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Australian ombudsman bars ANZ bank's acquisition of Suncorp

Australia’s competition regulator has blocked a USD 3.2 billion buyout planned by ANZ Group of insurer Suncorp’s banking arm.

regulation, acquisition, banks, lending, insurance

Stripe and Shopify pledge USD 11 mln to reduce carbon footprint

Payments company Stripe and ecommerce group Shopify have committed to sped USD 11 million in the Frontier fund to remove carbon dioxide from the environment.

green finance, Stripe, Shopify, investment, carbon footprint

ACCC to sweep the Internet targeting greenwashing

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is set to organise ‘Internet sweeps’ to identify companies that make false environmental and sustainability claims, also called greenwashing.

green finance, ecommerce, ecommerce platform, online shopping, online platform, regulation, regulatory sandbox

Europe gives final greenlight to ecommerce regulation

European Union lawmakers have reportedly given their final approval to its ecommerce-focused regulation – The Digital Services Act.

regulation, European Commission, ecommerce, digital payments, online shopping

Fighting online merchant fraud must be done globally and is essential to keep trust in online payment

Jorij Abraham, Ecommerce Foundation, Scamadviser, payment methods, money laundering, merchant, fraud, merchant fraud, cryptocurrency, Ponzi, risks, COVID-19, coronavirsu, pandemic, chargebacks, GDPR

FTC, FDA continues efforts to protect consumers from deceptive advertising around coronavirus

The Federal Trade Commission and US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have sent warning letters to seven companies allegedly selling unapproved products that may violate federal law by making deceptive or scientifically unsupported claims about their ability to treat coronavirus (COVID-19).

deceptive advertising, coronavirus, FTC, FDA, fraud prevention, US

Why merchant due diligence should not stop with onboarding

Christian Chmiel of Web Shield explains why setting up a monitoring regime for the merchants’ websites is crucial in order to avoid fraud risks

Christian Chmiel, Web Shield, case study, merchant, due diligence, onboarding, underwriting, monitoring, fraud, risk

Why deceptive marketing should be on your radar

Christian Chmiel, Web Shield: One of the crucial factors that contributed to the understanding that underwriting had to adapt to the online environment came from the card associations

Christian Chmiel, Web Shield, expert opinion, deceptive marketing, underwriting, payments , fraud