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EXCLUSIVE: “Lessons from the blockchain frontline” – Nish Kotecha, Finboot in ‘The Paytech Magazine’

Nish Kotecha, Chairman and Co-Founder of Finboot, a blockchain enabler, examines blockchain’s role in the […]

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EXCLUSIVE: “The New Frontier” – Alan Marquard, Mastercard in ‘The Paytech Magazine’

Alan Marquard looks at cross-border developments and explains how Mastercard is helping smaller players navigate […]

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EXCLUSIVE: “In parallel worlds” – Christian Luckow, Danske Bank in ‘The Paytech Magazine’

While it sounds unlikely, combining agile methodology with a deadline-driven waterfall approach worked well for […]

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EXCLUSIVE: “POS and Beyond” – Steven Stewart, myPOS in ‘The Paytech Magazine’

Steven Stewart, from myPOS, discusses how smaller businesses and ISVs are benefiting from point of […]

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EXCLUSIVE: “Open All Hours” – Emily Fallon, Tyl by NatWest in ‘The Paytech Magazine’

Can the battered UK high street enjoy a revival? If merchants embrace hybrid payments, Emily […]

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EXCLUSIVE: “Endless POS-ibilities” – Martin Herlinghaus, Aevi in ‘The Paytech Magazine’

Martin Herlinghaus, Director of Corporate Development at Aevi, describes how payments orchestration can empower merchants […]

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EXCLUSIVE: “The Payments Champion” – Anurag Bajaj, Standard Chartered in ‘The Paytech Magazine’

Standard Chartered is actively working with alternative payments providers to operate in its franchise markets. […]

Lüt partners with Safe Harbor to expand compliant closed-loop payments for cannabis and specialty merchants, featuring Michael Andrud and Ean Mullins.

Lüt Announces Strategic Partnership with Safe Harbor to Expand Access to Compliant Closed-Loop Payments for Cannabis and Specialty Merchants

Lüt, a new financial ecosystem built for accessibility, reliability and growth with a first-of-its-kind closed-loop digital payments platform for cannabis and other high-risk industries, has announced its new partnership with leading financial services provider Safe Harbor to address one of the cannabis industry’s most persistent challenges: compliant and reliable payments. Through the collaboration, Lüt becomes a Safe Harbor Advantage Partner in closed-loop payment, expanding access to compliant, guaranteed-funds digital payments for cannabis and specialty merchants.

Crypto

Figure expands On-Chain Public Equity Network with moomoo and Keplr integrations, featuring Neil McDonald, Josh Lee, and Mike Cagney driving blockchain-based equity trading.

Figure Partners with moomoo and Keplr to Expand Global Access to the On-chain Public Equity Network (OPEN)

Figure is expanding investor access to the On-Chain Public Equity Network (OPEN) through new integrations with moomoo and Keplr, extending the distribution of blockchain-native public equities across both regulated brokerage platforms and self-custody wallets. OPEN allows companies to issue their equity native on blockchain and enables investors worldwide to invest in U.S. public equities while accessing decentralized finance (DeFi) for borrowing against and lending out stock.

Funding

OneDome Raises $25M Pre-Series C, Bringing Total Funding to $40M

OneDome, the UK-based housing and fintech platform, has raised $25 million in a Pre-Series C funding round, taking total funding raised to date to $40 million.

Fintech

intelliflo partners with Söderberg & Partners as Nick Eatock and Walter Nunez Ovtcharenko announce integrated advisory technology platform.

intelliflo and Söderberg & Partners Form Strategic Partnership to Drive Adviser Efficiency

intelliflo and Söderberg & Partners today announced a new strategic partnership designed to deliver greater efficiency, smarter workflows and an enhanced technology experience for financial advice firms.

Funding

Axiology Secures €5 Million Seed Funding to Accelerate the Modernisation of Europe’s Capital Markets

Uniting Europe’s capital markets by consolidating issuance, custody, trading, and settlement of securities into a regulated system built on DLT.

ComplyAdvantage Fintea Chats

ComplyAdvantage Fintea Chats: Lucy Heavens on Compliance, Technology and the Future

At the ComplyAdvantage Fintea Chats, Lucy Heavens, founder of Heavens Sent GTM Services, gives refreshingly […]

News

WHY THIS MATTERS: Chargebacks have become one of the most damaging—and often overlooked—risks for high-growth e-commerce and SaaS businesses. Beyond lost revenue and fees, elevated dispute ratios can threaten merchant accounts and restrict access to payment processing altogether. As digital commerce scales, manual dispute handling and fragmented alert access are no longer viable. This launch reflects a broader shift toward prevention-first payment operations, where disputes are intercepted before they escalate. Simplifying access to networks like Verifi and Ethoca, while automating resolution workflows, lowers the barrier for merchants to protect revenue and maintain healthy processing relationships. In an environment where margins are tight, chargeback prevention is increasingly a core component of payments infrastructure. Chargebase, a new chargeback-prevention platform built for high-growth e-commerce and SaaS businesses, today announces its official launch. Designed to solve an expensive and existential problem for merchants – chargebacks – Chargebase gives companies instant access to Verifi and Ethoca alerts in a single, easy-to-use platform with automated workflows and transparent pricing. Chargebacks have long been a persistent cost factor for merchants. When a customer disputes a payment, businesses not only lose the transaction amount, but also the product, fulfillment costs, and chargeback fees, while risking damage to their merchant account standing. “Verifi and Ethoca alerts are highly effective in letting you refund a transaction before it becomes a chargeback. But accessing them traditionally meant dealing with multiple vendors, complex integrations, and paying premium fees. Chargebase was built to fix this, with the idea to make chargeback prevention accessible to everyone.” Serhii Zubakhin, Client Partner at Chargebase Chargeback Prevention Accessible to Every Merchant Chargebase offers a simple, unified way for merchants to prevent disputes before they turn into chargebacks. Through real-time alerts triggered the moment a customer initiates a dispute with their bank, merchants can issue a quick refund and avoid a costly chargeback entirely. With Chargebase, merchants can: Reduce chargebacks Protect merchant accounts from exceeding the 0.9–1% chargeback threshold Eliminate manual dispute workflows, reducing operational overhead Scale confidently, without fear of losing payment processing due to chargeback ratios A Platform Built for Speed and Automation Unlike traditional providers that simply relay alerts, Chargebase automates the alert-resolution process end-to-end. The platform matches alerts to orders, handles backend communication with Verifi and Ethoca, and reduces the manual steps merchants normally have to take. Key differentiators include: Automation-first architecture that minimizes manual processing Unified access to both Verifi and Ethoca networks in one platform Flexible configuration – custom workflows, notification preferences, and integrations shaped around each merchant’s operations Transparent pricing accessible to startups, mid-market, and scaling brands Flexible Pricing Designed for Growth Chargebase uses a simple, transparent pay-per-alert model that ensures merchants only pay when the platform actually helps them avoid or resolve a dispute. Plans depend on the network, with no setup fees, monthly minimums, or long-term commitments. Importantly, merchants are charged only for valid alerts – double alerts and false alerts are never billed. This structure makes enterprise-grade chargeback prevention accessible to startups and scaling businesses alike, without the heavy upfront costs or opaque pricing. Availability Chargebase is now available to merchants of all sizes=

Chargebase Launches to Help Merchants Cut Chargebacks and Give Easy Access to Verifi and Ethoca Alerts

Chargebase, a new chargeback-prevention platform built for high-growth e-commerce and SaaS businesses, today announces its official launch. Designed to solve an expensive and existential problem for merchants – chargebacks – Chargebase gives companies instant access to Verifi and Ethoca alerts in a single, easy-to-use platform with automated workflows and transparent pricing.