Tagged: e-commerce

February 16, 2026 @ 2:20 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Rezolve Ai (NASDAQ:RZLV), a global facilitator of AI-driven commerce and payments infrastructure, has acquired Reward, a provider of customer engagement and commerce media, for $230 million. The acquisition brings together Reward’s engagement, intelligence and activation capabilities with Rezolve Ai’s conversational commerce and agentic AI platform… Read More

February 14, 2026 @ 12:07 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, Wallapop, a Spanish platform, announced a strategic partnership with Swiss AI company Albatross to deploy real-time AI discovery across its platform. With Albatross, Wallapop becomes one of the first C2C marketplaces globally to move beyond static, history-based recommendation systems toward in-session, adaptive discovery… Read More

February 5, 2026 @ 9:34 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Payoneer this week announced the expansion of its global payment platform with new collection capabilities in Indonesia and enhanced local collection services in Mexico. These additions enable customers to transact and receive funds from local buyers and e-commerce platforms faster and more cost-effectively. Payoneer empowers SMBs… Read More

January 27, 2026 @ 9:48 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Credit Key, a B2B payments and financing platform, has closed $90 million in new growth capital. It includes a strategic partnership with global investment manager Barings. The new capital will be invested in scaling growth and strengthening Credit Key’s continued product innovation as B2B e-commerce… Read More

January 12, 2026 @ 1:44 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

ChannelEngine’s Marketplace Shopping Behavior Report 2026, reveals that while AI is now part of the shopping journey, trust, transparency, and confidence still determine where purchases are completed. Based on a survey of 4,500 marketplace shoppers across the US, UK, France, Germany, and the Netherlands, the… Read More

December 23, 2025 @ 6:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PitchBook noted that e-commerce enablement startups made a fairly strong comeback in Q3 2025, securing $3.8 billion, which represents a significant 35% quarter-over-quarter jump and the sector’s “strongest funding performance in over two years.” PitchBook also mentioned that while the overall deal volume dipped slightly,… Read More

December 16, 2025 @ 8:41 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Similarweb’s 2025 Generative AI Landscape: The State of Gen AI provides a concise breakdown of how AI has changed mobile search and digital interaction. According to Similarweb, average monthly web visits to AI sites rose 76% YoY, and unique visitors increased 58%. Those numbers are… Read More

December 13, 2025 @ 8:16 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Accertify, a unified risk decisioning platform provider, this week released results from Cyber Monday 2025 showing an interesting consumer pattern: more transactions, smaller baskets, and a spike in volume at the 9 p.m. Central hour. Accertify clients processed 49.3 million transactions on Cyber Monday, representing… Read More

December 3, 2025 @ 8:05 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

As AI agents make inroads into payments, they’re raising many questions that the industry is rushing to answer. In some cases, the industry isn’t moving fast enough. Sift’s senior trust and safety architect, Brittany Allen, said AI agents are a popular session topic at conferences…. Read More

November 23, 2025 @ 6:00 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Loyalty’s definition changes with generations, but one thing is certain: For a company to survive in the modern age, its loyalty strategy must begin with payments. Gr4vy helps foster that loyalty. Founded by three-decade payment industry veteran John Lunn, Gr4vy helps merchants simplify fragmented payment… Read More

November 15, 2025 @ 11:48 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Agentic AI is poised to reshape the way consumers shop online, making agentic commerce strategies critical for retailers, Bain & Company finds in a new report Agentic AI in Retail: How Autonomous Shopping Is Redefining the Customer Journey. But while shoppers increasingly use Generative AI, around… Read More

October 31, 2025 @ 8:48 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

According to Ravelin’s Global Fraud Trends in Online Retail Report, 76% of retailers have seen fraud increase in the past year, with 16% reporting a significant rise.  The report finds that fraud is costing online retailers an average of $11 million a year. Ravelin finds… Read More

October 27, 2025 @ 3:53 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

ShopMy, a curated commerce infrastructure company, has raised $70 million in funding at a $1.5 billion valuation. The round was led by Avenir, with participation from Bain Capital Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Menlo Ventures. The round is also supported by individuals and firms, including… Read More

October 24, 2025 @ 3:25 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Shippo, a shipping platform for e-commerce businesses, this week announced the launch of its direct integration with TikTok Shop – just in time for peak season, the busiest time of year for e-commerce merchants. For TikTok Shop sellers, the holiday rush brings both opportunity and… Read More

October 8, 2025 @ 10:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Canada reaches $12.2 trillion in payment transactions in 2024, with credit cards accounting for 1 in 3 transactions. This, according to a recent update shared by Payments Canada. Some of the main research report highlights are as follows: Digital payments represented 86 per cent of… Read More

September 16, 2025 @ 10:21 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

OwlTing, a global blockchain Fintech company, has launched gift card purchases within its self-custody digital wallet, OwlPay Wallet Pro. This update allows U.S. individual users to buy more than 100 digital gift cards directly with USDC on the wallet for everyday spending, offering a new… Read More

September 9, 2025 @ 8:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The global eCommerce landscape is undergoing a shift, propelled by the  adoption of local payment methods. According to a whitepaper from Juniper Research, these region-specific payment solutions are breaking down barriers to online shopping, making it more accessible and fueling significant market growth. As eCommerce… Read More

September 7, 2025 @ 11:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has recently taken decisive action against deceptive practices in the e-commerce and gig economy sectors, signaling a commitment to protecting consumers and ensuring fair business practices. Three significant cases highlight the agency’s efforts to address violations, ranging from inadequate seller… Read More

August 30, 2025 @ 4:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The e-commerce sector continues to evolve, with venture capital activity in Q2 2025 showcasing resilience despite a complex economic environment. According to PitchBook’s Q2 2025 E-Commerce VC Trends report, startups in the e-commerce enablement space raised $3.3 billion in venture capital, marking an 11.4% increase… Read More

August 26, 2025 @ 9:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HSBC Holdings Plc (NYSE: HSBC) has announced a substantial investment in Dowsure, a Chinese fintech company specializing in cross-border e-commerce financing. The investment, part of a Series C funding round led by HSBC, marks a deepening of the partnership that began in 2023 between the… Read More