Commerce

Commerce or e-commerce, or electronic commerce, and how it has impacted the traditional methods of buying and selling goods.

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African FinTech Lipa Payments Expands Digital Payment Offerings
African FinTech Lipa Payments Expands Digital Payment Offerings
February 22, 2022  |  Payment Methods

South African FinTech company Lipa Payments is bringing its Tap to Pay offering to Africa’s so-called informal sectors through its software platform, which allows merchants...

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Clickatell Nets $91M in Series C to Expand Chat Commerce Offerings
Clickatell Nets $91M in Series C to Expand Chat Commerce Offerings
February 22, 2022  |  Investments

Clickatell, which provides solutions for payments within digital chats, has secured $91 million in its Series C, according to a Tuesday (Feb. 22) press release....

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African B2B Commerce Platform MarketForce Raises $40M in Series A
African B2B Commerce Platform MarketForce Raises $40M in Series A
February 22, 2022  |  Investments

Business-to-business (B2B) commerce startup Marketforce raised $40 million in a Series A funding round to help the company grow its platform for retail distribution of...

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Today in the Connected Economy: Parking Operators Trying to Combat QR Code Fraud; Trax, Raistone Partner on Invoice Payment Extensions
Today in the Connected Economy: Parking Operators Trying to Combat QR Code Fraud; Trax, Raistone...
February 18, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, Massmart enhances eCommerce offerings in South Africa thanks to a partnership with Mastercard, and Nepal becomes the first country outside...

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Macy’s Expected to Post Big 4Q and 2021 Gains
Macy’s Expected to Post Big 4Q and 2021 Gains
February 18, 2022  |  Earnings

Before the opening bell on Tuesday (Feb. 22), Macy’s is set to deliver its fourth-quarter and full-year 2021 sales and earnings report that is anticipated...

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Relex Solutions Raises $568M for Growth of AI Robot Fleet
Relex Solutions Raises $568M for Growth of AI Robot Fleet
February 17, 2022  |  Investments

Finnish software maker Relex Solutions raised 500 million euros ($568 million) in new investment capital at a 5-billion-euro ($5.6 billion) valuation through a fundraising round that...

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Sokin Launching eCommerce Metaverse World
Sokin Launching eCommerce Metaverse World
February 17, 2022  |  Metaverse

United Kingdom-based global currency account provider Sokin will soon debut an eCommerce world in the metaverse, allowing brands and businesses to grow from its brick-and-mortar...

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BofA CEO: Americans Spending, Saving More
BofA CEO: Americans Spending, Saving More
February 16, 2022  |  Economy

American consumers are spending more money, but also saving more, the CEO of Bank of America said Wednesday (Feb. 16). Speaking to CNBC’s Jim Cramer,...

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Payments Platform Launches ‘Buy Pass’ to Streamline Retail ACH Programs
Payments Platform Launches ‘Buy Pass’ to Streamline Retail ACH Programs
February 16, 2022  |  Payments Innovation

Digital payments infrastructure platform Buy It Mobility Networks has launched “Buy Pass,” a product designed to give merchants easier access to branded payment alternatives. “Launching...

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