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How criminals can steal your heart, and then your savings In the first half of 2021 alone, over £15 million was lost to romance scams. Ahead of Valentine’s Day, Take Five to Stop Fraud and the Online Dating Association share… Read more Written by Ann Austin
11th February 2022

ODA joins the Coalition for App Fairness The Online Dating Association is pleased to announce membership of the Coalition for App Fairness. The Coalition for App Fairness is an independent non-profit organisation founded by industry-leading companies to… Read more Written by Hannah Shimko
25th January 2022

Online Dating Association announces new Communications & Policy Director The Online Dating Association (ODA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Hannah Shimko as our new Communications and Policy Director. This role will focus on the development of… Read more Written by Ann Austin
29th October 2021

Open Banking and the Dating Industry: Perfect Partners! 2021 has seen Open Banking become the go-to option for frictionless payment in e-commerce. Set up in 2018 with the objective of improving financial services for customers, Open Banking has… Read more Written by Ann Austin
7th September 2021

Leading dating apps partner with government to boost vaccine uptake 7 June 2021 – From Department of Health and Social Care Apps to provide bonuses, stickers and profile badges for vaccinated users to encourage uptake Partnership comes as recent YouGov… Read more Written by Ann Austin
7th June 2021

Dating sector gets behind vaccination campaign The Online Dating Association (ODA) was pleased to take and act on a request from the British Government to share the advertising and promotional material in their campaign to promote… Read more Written by Ann Austin
14th May 2021

What privacy lessons can we learn from online dating Data Protection Network (DPN), an ODA Associate member have helpfully prepared this article – What privacy lessons can we learn from online dating? This covers the main points of discussion… Read more Written by Ann Austin
6th May 2021

Online Dating Association welcome Match Group into membership The ODA is delighted to welcome Match Group and its portfolio of brands as ODA members. Match.com, a Match Group brand, was a founding member of the ODA in 2014.… Read more Written by Ann Austin
18th February 2021

Be a good friend to an online dater Given that dating apps and services account for around 30% of new relationships, we all know someone who is online dating right now. Since the start of the pandemic, dating… Read more Written by Ann Austin
11th February 2021

ODA welcomes GlobalCharge as an Associate The ODA is pleased to announce that GlobalCharge has become its latest Associate. GlobalCharge delivers innovative billing technology to online publishers enabling them to bill for products and services in… Read more Written by Ann Austin
19th November 2020

Fall for the person, not the profile – public reminded to stay safe online as reports of romance fraud rise 26% in a year Press statement from City of London Police Police forces across the country are working together with partners, including Match Group, to tackle romance fraud, with a combination of awareness raising… Read more Written by Ann Austin
8th October 2020

ODA calls for understanding on the part of app stores Mobile devices account for most of the activity on dating services today, with many existing only in “app” form. The Online Dating Association (ODA) is an independent entity focused on… Read more Written by Ann Austin
5th October 2020

TransUnion joins the ODA The ODA is pleased to welcome TransUnion as its latest ODA Associate. A leader in identity verification, fraud prevention and authentication, TransUnion helps dating companies around the world build trusted… Read more Written by Ann Austin
30th June 2020

HubPeople become an ODA member Hub People, a leading white label dating company, has become the newest member of the Online Dating Association (ODA). George Kidd, Chief Executive of the ODA said: “We are happy… Read more Written by Ann Austin
18th May 2020

Lockdown love: online dating demonstrates ‘remarkable resilience’ as Brits become more polite and creative A quarter of daters ‘more polite’ since coronavirus crisis begun Would-be courters less pushy and more inventive about building a relationship 64% see dating apps as a ‘lifeline’ to those… Read more Written by Ann Austin
14th May 2020

ODA announces appointment of Gitte Bendzulla to its Board of Directors We are pleased to announce that Gitte Bendzulla, General Counsel & Managing Director of Spark Networks has been co-opted to the ODA board. Confirming the appointment, ODA Chairman Duncan Cunningham… Read more Written by Ann Austin
20th April 2020

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