PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2021

In today’s top retail news, Birkenstock is said to be in discussions for a sale to CVC Capital Partners, while Cognira has released its AI Promotion Solution. Plus, Jennifer Lopez is depending on Flowcode for marketing of her new JLo Beauty brand. Birkenstock Discusses Potential Sale With CVC Capital Partners.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Six-year-old insurance technology firm Cover Genius has reportedly raised A$15 million ($10.7 million USD) in capital, including funds from King River Capital and Leap Capital, according to published reports. Sydney, Australia-based Cover Genius focuses on providing insurance products to digital-age corporate customers.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2020

It’s been replete with stumbles and delays getting the new technology paradigm off the ground — most notably in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, a global event that put the brakes on projects large and small worldwide. When it comes to data protection, security and payments technology, the trends seem to begin in Europe,” he said. “[But]

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2020

Online fashion marketplace Moda Operandi announced a $100,000 funding boost that it will use to invest in its technology and bolster business overall. Comerica Bank and TriplePoint Capital were also named, and there were more investors that were not named.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 29, 2020

The biggest brands in the U.S. Corporates that could quickly invest in new technology also benefited from the fast, unexpected pivot to living, working and learning online. Manyika added that there was a gaping digital divide between technologically-savvy firms and those less inclined to tap new tech. A record $2.5

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The New York- and Paris-based company has been a favorite of several high-end brands, and bills itself as a “social selling solution (B2B) enabling brands to activate their network of social sellers with a turnkey business to inspire on social media, sell online and connect with consumers anytime, anywhere.”

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PYMNTS

APRIL 25, 2017

Marketplace solutions work to enable online retail brands to expand their reach without needing to invest in manufacturing, warehousing and logistics. Brands have used marketplaces to increase margins and test extended product ranges. To do so, the online retailer will leverage Mirakl’s B2C Marketplace Platform.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2016

We are proud fintech nerds, and for five years we have marked the Coolest Brands in Banking on Bank Innovation based not on the type of sunglasses worn by a CEO, but on the Read More. When we think of cool, James Dean doesn’t immediately come to mind. The app Songsterr does.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2017

The funding will help with upfront capital provided to those farmers. Within banking, SolarisBank garnered $28 million, with venture capital provided by Arvato Financial Solutions, among others, which will be taken to expand the European technology platform, furthering geographic reach. Hint: It grew rapidly.)

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

It can service these industries both online and offline through its Business Solutions Division (BSD), which offers products and custom procurement services, along with services from its own CompuCom technology division. In Q4, Office Depot said, capital expenditures totaled $27 million.

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2019

In that recent discussion with Karen Webster, Nussenbaum talked about how his company is bringing back-end marketplace services — which include merchandising and fulfillment tasks — to a host of retailers and brands in a variety of retail niches. Let’s pause for a minute and dig deeper into the concept of online marketplaces.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

When he first came up with the idea for an eCommerce technology company, Co-founder and CEO Finbarr Taylor was in the process of plowing through this story of medieval Japan. Shogun the company makes the details of running an eCommerce site easy enough for its users to live and profit from despite the deep technology that powers it.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Yesterday, the smaller-scale fulfillment company closed $40 million in Series C funding, led by Activant Capital, bringing its total capital raised to $70 million. In the age of Amazon, achieving success in this market takes dozens of fulfillment centers, advanced logistics and sophisticated enterprise technology.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

We are taking advantage of unused capacity,” Cooler Screens Chief Technology Officer Rob Dravenstott told PYMNTS in a recent interview. “We My expectation is that consumers will — like a lot of the experiences they have in the online world — want to see more of that digital experience in stores,” Dravenstott said.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Truepill , an online pharmacy powering delivery for direct-to-consumer healthcare brands, announced Wednesday (Sept. Also participating were existing investors Boston-based Optum Ventures, which offers capital and strategic guidance to startups; TI Platform Management LLC.,

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JULY 21, 2017

They want to get to the nirvana of new technologies, but are stuck in a spaghetti of old systems. What we are seeing is many new companies launching capabilities built upon the latest internet-enabled technologies. These companies have names like Zopa, Smartypig, Nutmeg, etoro and have fun branding and cool offices.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2020

We have deep dives into virtual card adoption and self-service technology, as well as a report on Kobe Bryant’s legacy. Bryant formed the Bryant Stibel venture capital firm in 2013 with Jeff Stibel, founder of Web.com. Super Bowl Countdown Brings New Online Gambling Action. Kobe Bryant’s VC Firm Holds More Than $2B in Assets .

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

United Kingdom retailers saw the equivalent of €706 million ($827 million) in card fraud losses in 2019, for example, and the pandemic is expected to add to these woes as it pushes more retail shopping online. Walgreens On Stopping Promotion Abuse Fraud Through Online Deals.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 27, 2019

Menlo Park-based Enjoy Technology , the eCommerce startup led by Ron Johnson, former VP of retail operations for Apple, has raised an additional $150 million in Series C funding, TechCrunch reported on Tuesday (Aug. Prior investors include Riverwood Capital, Stamos Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Highland Capital and Oak Capital Management.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

13-14, online merchants in America and beyond are preparing for the earliest, most aggressive selling season ever. With more and more commerce going online, he said, it will also be increasingly important for sellers to process a higher number of returns and chargebacks and to quickly settle customer disputes.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Walmart is keen to get a strong brand backing its eCommerce business, while Tata Group wants a global name and an established player in the online space,” a source told Mint. In May, Tata Capital, a division of Tata Group, introduced a mobile app that promised a better user experience for getting loans. On Monday (Sept.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

The pre-seed funding was from Peak Venture Capital , which also led the new seed round, along with Album VC and strategic partner Pattern. . Using the Route App, users can visually track and protect online orders as well as resolve issues. Route+ offers retailers an end-to-end post-purchase experience. .

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Florida’s ShipMonk, started in 2014, offers eCommerce fulfillment services and technology solutions. The ShipMonk funding is part of a surge in cash going to such B2B companies as GoSite , which targets small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) that are moving operations online. We couldn’t have foreseen this year’s increased demand.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The method is soon to be rolled out in Ankara, Turkey's capital, and other cities as well, FT reported. The country otherwise has sophisticated online banking products and an emerging FinTech sector. Texting and SMS technology have been a boon for some companies during the pandemic, as they sought ways to stay afloat.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

The card bridges companies in the eCommerce space, including online brands and eRetailers, to 60-day payment terms, interest-free financing and no foreign transaction fees. When Brex first launched its initial commercial card solution last year, the company targeted technology startups. “Brex sees the world differently.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Online platforms have done much to transform payments — especially in terms of transparency, speed and distribution — across any number of verticals from ride-hailing to food delivery. And it wasn't that the technology wasn't there, it's just that the technology wasn't built to suit their unique needs.”.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2020

The digital-first shift means there are more options for smaller, direct-to-consumer brands, to find first-time customers from around the country or even the world. Here’s how some really creative D2C brands are using new tech to do that. Capitalizing On Direct To Consumer. But Sticky.io 13-14 Amazon Prime Day.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

With regulators cracking down in China, FinTech leaders are scrambling for capital and trying to plan their futures, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Nov. And those lending in multiple provinces would have to have 5 billion yuan in registered capital at a minimum. The report said Alibaba has used such practices, among other companies.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

million subordinate voting shares in Lightspeed capital, the release stated. In separate news, Lightspeed partnered with the payments platform Stripe in February to promote in-store and online payments. Lightspeed incorporated new tools in order to facilitate payments and store-branded readers.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2021

million shares of its common stock, and private equity backer Parthenon Capital Partners is selling 5.59 He wrote that building and using technology to garner customer satisfaction and loyalty are what sets his company apart. The company is offering 9.41 million of its shares, for a combined 15 million shares.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 25, 2018

BigCommerce , the eCommerce platform for retailing brands, announced news on Wednesday (April 25) that it has closed a $64 million round of funding. In a press release , the company said the fundraising round was led by Goldman Sachs and included participation from current investors General Catalyst, GGV Capital and Tenaya Capital.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Also, Goldman Sachs has doled out approximately $10 billion in credit lines for the Apple -branded credit card. And Capital One is back online after a major outage. Goldman Sachs has doled out approximately $10 billion in credit lines for the Apple-branded credit card. CapOne Back Online After Major Outage.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 24, 2020

PYMNTS research on consumer shopping habits showed that 24 percent of all consumers say they have taken at least one of their routine shopping activities online and do not plan to revert to shopping in stores for this activity, even after the pandemic is over. More consumers are going online to shop and pay as the pandemic progresses.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Brazilian digital bank Neon is gearing up for another big wave of expansion after landing hundreds of millions of dollars in venture capital funding. Founded in 2016, Neon Pagamentos on Wednesday (Sept. 2) announced a Series C investment of $300 million led global equity firm General Atlantic. Neon says its user base now tops 9.4

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2020

Quick-service restaurants (QSRs) and others in the food service space are rapidly adjusting their operations during the pandemic, with many implementing new technologies online and in-store to ensure customers can seamlessly and safely place orders. Mobile Order-Ahead Developments Around The World.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Online personal shopping service Lookiero revealed it has closed a $19 million funding round led by London-based MMC Ventures, as reported on Friday (Sept. Founded in 2015 by Spanish entrepreneur Oier Urrutia, the company uses algorithms to provide users with a personalized online shopping experience.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Kraft Heinz, one of the world’s prominent global food and beverage companies, operates Evolv through a team effort, involving food, startup and venture capital professionals. in partnership with other brands. Online sales still aren’t a huge force in grocery retail in the U.S. yet, comprising only about 3.5

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