Tagged: e-commerce

December 11, 2019 @ 8:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Payoneer, an established online payments platform that helps organizations and individuals across the globe to grow their business, revealed on December 10 that it has decided to acquire optile, a Germany-headquartered technology firm that enhances payment acceptance processes for consumers globally. Established in 2010, optile’s… Read More

November 23, 2019 @ 12:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) revealed on November 20 that it has decided to  acquire Honey Science Corporation, a fast-growing tech platform for shopping and rewards, for around $4 billion. Honey, along with PayPal’s two-sided network, will focus on improving the shopping experience for PayPal’s customers,… Read More

November 10, 2019 @ 12:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

First Investment Bank (Fibank), the third-largest bank in Bulgaria, is teaming up with Mastercard to introduce the Apple Pay (NASDAQ:AAPL) service. Fibank customers who have a Mastercard credit or debit card can add it to their Apple Wallet in order conduct fast, secure, and private… Read More

September 23, 2019 @ 9:46 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

American Express (NYSE: AXP) announced on Monday its plans to launch an open banking product that will enable UK customers to pay for online purchases with a bank transfer. According to American Express, Pay With Bank Transfer will be a real-time payment option to current… Read More

September 5, 2019 @ 2:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital currency for payments and e-commerce platform Dash announced on Thursday it is now accepted at over 1,000 new merchants and more than 250 ATMs through its partnership with IQ CashNow, a full-service provider specializing in cryptocurrency ATMs, point-of-sale (POS) terminals and e-commerce websites. Dash… Read More

June 24, 2019 @ 7:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nordea Bank recently announced ith as invested in e-commerce startup, Mondido. Founded in 2014, Mondido claims it offers a simple and fast way to start accepting payments on websites and mobile apps while offering features for analyzing and increasing sales. “Merchants and web shops can… Read More

June 14, 2019 @ 11:09 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based global provider of digital payments and commerce solutions Wirecard announced this week it is now enabling the e-commerce channel for the IKEA Thailand’s online store. Wirecard reported that through the partnership, it ensures “smooth” digital payment transactions for IKEA Thailand and enables customers to conveniently… Read More

May 30, 2019 @ 8:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based global provider of digital payments and commerce solutions Wirecard announced on Thursday it has formed a partnership with Chinese e-commerce platform XBN to enable digital payments outside of China. According to Wirecard, XBN is on a rapid global expansion with a trading volume of more… Read More

May 13, 2019 @ 10:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based global provider of digital payments and commerce solutions Wirecard announced on Monday it is now responsible for the entire payment processing in the e-commerce shop of Apollo, which is described as one of the largest optical retailers in Germany. Wirecard reported that it ensures smooth… Read More

March 20, 2019 @ 10:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based global provider of digital payments and commerce solutions Wirecard recently announced the release of its latest study, which revealed that U.S. businesses want a single digital platform for e-commerce success. Wirecard reported that its new commissioned study, which was conducted by Forrester Consulting, has identified… Read More

March 4, 2019 @ 1:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Modo, a U.S.-based bank-grade fintech-as-a-service platform that connects merchants to the market of payment services providers, announced on Monday the launch of its new product, /Checkout, which is focused on simplifying the payment stack for e-commerce merchants. Modo explained: “With one connection to Modo’s /Checkout… Read More

February 28, 2019 @ 9:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S. fintech Brex announced on Thursday the launch of its new corporate card specifically for e-commerce. As previously reported, Brex is on a mission to rebuild B2B financial products, starting with a corporate credit card for technology companies. “We help startups of all sizes (from… Read More

January 22, 2019 @ 3:41 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Barcelona-based Santafixie Group, a brand and e-commerce of bicycles and components,  has released its own brand of bicycles, with nearly 90K orders and counting. Aiming to be the go-to global brand for bicycles, Santafixie is seeking an investment injection in order to release new models… Read More

January 7, 2019 @ 1:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

KinerjaPay Corp., (OTCQB: KPAY), a digital payment and e-commerce platform, announced on Monday it has received a signed commitment from PT. Investa Wahana Group, Indonesia to invest $200 million, subscribing for $100 million in shares of the company’s Series F and an addition $100 million in shares of its Series G Convertible Preferred… Read More

December 31, 2018 @ 8:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wishwallet, a UK-based e-commerce mobile app, is now seeking a minimum of £215,000 through its equity crowdfunding round on Crowdcube. Founded in 2017, the company describes itself as an early-staged startup that is aimed to revolutionizing the e-commerce industry. Wishwallet claims its mobile app will enable… Read More

December 19, 2018 @ 9:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following its previous announcement of raising $70 million, Clearbanc, a company that funds marketing for fast-growing e-commerce brands, recently announced it has seen a surge in interest for its financial products. This quick and intensive growth has motivated an additional $50 million investment from Seamless (now… Read More

December 13, 2018 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Entersekt, a mobile-first fintech solutions firm, announced on Thursday it has received EMVCo certification for its e-commerce authentication solution, the 3-D Secure 2 access control server. According to Entersekt, EMVCo is a payments industry consortium managing global specifications for secure card-based e-commerce transactions. Entersekt reported it has… Read More

November 29, 2018 @ 9:15 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Dash, an e-commerce and payments-focused digital currency, has joined forces with the global merchant account and payments processing solutions provider ePaymints. Through the partnership, Dash will work with ePaymints’ clients to integrate Dash as a solution to the current pain points within today’s traditional payments, focusing… Read More

October 16, 2018 @ 3:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cobinhood, a cryptocurrency service platform and zero-fee exchange endorsed by Richard Sherman, announced on Tuesday it has teamed up with e-commerce verification platform simplyBrand to support and advise the launch of the company’s initial coin offering (ICO). According to Cobinhood, simplyBrand is an inclusive ecosystem combining… Read More

April 7, 2018 @ 2:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Winebuyers, an e-commerce platform that connects vineyards and wine merchants directly to the end consumer, has successfully secured its initial £525,000 funding target on equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube. The funding round was launched last month and was recently extended. So far, it has attracted nearly 185 investors. As… Read More