The UK Fends off Fraud And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 9/6/22

A study of fraud losses in European countries by FICO indicates the United Kingdom cut losses by 49 million pounds last year, the most of any European country, according to the 2021 European Fraud Map from FICO, a predictive-analytics company.
Checkout-technology provider Bolt launched Checkout Links, which it says enables consumers to check out with a single click in both online and physical shops.
Payments provider RevoluGroup Canada Inc. said its remittance service, RevoluSend, will begin service to Venezuela, the 117th country the service now reaches.
Canada-based payments provider Lightspeed Commerce Inc. launched Lightspeed Restaurant in Australia.
Will Graylin, a long-time payments entrepreneur, has resigned from the board of directors of Synchrony to concentrate on new ventures, including OV Loop, a super-app company he founded.
Payments platform Chargezoom raised $10 million in a Series A funding round led by Panoramic Ventures and Softbank Opportunity Fund.
Alpian SA, a Swiss digital bank, has become a principal member of the Visa network, which permits the bank to issue its metal debit card in Switzerland.
Payments processor Unicorn Payment has launched new programs for European Web developers, including the opportunity to earn fees for referring merchants.

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