Latest E-commerce News: Finextra Research

NatWest taps Open Banking for cardless online payments

NatWest has teamed up with the Carphone Warehouse to trial an online shopping system that lets customers ditch their debit and credit cards and pay directly through their bank account.

12 June 2018

Company update/E-commerce

Revolut teams up with French cab firm SnapCar

Revolut, the digital banking alternative, has today announced their latest partnership with SnapCar, the ride-hailing B2B French leader, as the innovative fintech looks to take-on legacy payment infrastructure by providing instant automated payouts directly into SnapCar drivers’ accounts.

12 June 2018

Company update/E-commerce

Paysafe enables cash-based payments in Google Play Store

Paysafe, a leading global payments provider, announces a new partnership with Google.

07 June 2018

Company update/E-commerce

Interac and Bambora to offer cross-border e-commerce payments

nterac Corp. (“Interac”) announced its work with international payment service provider Bambora to soon allow Canadians to use Interac Debit to pay for e-commerce purchases from merchants domestically and cross-border.

06 June 2018

Company update/E-commerce

Adyen provides merchants with real-time access to Mastercard Account Updater service

Adyen, the payments platform of choice for many of the world’s leading companies, today announced its direct API integration with the Mastercard Account Updater service.

05 June 2018

Company update/E-commerce

Paysafe launches Paysafecash

Leading global payments provider, Paysafe, today announces the global launch of its latest alternative payment solution - 'Paysafecash'.

04 June 2018

News/E-commerce

Adyen confirms plans for IPO

Payments processor Adyen is chasing a $9 billion valuation after confirming its intent to sell 15% of its shares in an IPO on Euronext Amsterdam.

24 May 2018

Company update/E-commerce

Sage integrates PayPal

Sage (FTSE: SGE), the market leader in cloud business management solutions, today announced it is partnering with PayPal, to enable faster and simpler payment options.

23 May 2018

Company update/E-commerce

Nuggets payments and ID privacy platform moves into alpha

Nuggets, the award-winning e-commerce payments and ID platform, has opened up its mobile app Alpha to iOS users.

17 May 2018

Company update/E-commerce

Stripe and JCB sign MoU

Stripe, Inc. and JCB Co., Ltd. announced the signing of an MOU for a global partnership aiming for JCB brand acceptance at all internet merchants using the Stripe payment platform.

17 May 2018

Company update/E-commerce

Retailers risk frustrating online shoppers with out-of-date payment technology

New research from Barclaycard reveals that more than seven in ten retailers (72 per cent) haven’t introduced any new payment technology to their websites over the last two years*, despite consumer demand for a quick and convenient check-out process.

16 May 2018

News/E-commerce

Worldline to acquire SIX Payment Services

Wordline is to acquire the payments service business of Switzerland's SIX Group in a deal which values the cards unit at $2.75 billion.

15 May 2018

Company update/E-commerce

PumaPay raises $117m in private token sale

Decentralized Vision, Cyprus-based blockchain company, has ended the Private Sale for its PumaPay project by raising $117 million on May 7, 2018.

14 May 2018

News/E-commerce

BBVA and Nordea bid to smooth ecommerce payments

BBVA and Nordea are both rolling out new online payments platforms designed to make ecommerce simpler and safer for merchants and consumers.

08 May 2018

News/E-commerce

Samsung Pay gets cash back feature

Samsung is adding a cash back feature to its mobile payments service, enabling American users to get money back on purchases made at partner retailers.

04 May 2018

News/E-commerce

Google Pay comes to the web for desktop and iOS

Google Pay is finally coming to the web for desktop and iOS devices, enabling online shoppers on supported sites to checkout with the service.

03 May 2018

News/E-commerce

iZettle eyes Unicorn status in forthcoming IPO

Swedish e-commerce outfit iZettle is looking to propel its business to Unicorn status in an IPO that could be announced as early as next week, according to the Financial Times

02 May 2018

Company update/E-commerce

Sberbank and Yandex complete joint venture deal

Sberbank and Yandex today announced the formation of a joint venture based on the Yandex.Market platform.

01 May 2018

News/E-commerce

Baidu to offload majority stake in financial services unit

Chinese internet search giant Baidu is to divest a majority equity stake in its financial services unit to a group of venture capital investors, raising $1.9 billion.

30 April 2018

Company update/E-commerce

Square to buy website builder Weebly

Square, Inc. (NYSE: SQ) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Weebly. Square will pay a mix of cash and stock of approximately $365 million, which includes Square restricted stock units for Weebly’s founders and employees that will vest over four years subsequent to closing.

26 April 2018