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The payments landscape is evolving at great speed: new technology, regulations, security, customer pathways. These are all essential topics for retailers, e-commerce managers, or cash managers. With the CB2i special Retail training, stay one step ahead and turn payments into a performance driver.

Facing a dual transition — digital and environmental — the sector is evolving at great speed. Retail remains an essential pillar of the local economy, but also a driver of social bonding and regional attractiveness. To remain competitive, retailers and professionals must rethink the shopping experience and payment methods in light of new usage patterns and recent regulatory developments.

In an environment where speed and security are essential, Safe'R by CB positions itself as an innovative solution for e-merchants.

The annual report of the Observatory for the Security of Payment Means (OSMP), presented on 10 September 2024, at the Banque de France, highlights a significant evolution in payment practices in France in 2023.

While there have never been so many card and smartphone payment options in daily life, CB, the French payment network, continues to demonstrate high performance levels. It offers a near-100% availability rate, one of the lowest fraud levels, and a very high capacity to handle unprecedented peaks in transaction volume. This was illustrated on Saturday, 22 November, when 52 million transactions were processed in a single day during Black Friday promotions. CB champions technological resilience, which has become essential to the French economy and to national sovereignty.

Charlotte Pagot, Secretary General, and Vincent Depriester, Executive Director of Mercatel, discuss the strategic partnership between CB and Mercatel. Together, they outline the outlook for retail and payments in 2025.

The CB logo now proudly displays blue, white, and red, a strong symbol that reminds us that CB is a "made in France" brand, and a sovereign card and mobile payment network. Choosing CB is more than just a preference: it's the opportunity to benefit from the lowest fees and one of the lowest fraud rates on the market, while supporting a local, reliable, and secure payment solution.

In an e-commerce environment where every click counts, ensuring smooth, uninterrupted payments has become a strategic priority. With Updat’R by CB, launched in January 2024, the CB network is strengthening its offering with a solution that is as simple as it is effective: the automatic, secure updating of stored payment cards, fully transparently for the customer.