy Following CMA Ruling
October 18, 2022  |  emea

Today in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the U.K’s Competition and Markets authority announced that Meta is set to sell Giphy following the authority’s...

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Wise Hikes Transfer Fees, Upgrades 2022 Outlook
Wise Hikes Transfer Fees, Upgrades 2022 Outlook
October 18, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

Wise, the U.K.-based cross-border money transfer business, has increased the average cost of transactions for the first time since 2020. As reported in the Financial...

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FCA Enforcement Chief to Step Down
FCA Enforcement Chief to Step Down
October 18, 2022  |  Personnel

The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced Tuesday (Oct. 18) that Mark Steward will be stepping down as the regulator’s executive director of enforcement and...

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Half of ‘Big Retail’ Thinks Consumer Digital Experience Could Be Better
Half of ‘Big Retail’ Thinks Consumer Digital Experience Could Be Better
October 17, 2022  |  Retail

While the past three years of digital transformation in retail has led to a rapid expansion of online and mobile selling tools and automated processes,...

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UK Retailers Count on Affordability, Omnichannel Sales to Foster Customer Loyalty
UK Retailers Count on Affordability, Omnichannel Sales to Foster Customer Loyalty
October 12, 2022  |  Loyalty & Rewards

With consumer sentiment at an all-time low due to a worsening cost-of-living crisis, devising strategies to help United Kingdom customers shop and save money seems...

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HSBC, Trade Ledger Launch Digital Receivables Finance Tool
HSBC, Trade Ledger Launch Digital Receivables Finance Tool
October 12, 2022  |  B2B Payments

The London-based Lending-as-a-Service FinTech Trade Ledger  Thursday (Oct. 11) announced the launch of HSBC’s new digital finance receivables solution, built with the Trade Ledger platform....

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Agnostic Infrastructure Gives UK Merchants Control Over Payments, PSP Integration
Agnostic Infrastructure Gives UK Merchants Control Over Payments, PSP Integration
October 12, 2022  |  Payment Methods

For any business accepting digital payments, navigating different payment systems in order to provide consumers with their preferred method can cause a broad range of...

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Millennials Desire To Consolidate Connected Devices Greatest Among Consumer Groups, Study Finds
Millennials Desire To Consolidate Connected Devices Greatest Among Consumer Groups, Study Finds
October 10, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Connected devices have enabled consumers to centralize all manner of daily tasks, making it easy to buy groceries, monitor bank transactions, track health data and...

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