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Today, we look at how innovative payment platforms can foster consumer trust, and Jim Wadsworth, managing director of Accura at VocaLink, explains how businesses can prevent fraud and avoid targeted risks in the countdown to Christmas.

Payment terminals have stayed the same over the last 10 years, with steady advances in contactless and mobile wallet transactions. Retailers and brands are making a conscious effort to get closer to consumers.

As the countdown to Christmas begins, Jim Wadsworth, managing director at Accura, pinpoints five ways businesses can prevent fraud and avoid targeted risks.

The Bank of England has confirmed that the new polymer £5 notes contain traces of animal fat, sparking outrage among vegans and vegetarians and triggering a petition that has already received nearly 100,000 signatures.