March 12, 2024
Visa, Taulia Team on Embedded Finance as Credit Grows Scarce
Visa has launched a collaboration with SAP-owned working capital management solutions provider Taulia. The partnership, announced Tuesday (March 12), brings together Visa’s digital payments technology and Taulia Virtual Cards, a solution that integrates with...
March 11, 2024
Commercial Cards in Action: Businesses Gain Working Capital Flexibility
Against today’s shifting macroeconomic backdrop, companies are prioritizing their agility and ability to react to unforeseen events. Increasingly, firms are backing that ability up with savvy working capital management strategies...
March 07, 2024
Beyond ‘Doubles Down’ on Off-Price Market With Zulily Acquisition
Online retailer Beyond has acquired Zulily, saying the move will boost its position in the off-price market. Zulily, a flash sale promoter and eCommerce retailer, will join Overstock and Bed Bath & Beyond in its new owner’s...
March 04, 2024
Amazon Tests ‘Down-to-Earth’ Robotics Amid $1.6 Billion Boom
Amazon said last week that its Innovation Fund is ramping up its investment in robotics. And as a report Monday (March 4) by Bloomberg News notes, the company already has robots...
March 01, 2024
Mastercard and Loop Partner on Credit Cards, Payments in Saudi...
Mastercard partnered with Loop, a digital payments technology company licensed by the Saudi Central Bank, to launch credit card and payment solutions in Saudi Arabia. Loop will use Mastercard’s technology and expertise to...
February 29, 2024
PayCargo and Rippey AI Partner to Automate Payments in Logistics...
PayCargo and Rippey AI have partnered to connect artificial intelligence (AI) with both payable and receivable invoices in the logistics industry. By doing so, they aim to connect invoice automation and transaction processing...
February 28, 2024
Thrasio’s Bankruptcy Spotlights Aggregators’ Decline as Ecosystems Take Shape
It was a highly successful business model, at least for a while. But the recent filing of Thrasio Holdings for Chapter 11 this week points to how Amazon aggregators have...
February 28, 2024
Amazon VC Fund Expands Focus to AI, Robotics, Last Mile
Amazon’s $1 billion Industrial Innovation Fund is ramping up investments in companies that combine artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics. The company will focus on this area during the current year...
February 27, 2024
Coupang Q4: Farfetch Acquisition Opens Door to Untapped Luxury Goods...
Korean eCommerce giant Coupang announced fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday (Feb. 27), reporting a year of accelerated growth, record profits and a strong cash balance of over $5.5 billion dollars. “We believe...
