Tagged: digital commerce

November 28, 2021 @ 6:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The time is “ripe” for the Philippines to take its place on the global stage as an important player in the technology space, according to a new report. The Philippines’ local technology market is still developing: While a digital economic gap currently exists, there’s strong… Read More

November 24, 2021 @ 12:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Brazil-based virtual banking Fintech Nubank has partnered with several different retailers in order to add a digital commerce section to its app. At the time of launch, Nubank‘s clients in Brazil can start shopping at retailers like AliExpress, Dafiti and Magalu via the app, with… Read More

November 15, 2021 @ 7:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM) notes that Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) is more than just a “modern twist” on layaway. Affirm writes in a blog post that consumers love the flexible payment method as a way to “avoid credit cards and manage their cash flow.” The… Read More

November 14, 2021 @ 9:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Asia’s financial tech platform Qupital announced earlier this week that it acquired $150 million in a combination of Series B equity funding and “a receivables-backed securitization facility.” The equity funding will aim to support Qupital’s goal to scale its cross-border digital commerce lending business into… Read More

November 10, 2021 @ 3:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Rapyd, an international Fintech as a Service firm, has made new enhancements to its Disburse and Collect Platforms, offering end-to-end infrastructure for B2B companies to pay suppliers and sellers while “getting paid by customers around the world more efficiently.” As mentioned in a release shared… Read More

November 9, 2021 @ 7:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the international retail bank, payments and shopping service with 90 million users across the globe, has officially launched operations in Ireland today. As mentioned in the announcement, Klarna will aim to empower Irish consumers with a better overall shopping experience and improved control, transparency… Read More

November 4, 2021 @ 11:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, the international payments provider and shopping platform, has unveiled its new all-in-one or comprehensive shopping app across Klarna markets. As the app economy grows, today consumers “face an increasingly cluttered and confusing landscape of e-commerce apps – this is frustrating and time-wasting for the… Read More

November 3, 2021 @ 9:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Shopping and rewards platform ShopBack announced on November 2, 2021 that it has obtained consent from shareholders of hoolah, a Buy Now, Now Later (BNPL) platform, for a 100% acquisition of the firm by ShopBack. hoolah, combined with ShopBack’s position as the publisher and shopping… Read More

October 28, 2021 @ 10:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

EBANX, a Fintech firm for payment solutions in Latin America, confirms that it has finalized the acquisition of Juno, a Brazilian payments firm that enables e-commerce via billing and banking services in the South American country. Juno, one of the key players in the domestic… Read More

October 27, 2021 @ 7:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Logicbroker, the Cloud-powered digital commerce platform providing full drop ship and marketplace functionality to suppliers, retailers, brands, and 3PLs, announced that it secured over $135 million from K1 Investment Management. As noted in a release shared with CI, K1 is an investment company that’s focused… Read More

October 26, 2021 @ 2:02 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Amount, a technology provider for financial institutions, and global modern card issuing platform Marqeta  (NASD:MQ) announced today a virtual card and loan origination partnership to help banks rapidly enter the buy now, pay later (BNPL) space. The partnership alleviates the digital tools gap that prevents… Read More

October 19, 2021 @ 3:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cybersource, a Visa solution, and Ebanx, an international payments Fintech that is focused on  Latin American (LatAm) markets, have entered into a partnership for handling payments in Brazil. Cybersource’s customers across the globe will have access to EBANX‘s payment services for  Brazil, and provide their… Read More

October 19, 2021 @ 11:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), an international provider of payments and financial services tech solutions, announced that it has entered an agreement to acquire BentoBox, a digital marketing and commerce platform provider that offers a seamless diner experience “dedicated to accelerating growth and helping restaurants seamlessly… Read More

October 13, 2021 @ 2:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

An entire generation of shoppers has started to expect the ease and convenience of Amazon’s one-click checkout—it’s “seamless and hassle-free,” the Bolt team writes in a blog post. They pointed out that Shopify has also been fairly successful with Shop Pay, which enables users to… Read More

October 13, 2021 @ 8:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lunar, the financial services firm that provides Nordic consumers and businesses a new way to bank and make payments, announces the acquisition of Paylike in order to make online payments simpler and faster for digital commerce businesses and consumers. Being able to take payments and… Read More

October 10, 2021 @ 6:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa (NYSE: V), the leader in virtual payments, recently announced the expansion of Visa Installments in Australia in partnership with ANZ (ASX: ANZ), which is one of the nation’s largest financial institutions, and merchant payment provider Quest. As mentioned in a release, the Visa solution… Read More

October 8, 2021 @ 12:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FreedomPay, a consumer-focused commerce platform, has performed an integration with Klarna, the international retail bank, payments and shopping service. Beginning today (October 7, 2021), FreedomPay’s US merchants may provide Klarna’s interest-free payment services at checkout in-store, which should help with boosting sales and “bringing added… Read More

September 29, 2021 @ 9:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BitPay, an established provider of cryptocurrency payment services, and Verifone, an international Fintech platform and payment solution provider to major retail brands, have announced the extension of BitPay’s blockchain payment tech to enable consumer crypto  payments on Verifone’s in-store and eCommerce Cloud Services platforms in… Read More

September 15, 2021 @ 7:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

SellersFunding, an international Fintech firm focused on growth for digital commerce sellers, reveals that it has acquired $166.5 million in capital via a combination of equity and credit facility, with a round that was led by Northzone, along with contributions from Endeavor Catalyst and Fasanara…. Read More

September 10, 2021 @ 3:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Gr4vy, a cloud-powered payments platform, reveals that it has formed two new partnerships focused on providing consumers flexible ways to pay with a bank account while empowering merchants in the process. The new partnerships, currently integrated into Gr4vy’s Cloud-enabled payment orchestration platform (POP), are with… Read More