Deadline to implement Strong Customer Authentication fast approaching
Retailers with an online presence need to ensure they fully support Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) by 14 March 2022 or risk customer purchases being...
Pret told to review drink subscription adverts after complaints
Sandwich and coffee chain Pret a Manger has been told that it should look at how it advertises its monthly subscription service after reports...
Klarna launches browser extension allowing consumers to pay later across all online stores
Klarna, the global retail bank, payments, and shopping service, today announced the launch of the Klarna browser extension, which had been in beta testing...
Klarna announces partnership with Harrods
Klarna has announced a partnership with luxury retailer Harrods, offering customers more flexible and convenient payment options throughout Harrods Knightsbridge, H beauty and Harrods.com.
Harrods...
Sainsbury’s links with Amazon to open checkout-free store
Sainsbury’s has teamed up with Amazon to open a store where customers can pick up items and leave without having to use a till.
It...
Black Friday spending soars to beyond pre-Covid levels
Black Friday spending levels have surpassed the previous two years, provisional data has indicated.
Figures from Barclaycard – showing credit card spending from midnight to...
£15.4m lost to scams last Christmas
Scam online shopping “bargains” that turned out to be too good to be true cost shoppers £15.4 million over Christmas last year, according to...
Amazon to stop accepting Visa credit cards issued in UK from next year
Amazon will stop accepting payments made using Visa credit cards issued in the United Kingdom starting next year.
In an email to customers, it said:...
Bank of England launch digital currency consultation
The potential introduction of an official version of bitcoin will have to wait for at least four years, the Bank of England has said.
Officials...
Gift cards are shoppers ‘go to’ in supporting favourite brands’ recovery, according to research
With high street fortunes continuing to improve following the lifting of lockdown restrictions, new research reveals that a renewed surge of customer loyalty, fuelled...