Failed Payments news and trends

Visa and Spreedly Combat Failed Payments Via Just-in-Time Card Updates
Partnerships // June 24, 2025

Open payments platform Spreedly has launched a new partnership with Visa. The collaboration, announced Tuesday (June 24), centers around an enhancement of the Spreedly platform through the integration of just-in-time card updates for Visa Cards powered by Visa Account Updater (VAU). “Outdated card details are...

FlexPay and Spreedly Team to Recover Failed Subscription Payments
Subscriptions // June 26, 2024

Open payments platform Spreedly has expanded its partnership with payments company FlexPay. The new collaboration, announced Wednesday (June 26), is designed to recover failed transactions and eliminate involuntary churn for subscription customers. With this expansion, FlexPay will offer Spreedly customers its Advanced Vault, a solution...

Orum Debuts ‘No Code Verify’ to Combat Failed Payments 
Authentication // May 02, 2024

Payments firm Orum has debuted a tool to help clients prevent failed payments. No Code Verify, announced Thursday (May 2), lets businesses and institutions determine if a bank account is open and valid before initiating payments, Orum said in a news release. It’s an extension of the...

Online Merchants Say Outsourcing Fraud Prevention Impacts Payments Success
Fraud Prevention // April 04, 2024

For online merchants, winning the high-stakes battle against fraud and cybersecurity breaches is critical to survival. PYMNTS Intelligence finds that 82% of U.S. eCommerce players with cross-border sales faced security-related challenges in the last year. These issues also negatively impact other aspects of business, enhancing...

Interviews & Exclusives
eCommerce Merchants Fail to Connect Failed Payments and Fraud

March 08, 2024
Despite the many fraudsters on the prowl seeking to exploit any vulnerabilities they can find in the payments ecosystem, only about one-third of eCommerce merchants connect the dots between failed payments and potential fraud. Even more troubling: more than 40% of merchants will simply ask customers to “try again” should a payment fail rather than […]

Nearly 60% of Firms Say Failed Payments Are Expensive to Track and Resolve

February 23, 2024
False declines, which cause friction in the payment process, have a detrimental effect on transaction success rates and discourage customers from returning.  According to findings detailed in “Fraud Management, False Declines...

Failed Cross-Border Payments Cost US Merchants an Estimated $3.8B

February 21, 2024
Many U.S. eCommerce merchants prioritize international markets, but see higher failed payment rates in cross-border transactions than in domestic ones. These payment failures significantly impact their bottom line. PYMNTS Intelligence...

Two-Thirds of Merchants Ignore Potential Fraud as a Cause of Failed Payments

January 11, 2024
Many eCommerce merchants fail to connect the dots between fraud detection and failed payments. In fact, just one-third of merchants employ mechanisms that detect potential fraud as the cause of...

Quick Reads
PayNearMe Raises $50 Million to Enter New Markets

September 16, 2025
Payments FinTech PayNearMe says it has secured $50 million in new funding. The Series E investment from AVP (Atlantic Vantage Point) is designed to speed PayNearMe’s expansion into new markets and fuel investment in products to simplify the end-to-end payment experience for its customers, the company said Tuesday (Sept. 16). “For too long, payments have been […]

Visa and Spreedly Combat Failed Payments Via Just-in-Time Card Updates

June 24, 2025
Open payments platform Spreedly has launched a new partnership with Visa. The collaboration, announced Tuesday (June 24), centers around an enhancement of the Spreedly platform through the integration of just-in-time...

FlexPay and Spreedly Team to Recover Failed Subscription Payments

June 26, 2024
Open payments platform Spreedly has expanded its partnership with payments company FlexPay. The new collaboration, announced Wednesday (June 26), is designed to recover failed transactions and eliminate involuntary churn for...

Orum Debuts ‘No Code Verify’ to Combat Failed Payments 

May 02, 2024
Payments firm Orum has debuted a tool to help clients prevent failed payments. No Code Verify, announced Thursday (May 2), lets businesses and institutions determine if a bank account is open and...