Tagged: digital commerce

July 3, 2020 @ 1:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

JD Digits, the Fintech-focused division of Chinese online marketplace JD.com, is reportedly planning to conduct an initial public offering (IPO) at China’s STAR Market, which is based in Shanghai. This, according to a filing submitted by several securities companies. As first reported by TechNode, the… Read More

June 29, 2020 @ 11:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Manila has been ranked among the top 40 emerging startup ecosystems in the world, according to a new report. While neighboring Southeast Asian countries such as Malaysia and Indonesia are higher up on the list, the Philippines has seen steady growth and development in its… Read More

June 15, 2020 @ 7:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

WhatsApp Payments, an in-chat payment feature that lets customers perform transfers through the messaging app to anyone in their contact list, may finally be on track to achieve mass adoption in India. WhatsApp is owned by Facebook, (NASDAQ:FB) who bought the social media platform in… Read More

June 13, 2020 @ 11:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Dubai-based Tpay Mobile, a mobile payment provider, has reportedly acquired Payguru, a Turkish payments company. The amount paid for the acquisition has not been disclosed. Payguru supports mobile payments, ATM cash payments, and standard bank transfer services. The company has integrated its platform with three… Read More

June 2, 2020 @ 1:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Rise, a Fintech firm that offers various financial services to low-income migrants in the Middle East region and recently acquired $1.4 million in capital for ongoing development, has partnered with Pakistani e-commerce firm HomeShopping.pk. Through the partnership, the companies will launch… Read More

May 27, 2020 @ 7:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-headquartered payments service company SumUp has launched an online payment tool to help businesses conduct operations while observing social distancing measures, following the COVID-19 outbreak. As noted in a release shared with CI, SumUp’s latest solution is part of the Fintech firm’s efforts to enter… Read More

May 20, 2020 @ 2:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The economic downturn due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) has led to small businesses re-evaluating their operations and business plans, in order to survive during these challenging times. Fintech firms and digital banks have been forced to lay off their employees as they try to cut… Read More

May 19, 2020 @ 11:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The COVID-19 outbreak has led to significant changes in consumer behavior globally as many people throughout the world are now working remotely from home. Analysts are now questioning whether the behavioral changes are actually permanent or fundamental shifts that will last even after the Coronavirus… Read More

May 9, 2020 @ 4:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As US residents continue to stay home, due to lockdowns following the COVID-19 outbreak, many consumers have been purchasing products and services from online merchants (instead of visiting physical store locations). A significant increase in e-commerce activity has led to the adoption of the latest… Read More

May 7, 2020 @ 9:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

German Fintech Finleap‘s proprietary platform, Finleap Connect, has introduced a white-label mobile banking app that businesses can quickly launch with their own company name and  branding. Finleap’s virtual banking app allows users to maintain an all-digital account, which may be used to conduct e-commerce transactions… Read More

May 5, 2020 @ 7:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

  Touch-free shopping and contactless payments are being increasingly adopted by consumers across the globe, in order to prevent the further spread of the deadly Coronavirus. Many consumers have been trying to avoid ATMs that require users to manually enter their PINs, according to a… Read More

April 20, 2020 @ 1:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lithuania-based Genome, a Fintech firm that provides a financial ecosystem to support individuals and businesses, will be helping companies process their e-commerce transactions. The Fintech company will be opening a business account for low-risk businesses that are currently using the Genome platform. It will also… Read More

April 9, 2020 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based JudoPay, a mobile-first payment platform, has confirmed that it will be taking part in the #KeepBritainMoving initiative, which has been launched in response to the economic uncertainty resulting from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. JudoPay is planning to support UK-based SMEs during these challenging times…. Read More

March 31, 2020 @ 8:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

KIR, the national payments processor in Poland, has partnered with Cryptomathic in order to allow the country’s residents to sign documents electronically (and remotely), following the deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The eIDAS-certified remote qualified e-signature service (QES) allows Poland’s citizens and firms based in the… Read More

March 28, 2020 @ 7:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bulgaria-based payment companies, Paynetics, and phyre, have both finalized investment rounds, which were led by the Bulgarian American Credit Bank and VC New Vision 3. Paynetics, which secured €2.5 million in funding, and phyre, which acquired €1.55 million in capital, were both established by Bulgarian… Read More

March 25, 2020 @ 9:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

New York-based Fintech OLB Group, a digital commerce solution provider that offers outsourced private label shopping solutions to large websites and retail outlets, has introduced measures and initiatives to help reduce their risks and to ensure stakeholder protection as the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak continues to… Read More

March 23, 2020 @ 9:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

QPAY International, which is listed as a member of the NEXXO Network, a Fintech firm based in Qatar that provides services to more than 15,000 local small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and over 250,000 low-income workers, is reducing its point of sale (POS) prices by… Read More

March 18, 2020 @ 7:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the nation’s central bank, has announced that it will be lowering the capital requirements for payment aggregators. This move may further increase the number of digital transactions carried out in the country. The RBI noted in a statement published… Read More

February 19, 2020 @ 3:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Fintech company Axept has unveiled a Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) compliant payment method, which uses contactless payments cards for settling e-commerce transactions. Axept’s new solution does not require users to type in their card details, usernames, passwords or sign up while purchasing items. If… Read More

February 17, 2020 @ 10:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Indonesia-based PT Pegadaian, a state-owned pawnshop, is reportedly planning to work with several Fintech firms in order to create digital financing solutions, which will help the pawnshop expand its business operations. PT Pegadaian’s management realizes the potential of the growing digital finance ecosystem and intends… Read More