UK Retailers Face Rising Fraud Risk, £1.17B Lost in 2024, Report Finds
UK retailers are feeling the squeeze from fraud like never before. According to payabl.’s Fraud in Europe report, nearly half of UK retail leaders (48%) have considered closing or scaling back their operations due to fraud’s financial and reputational impact.
Prove Launches Verified Agent Solution to Secure the $1.7T Agentic Commerce Market
Prove, a leader in digital identity, has unveiled Prove Verified Agent, a solution designed to secure the emerging $1.7 trillion agentic commerce market. The platform provides a trust and verification layer for autonomous agents acting on behalf of consumers and businesses, creating a cryptographically-backed chain of custody linking identity, intent, payment credentials, and consent.
Bluefin Integrates Authvia’s TXT2PAY® to Bring Secure Payments to Your Text Inbox
Bluefin, best known for its encryption-first approach to payment security, just made it easier for businesses to get paid—by embedding payment directly into text messages. The company announced a partnership with Authvia, the conversational commerce firm behind TXT2PAY®, bringing secure, app-free payments to messaging platforms like SMS, RCS, and email via Bluefin’s flagship PayConex™ platform.
