Luqra

06/08/2026

Welcome to Miami! 🌴

is officially underway and the team is ready for a great week of conversations, connections, and payments. 🤝

Stop by Booth #138, say hello, and join us tonight at the Opening Reception we'll be co-hosting with Nexio in the Sparkle Ballroom 🥂

Let's make it a great week 🦩

06/04/2026

Nothing kills momentum faster than frozen payouts. ⚠️

Held funds. Delayed deposits. Account reviews that show up right when business is taking off.

For many Shopify merchants, a sudden increase in sales should be a reason to celebrate. Instead, it can trigger payment holds and cash flow disruptions when access to capital matters the most.

👉 Read the full breakdown here: https://www.luqra.com/blog/shopify-payment-freezes-explained/

Shopify payment freezes are costing merchants revenue and reputation. Learn why Shopify freezes accounts and transactions and how merchants can prevent them.

05/28/2026

Businesses love Stripe until they actually need support ⚠️

What works for a small startup doesn’t always work for a growing business handling subscriptions, regulated industries, higher volume, or sudden spikes in revenue 📈

That’s when merchants start realizing speed and stability aren’t always the same thing because processors shouldn’t become obstacles to the businesses they’re supposed to support.

👉 Read the full breakdown here: https://www.luqra.com/blog/why-businesses-are-leaving-stripe/

Stripe users are ditching their payment processing services. Learn about the problems Stripe customers are facing and why many are moving on.

05/26/2026

Next stop: Miami Beach 🌴

We’re excited to be heading to as an official Flamingo Sponsor🦩

From merchant services and fintech to partnerships and portfolio growth, SEAA brings together leaders from across the payments ecosystem for a week full of conversations, collaboration, and connection 🤝

Christina Crespo and Faviola Paz will both be on site throughout the event connecting with partners and leaders across the payments space 👋

Meet us at our booth or join us at the Opening Reception we'll be co-hosting with Nexio on Monday, June 8th from 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM in the Sparkle Ballroom 🥂

📍 Fontainebleau Miami Beach
📅 June 8–10
📲 Booth #138

We can’t wait to see everyone there ✈️

05/20/2026

Catch us if you can ✈️

The Luqra team continues to spend 2026 on the move across the country:

📍 | June 8–10
📍 NYC | June 27–28
📍 | July 22–23
📍 | July 27–28
📍 | September 15–17

From payments and fintech to wellness, biotech, and merchant growth, we’re excited to keep building real relationships and having real conversations along the way. 🤝

Reach out today and let's connect 📲

05/14/2026

Tap-to-pay didn’t just change payments but also expectations 📲

Consumers don’t want to swipe cards, wait for receipts, or deal with slow terminals anymore.
They want to tap and move.

For businesses, that shift means a faster checkout experience, less friction, and more secure transactions all around ✅

The businesses winning right now are the ones building around convenience because payments has been and always will be part of the customer experience.

👉 Read the full breakdown here: https://www.luqra.com/blog/how-tap-to-pay-revolutionized-digital-payments/

Customers want payments to be simple, and there’s nothing simpler than tap-to-pay. Learn why it’s taking over, and why merchants need to be on the right side of this payment shift.

05/10/2026

The Payment Problem in Wellness ⚠️

At CALM 2026, Jordan Rodell sat down with Dr. Suzanne Ferree to talk about why so many wellness brands struggle with traditional payment processors. 🎙️

For over 10 years, Luqra has worked alongside wellness, telehealth, regenerative medicine, and biotech businesses with a compliance-first approach built for long-term stability.

Because merchants deserve a processor that understands what they actually do. 🤝

Luqra

05/09/2026

The Payment Problem in Wellness ⚠️

At CALM 2026, Jordan Rodell sat down with Dr. Suzanne Ferree to talk about why so many wellness brands struggle with traditional payment processors. 🎙️

For over 10 years, Luqra has worked alongside wellness, telehealth, regenerative medicine, and biotech businesses with a compliance-first approach built for long-term stability.

Because merchants deserve a processor that understands what they actually do. 🤝

05/06/2026

Payment processor vs payment gateway. They're not the same, and the difference matters. 👀

Most businesses don’t think about it until something finally breaks. Failed payments, delays, or lost revenue usually start behind the scenes.

Payments aren't just about accepting transactions, they're about having the right infrastructure in place as well.

If you’re building or scaling, this is one worth understanding.

Read the full breakdown here:
https://www.luqra.com/resource-center/payment-processing-vs-payment-gateway/

A payment gateway is the secure, customer-facing front-end software on a website or app that encrypts and transmits card data to the processor. A payment processor is the back-end service that validates the transaction, moves money from the customer’s bank to the merchant’s bank, and settles fun...

05/01/2026

Not every chargeback is as innocent as it seems. 🤔

We’re seeing more businesses deal with chargeback scams that are getting harder to spot every day. Friendly fraud, false claims, and disputes that don’t tell the full story can quietly chip away at your revenue and put accounts at risk.

Prevention comes down to better visibility, clearer communication, and understanding the patterns behind how these disputes happen in the first place.

The biggest difference is not how you respond after a chargeback hits. It’s how you prevent it before it ever happens.

If you’re seeing more disputes lately, this one is worth a read:
https://www.luqra.com/resource-center/top-5-chargeback-scams-and-5-ways-to-prevent-them/

A chargeback scam occurs when a consumer deliberately abuses the chargeback process to obtain goods or services without paying for them. The primary types of chargeback scam include item not received, unauthorized transaction, service/item not as described, subscription abuse, and friendly fraud.