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Getting started with forex
With a daily turnover of $6.6 trillion, the foreign exchange market, also known as Forex or FX, is the world's most traded market. A foreign exchange market operates 24 hours a day, where global currencies are bought and sold [...]
How to reduce Authorisation Push Payments fraud for your business
One of the prevalent fraud typologies in the UK is the Authorisation Push Payments (APPs) scam. Through authorised push payments, thieves are taking advantage of Faster Payments, a real-time payment scheme. Approximately £479 million was lost to authorised push [...]
Trust Payments complete charity cycle from London to Paris
A team of cyclists completed their journey from London to Paris on 17 September as part of a 276-mile cycle ride from Greenwich to Paris in partnership with the Payments Association, Guestline and Card Saver. The ‘Tour [...]
Your starter guide to Strong Customer Authentication with 3DS2
Businesses in the UK are nearing the deadline to adopt Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) - on 15 October 2022. In line with the Payment Service Directive (PSD2) and enforced by the Financial Conduct Authority, Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) provides [...]
3DS2 deadline countdown – is your business ready?
Many SMEs believe they are too small to be of interest to fraudsters, but that is far from the truth. Sadly, credit card fraud is extremely prevalent amongst smaller businesses. Usually, banks take about 10 weeks to settle any [...]
The rise and impact of contactless commerce
Evidence is mounting that the sudden veering to more contactless payments could result in a permanent paradigm shift in the retail industry. In a recent MasterCard survey of consumers, 8 in 10 use contactless due to safety and cleanliness [...]
Top ways to future-proof your small business today
Businesses are operating in an increasingly fast-changing world where standing still and sticking to outdated strategies are no longer options. They need a growth strategy that both corresponds to and anticipates industry changes, generating efficiency and improvements to boost [...]
Trust Payments’ Kickstart programme nominated for Authentic ESG at the FF Awards
Thanks to the hard work and dedication of our HR team, and in particular our Kickstart lead Michelle Spalding, we have been put forward for the first round of voting in the Authentic ESG category at [...]
Payment insights: how to grow your business
Payments are changing so quickly that small businesses have difficulty keeping up. Any business hoping to differentiate itself, gain a competitive edge and increase revenue needs to have the ability to monitor, support and adjust payments. Therefore payment insights [...]
Trust Payments are proud to be founding partners of the Digital FMI Consortium
Trust Payments are delighted to be a founding partner of a new cross-industry consortium launched in the UK to reimagine and test new payment rails for the global financial system, the Digital FMI Consortium. The new [...]
How to get the most up-to-date security for your eCommerce transactions
A popular and dangerous form of cybercrime, social engineering attacks, affects businesses all around the world. Due to insufficient data protection, the side effects of a global pandemic, and an increase in exploit sophistication, websites have been hacked and [...]
Prepare your business to accept tourist payments seamlessly
In July, the Euro reached parity with the Dollar, which means the two currencies exchanged at a 1:1 rate. The last time that happened was in 2002, at the beginning of the Euro's existence. The new exchange rate means [...]
