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17:34:18 (UTC) 11-17-2025

92% of enterprise merchants hit by payments outages, BR-DGE finds

17:32:06 (UTC) 11-17-2025

Vyntra launches real time payment app protection

17:29:57 (UTC) 11-17-2025

2025 holiday profits at risk from friendly fraud, warns Chargebacks911

18:07:45 (UTC) 11-14-2025

Americans likely to tighten their belts this holiday season

18:02:38 (UTC) 11-14-2025

Washington Trust adds Clover to its business banking services

18:01:43 (UTC) 11-14-2025

PhotonPay joins Circle's Arc Public Testnet

17:59:07 (UTC) 11-14-2025

Paymentology brings PayCredit to APAC

17:45:03 (UTC) 11-14-2025

National Retail Solutions (NRS) launches Grubhub integration



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92% of enterprise merchants hit by payments outages, BR-DGE finds

Monday, November 17, 2025 17:34:18 (UTC)

Edinburgh. 17th November 2025: Nine in 10 (92%) enterprise e‑commerce merchants have experienced payment outages or disruption in the past two years, according to new research from independent payment orchestration provider BR‑DGE. Half say those failures cost between £1.1 million and £10 million in lost revenue, while more than half (54%) reveal payment limitations have held back growth plans. Checkout failures hit revenue first. Acceptance rates fall, abandonment increases and custome...

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Vyntra launches real time payment app protection

Monday, November 17, 2025 17:32:06 (UTC)

Yverdon, Vaud, Switzerland, Nov. 17, 2025—Vyntra, a global leader in transaction intelligence, has launched its Payment App Protection, a new solution designed to stop money mule activity and payment fraud in real time. The launch comes as mobile payment applications increasingly become a channel for illicit activity, from peer-to-peer scams and fake goods listings to account takeovers and social engineering attacks. Vyntra’s Payment App Protection delivers an advanced approach to fraud d...

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2025 holiday profits at risk from friendly fraud, warns Chargebacks911

Monday, November 17, 2025 17:29:57 (UTC)

TAMPA, Fla. — Each year, Black Friday and Cyber Monday spark a global sales frenzy, with the latter being the biggest online shopping day on record in 2024. According to Adobe’s online shopping forecast for the 2025 holiday season, online sales in the U.S. alone are expected to surpass $250 billion this year. But according to Chargebacks911, a global leader in dispute resolution and chargeback prevention, the projected increase in online sales will also open the gates to the most aggressive...

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Americans likely to tighten their belts this holiday season

Friday, November 14, 2025 18:07:45 (UTC)

NEW YORK, Nov. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- According to The Conference Board Holiday Spending Survey, the average US consumer intends to spend $990 on holiday-related purchases in 2025. That's down 6.9% from $1063 in 2024 and close to holiday spending intentions in 2023 ($985), but lower than in 2022 ($1,006) and 2021 ($1,022). Consumers intend to spend $650 on gifts this year, down 3.9% from $677 last year and the lowest since 2022. Meanwhile, budgets for non-gift items—including food, deco...

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Washington Trust adds Clover to its business banking services

Friday, November 14, 2025 18:02:38 (UTC)

WESTERLY, R.I., Nov. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Washington Trust has added Clover technology to its business banking solutions, giving merchants more tools to run their business and greater options for accepting credit cards and other digital payments from customers more securely. Businesses can sign up to use Clover's all-in-one business operating system, which provides products specifically designed to make financial transactions in restaurants, services, and retail settings more convenient for...

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PhotonPay joins Circle's Arc Public Testnet

Friday, November 14, 2025 18:01:43 (UTC)

HONG KONG, Nov. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- PhotonPay, an AI-powered financial infrastructure provider, has officially joined Circle's Arc public testnet, an open, developer-friendly Layer-1 blockchain network designed to bring real-world economic activity onchain and evolve into the next-generation Economic Operating System (OS) for the internet. Working alongside leading innovators in global payments, technology, and fintech, this initiative represents a major stride toward building open, prog...

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Paymentology brings PayCredit to APAC

Friday, November 14, 2025 17:59:07 (UTC)

Singapore 14 November - Paymentology, the global issuer-processor powering digital-first banks and fintechs, is rolling out PayCredit across Asia Pacific. The advanced credit ledger unifies card issuing and credit logic on a single platform, enabling financial institutions to launch tailored credit products faster, with region-specific configuration and precise control over repayment terms. Flexible credit is surging across Asia Pacific, but legacy infrastructure isn’t keeping pace. In Si...

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National Retail Solutions (NRS) launches Grubhub integration

Friday, November 14, 2025 17:45:03 (UTC)

Integration brings seamless digital ordering and delivery capabilities to NRS convenience stores, bodegas, and neighborhood retailers nationwide Newark, NJ -- November 2025 -- National Retail Solutions (NRS) announced today that independent retailers in its nationwide point-of-sale (POS) network can now offer their customers remote ordering for delivery or in-store pick-up via the Grubhub app. "We are tremendously excited to announce our integration with Grubhub,” said Elie Y. Katz, Pres...

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Banca Transilvania, BPC deliver Romania’s 1st EU Digital Identity wallet payment

Friday, November 14, 2025 17:39:03 (UTC)

Romania, November 2025– Banca Transilvania, leading bank in Romania, and BPC, global leader in payments solutions, have completed the first Romanian pilot of the EU Digital Identity Wallet (EUDIW) for payments, enabling cardholders to authenticate online purchases with their new European Digital ID. The project forms part of the EU Digital Wallet Consortium led large‑scale pilot funded by the European Commission to push the agenda of the eIDAS 2 regulation, which requires all EU banks to ...

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Ebury launches new mobile app for managing global cash flows on the go

Friday, November 14, 2025 17:37:34 (UTC)

London, 13 NOVEMBER 2025—Ebury launches a new mobile app to help clients manage global cash flows on the go. ● Enables clients to manage international payments, FX conversions, and approvals securely from their mobile device ● Provides access to real-time rates for 130+ currencies, balances, and transaction tracking ● Reflects Ebury’s ongoing investment in technology to enhance its global transaction platform Ebury, the leading global fintech specialising in international payme...

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