Consumer Trust stories
Shoppers are abandoning purchases within minutes of outages, exposing retailers and venues to losses that quickly mount beyond GBP £1.7 billion a year.
Recurring billing firms could cut costs and failed collections as 73% say card payments still cause persistent operational headaches.
Gen Z in the UK face the steepest surge in online scam attempts as AI-powered fraud grows more convincing and younger shoppers stay less wary.
Growing distrust of AI-made posts is pushing brands towards human-led social campaigns as younger shoppers increasingly favour authenticity online.
Inflation is forcing brands to ditch blanket discounts as shoppers scrutinise every purchase and demand clearer value.
Brands may need to adapt review content for AI search, as Bazaarvoice’s new API makes user-generated ratings crawlable for recommendation engines.
Unauthorized sellers can capture most marketplace sales when they seize the Buy Box, leaving brands with lost revenue and weaker control.
Poor logins are pushing 68% of consumers to abandon or switch providers, as trust in AI and data handling lags sharply.
Australians could see stronger pay protections for creators as ministers and industry leaders reject a broad AI copyright carve-out.
Shoppers on TikTok Shop will soon see verified customer feedback from brands’ own websites, helping new listings build trust and sales faster.
Mobile money transactions topped USD $2 trillion in 2025 as global use surged, led by Sub-Saharan Africa but with growth across all regions.
Bazaarvoice finds nearly a quarter of shoppers use AI to write reviews, yet almost two thirds distrust AI-assisted feedback as inauthentic.
UK consumers still favour banks over AI for financial advice, with over a third saying they do not trust artificial intelligence in banking.
More than half of Americans used AI to manage money last year, as consumers increasingly expect financial apps to offer guidance, not just data.
Delayed stock updates and failing devices can quickly turn busy promotions into longer queues and frustrated shoppers.
The round-up savings app says its users are adding AUD $2 million a year to KiwiSaver accounts as it seeks wider growth.
Almost nine in 10 New Zealanders worry about online identity theft as Experian says fraud losses and AI scams are climbing.
Fraud is eroding trust in digital services, with 56% of Australians saying they have already suffered online scams or identity theft.
Growing use of cloud services and AI is widening cyber exposure for Australian businesses and households as security controls lag behind.
The sector supported nearly 861,500 jobs and generated CAD $47.8 billion in government revenues last year, the study said.