Tagged: e-commerce

May 25, 2022 @ 5:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fundbox recently announced that its working capital platform is now embedded “within Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform for businesses.” A key player in providing embedded working capital solutions for B2B sellers, Fundbox’s collaboration with Stripe is “the first of many new integrations to come as… Read More

May 24, 2022 @ 9:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MatchMove, the international embedded finance company, has reportedly acquired digital commerce specialist Shopmatic in a $200 million deal, “creating an end-to-end embedded finance and e-commerce powerhouse.” MatchMove’s platform “provides customisable, fast, secure and regulated embedded financial services, such as banking-in-an-app, powered by APIs, to help… Read More

May 20, 2022 @ 2:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fraugster, an AI payment intelligence company, has announced the launch of their latest product, Alternative Credit Decisions, which allows Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) and Enterprise merchants “to approve more customers without increasing credit risk.” There is a pressing need for a new approach because… Read More

May 18, 2022 @ 1:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Banking Circle, the Payments Bank for the “new economy,” is reporting a “significant” uplift in its performance in 2021 as it continues “to help Payments businesses, Banks and Marketplaces access global cross-border payments, accounts and liquidity management that enables their business customers to transact more… Read More

May 16, 2022 @ 6:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Krepling, one of the “fastest growing” digital commerce platforms on the market, recently  announced the launch of the “first” agnostic digital wallet for e-commerce, Krepling Pay. Unlike the platform’s existing competitors – Apple, Google, ShopPay – Krepling Pay is compatible “with every device and every… Read More

May 15, 2022 @ 7:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, a global retail bank, payments, and shopping service, recently announced the launch of its Virtual Shopping offering, “bringing the best of in-store to the online experience.” Virtual Shopping by Klarna “enables consumers to browse and buy online with confidence by connecting them directly with… Read More

May 12, 2022 @ 3:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ebury, the Banco Santander-backed provider of corporate banking services to SMEs that trade globally, has reportedly agreed to acquire Bexs in a deal that further expands its international payments offering to Brazilian markets. The transaction, currently subject to regulatory clearance, reportedly includes the companies Bexs… Read More

April 28, 2022 @ 11:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Evvio Inc., a Fintech firm focused on next-gen digital commerce, has announced its collaboration with Vite Labs, a “zero-fee” fast blockchain company. Evvio and Vite’s collaboration is “grounded in a shared vision that next generation e-commerce will eliminate the need for credit cards, bank accounts… Read More

April 28, 2022 @ 10:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Klarna, a global retail bank, payments, and shopping service, announced its expanded partnership with cross-border e-commerce provider Global-e (Nasdaq: GLBE). Via this partnership, merchants selling to Canada through Global-e’s cross-border e-commerce platform, “including notable brands such as Reformation, SKIMS, Fenty Beauty, Rimowa, Versace, Marc Jacobs,… Read More

April 28, 2022 @ 1:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Conjura, which claims to be the leading e-commerce data analytics platform, recently announced that it secured €15 million in Series A funding. The investment round was co-led by Act Venture Capital and MiddleGame Ventures, along with contributions from Tribal VC. Conjura will use the capital… Read More

April 26, 2022 @ 7:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) recently announced the launch of an “enhanced” identity solution designed to improve the online shopping experience and “tackle digital fraud” in a new collaboration with Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT). Now more than ever, delivering a “frictionless” shopping experience is critical “as retailers… Read More

April 26, 2022 @ 12:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

  The Experian Global Insights Report reveals that digital online spending will continue “to gain strength even as consumers emerge from lockdown and return to in-person transactions.” As noted in an update shared with CI, consumers are also “engaging with digital payments as much as… Read More

April 22, 2022 @ 5:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Citi’s Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) have announced that they are entering into an agreement with international payment processor EBANX in order to offer an end-to-end digital collection solution (eCommerce) “for Citi’s institutional clients in Latin America.” Citi’s clients will be able “to accept more… Read More

April 21, 2022 @ 8:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Wayflyer, the revenue-based financing and growth platform for digital commerce merchants, recently confirmed a series of new hires across its offices based in Europe and the United States. Several key appointments have reportedly been made in the Talent team. Ciara Smyth has joined the firm… Read More

April 19, 2022 @ 10:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paymob, which is MENA region’s virtual payments provider, has announced a strategic relationship with Bank Alfalah, in one of Pakistan’s largest Fintech partnerships “to date.” Paymob’s partnership with one of Pakistan’s major private banks will aim to “drive financial inclusion and lead the way for… Read More

April 19, 2022 @ 5:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ChargeSentry Inc. recently announced support for more than 100 additional payment processors. Until now, ChargeSentry has only offered its automated chargeback response service “to Stripe and PayPal merchants, but due to [steady] demand, they quickly saw a need to extend support to a broader e-commerce… Read More

April 18, 2022 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

EBANX, a payments Fintech with an international presence, and VTEX, a digital commerce platform for large firms and retailers, has announced a partnership aimed at “broadening cross-border payments for Brazilian e-commerce companies in Latin America.” Via this collaboration, Brazilian firms will be able to enjoy… Read More

April 13, 2022 @ 3:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Forter, the “Trust Platform” for e-commerce, has announced the appointment of two new board members, Sharda Caro Del Castillo and Scott Schenkel. Caro Del Castillo and Schenkel “bring digital commerce, financial, operational, legal and compliance expertise to Forter.” The news comes during “a period of… Read More

April 10, 2022 @ 10:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Evvio, an “emerging” Fintech focused on next-gen digital commerce tech, recently announced the launch of Fluid CommerceTM. For e-commerce transactions, Fluid Commerce’s patented tech “eliminates the need for credit cards, bank accounts and third-party processors.” Fluid Commerce can be “used within and across e-commerce networks,… Read More

April 9, 2022 @ 5:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech firm RITMO has finalized a $200 million debt funding round, which was led by i80 Group and Avellinia Capital, making it one of the largest rounds of any digital commerce finance business in Europe and Latin America. The debt financing was reportedly offered by… Read More