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The ODDA Issues Open Call for Action in Tackling Online Fraud Tackling Online Fraud: Our Call for Action The Global Fraud Summit in Vienna brought together Ministers, regulators, law enforcement and industry leaders from across the world. The conversations were important.… Read more Written by Ashleigh Bishop
13th April 2026

ODDA Writes to Lord Hansen Regarding Call for Tackling Fraud Online The Global Fraud Summit in Vienna brought together Ministers, regulators, law enforcement and industry leaders from across the world. The conversations were important. But this was just the starting point.… Read more Written by Ashleigh Bishop
13th April 2026

Global Fraud Summit – Combatting Romance Fraud in the Online Sector We attended the Global Fraud Summit in Vienna in March and we were delighted to be given the option to host a side panel event. In this panel we… Read more Written by Ashleigh Bishop
30th March 2026

The ODDA launches new standards review with the University of Leeds Raising standards across the online dating and social discovery sector forms a key part of our work at the ODDA – it’s what sets our members apart from others. That’s… Read more Written by Ashleigh Bishop
23rd March 2026

ODDA welcomes new member, Yubo We’re delighted to welcome our newest member, Yubo , to the ODDA. As an 18+ social discovery platform designed to help people meet new friends through swiping, messaging and live… Read more Written by Ashleigh Bishop
23rd March 2026

Toro Solutions – Responding to a breach: what organisations usually get wrong For the ODDA by Toro Solutions For most organisations, a data breach is still treated as an exceptional event. Something serious, but unlikely. However, the reality is that any business… Read more Written by Ashleigh Bishop
17th March 2026

ODDA joins panel at the Trust & Safety Summit in London We’re delighted to be speaking at the Trust & Safety Summit on 24-25th March in London alongside Jonathan Williams , Gilbert Hill and Cannon Wheatcroft-Lee The panel will be discussing… Read more Written by Ashleigh Bishop
10th March 2026

The Trust Gap: How AI Is Reshaping Gen-Z’s Dating Habits Barclays has just released a new report giving valuable insight into the Gen-Z dating landscape. According to new research, the surge in AI fakebots, the rising risk of romance fraud,… Read more Written by Ashleigh Bishop
4th March 2026

The ODDA Secures Speaking Slot at Global Fraud Summit The ODDA is delighted to be attending the Global Fraud Summit in Vienna on 16–17 March. We’re also pleased to have secured one of the limited speaking slots, where we’ll… Read more Written by Ashleigh Bishop
3rd March 2026

The Treasury Minister and the Small Business Commissioner Respond to The ODDA Regarding Debanking Our members are facing growing difficulties accessing banking services in the UK. After a major High Street bank announced it will no longer accept online dating firms as customers, we… Read more Written by Ashleigh Bishop
2nd March 2026

The ODDA Receives a Response from Lord Hansen Regarding Tech Firms’ Liability for Reimbursing Victims of Fraud In October last year, UK Finance called on the UK Government to make tech firms liable for reimbursing victims of fraud by extending the Authorised Push Payment (APP) Fraud Reimbursement… Read more Written by Ashleigh Bishop
2nd March 2026

The ODDA endorses the UNODC Global Public-Private Sector Framework Against Fraud The ODDA is delighted to endorse the UNODC Global Public-Private Sector Framework Against Fraud and the six key principles within it. At a global level, fraud is a rapidly evolving… Read more Written by Ashleigh Bishop
25th February 2026

The ODDA responds to CMA commitments agreed with Apple and Google The ODDA has today submitted its response to the CMA on the commitments agreed with Apple and Google regarding their mobile ecosystems. While this is a step in the right… Read more Written by Ashleigh Bishop
19th February 2026

The ODDA Responds to the European Commission’s Call for Evidence The ODDA has responded to the European Commission’s Call for Evidence on a review of its Action Plan for fighting online fraud. This is an important area of focus for… Read more Written by Ashleigh Bishop
16th February 2026

The ODDA weighs in for The Times about the evolving future of online dating We’re delighted to have been asked by The Times to weigh in on an important conversation about where the dating industry is heading. We’re seeing a clear shift towards platforms… Read more Written by Ashleigh Bishop
13th February 2026

ODDA Writes To FCA, Chancellor and Small Business Commissioner To Highlight Impact of Debanking on Dating Sector Our members face increasing difficulties in accessing banking services here in the UK. With a major High Street Bank recently announcing that it will no longer accept online dating firms… Read more Written by Ashleigh Bishop
10th February 2026

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