E-Commerce

Chargebacks911's Ebook Helps Merchants Brace for a Flurry of COVID/Peak Sales Chargebacks

4 years 5 months ago
E-Commerce

Chargeback dispute management specialist, Chargebacks911, has launched a new ebook to help merchants navigate emerging fraud and chargeback risks during this year’s seasonal sales days, including Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

Checkout.com Report Shows E-commerce and Digital Payments Set for Major Growth in 2021 Across the MENAP Region

4 years 5 months ago
E-Commerce, e-Payments

The e-commerce and digital payment industries in the Middle East & North Africa, Pakistan (MENAP) region are set for major growth in 2021, with nearly half of consumers likely to increase their online shopping over the next year, according to a report released today by Checkout.com, a leading global payment solution provider.

Payer Launches Beta Test Program to Revolutionize Customer Registration in B2B E-commerce

4 years 5 months ago
E-Commerce

Payer Financial Services (Payer) has developed a new registration product that revolutionizes how customer relationships are made between companies online. The product enables e-commerce merchants to verify new customers as trustworthy so they can make their purchases with ease. Today, Payer launches a beta test program with several B2B merchants.

Dosh and Button to Provide More Shoppers with Frictionless Online and Offline Cash Back Experiences

4 years 6 months ago
E-Commerce

Dosh, the fastest-growing cash back platform that connects thousands of brands and retailers to millions of consumers, announced the expansion of its integration of Button, the leading mobile commerce technology company, on its platform. By integrating Button’s leading mobile commerce capabilities into Dosh’s SDK, financial services companies using Dosh to power their rewards programs will be able to provide consumers with instant cash back... more

Alibaba Group Announces September Quarter 2020 Results

4 years 6 months ago
E-Commerce

Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA and HKEX: 9988, “Alibaba” or “Alibaba Group”) today announced its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2020.

Novalnet and Banking Circle Announce Partnership

4 years 6 months ago
E-Commerce, Payments

Novalnet AG, a full-service Payment Provider, is partnering with Banking Circle, for faster and lower cost foreign exchange (FX) and settlement solutions for its 12,000+ customers around the world. Banking Circle is helping Novalnet to efficiently support its global clientele with local and cross border settlement at competitive rates and with faster reconciliation to help online merchants manage and maintain cashflow.

Forter and FreedomPay Establish First Joint Network for Banks and Online Merchants

4 years 6 months ago
E-Commerce, Banking

Forter, the leader in e-commerce fraud prevention, today announced a partnership with FreedomPay, a global leader in Next Level Commerce™, establishing the first joint network for online merchants and banks to instantaneously block fraud and enable legitimate consumers to operate freely.

Detected Raises £250,000 to Eliminate Fraud Across B2B E-commerce

4 years 6 months ago
E-Commerce, Investment, Fraud Detection

Detected, the world’s first agnostic business verification platform, has closed its pre-seed funding round at £250,000. This first tranche has been raised from a number of prominent angel investors within the founding team’s network. Participants include:

NatWest and ITV Search for UK’s ‘Extraordinary’ SMEs in New Competition

4 years 6 months ago
Covid-19, E-Commerce

NatWest and ITV have today announced the launch of a new competition where three of the UK’s brightest small businesses will win their own TV advert worth £150,000, produced by acclaimed London-based advertising agency Pablo, with guaranteed, tailored airtime on ITV and through NatWest’s owned channels.

Debit Card Spending Reaches Record High in July as Pandemic Accelerates Growth in Online Shopping

4 years 6 months ago
E-Commerce

Debit card spending in the UK reached a record high of £59.1 billion in July, data published by UK Finance has revealed. This is up almost a fifth (17.9 per cent) compared to the previous month and an increase of 9.4 per cent compared to July last year. Credit card spending in July amounted to £15 billion, an increase of 15 per cent compared to the previous month, but 24.8 per cent below levels seen last year.

Stripe to Acquire Paystack to Drive E-commerce Across Africa

4 years 6 months ago
E-Commerce, M&A Deals

The African internet economy is expanding quickly, with online commerce in the region growing 21% year-over-year, 75% faster than the global average. In order to help increase Africa’s online GDP, Stripe has entered into an agreement to acquire Paystack, a technology company based in Lagos that makes it easy for organizations of all sizes to collect payments from around the world.

New Year, No More for One in Five Online Retailers if They Fail This Festive Period

4 years 6 months ago
E-Commerce, Payments

Despite this festive period promising to be the most online ever, fears of failure threaten a fifth (21%) of online retailers. A new study from London-based online payment company, Checkout.com, shows one in five (19%) online merchants don’t think their e-commerce offering will cope with this year’s online festive sales rush, rising to 22% for smaller retailers*.

Openpay Strikes Gold With Wolves

4 years 6 months ago
E-Commerce, Payments

Openpay, the UK’s latest next-generation, interest-free payment solution, has today announced Wolves as its latest merchant. The deal marks a key period of growth for Openpay, with Wolves becoming Openpay’s second sporting partner, following last month’s agreement with Fulham FC.

eCommerce Platform Kooomo Reveals Its Latest Platform Updates

4 years 7 months ago
E-Commerce

Global eCommerce platform, Kooomo, has today announced a list of updates to its platform, diversifying its offering and fine-tuning its features to deliver an even stronger eCommerce platform.