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French B2B Payments Platform Hero Raises $12.4M
French B2B Payments Platform Hero Raises $12.4M
July 13, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Seven months after its launch, French FinTech Hero has raised €12.4 million ($12.49 million) to scale its B2B payments solution. According to a Wednesday (July...

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Today In Connected Economy: Echelon Fitness Considers Strategies To Reach $1B Valuation; Klarna Buys HERO
Today In Connected Economy: Echelon Fitness Considers Strategies To Reach $1B Valuation; Klarna Buys HERO
July 12, 2021  |  Commerce Connected

In today’s top connected economy news, Echelon Fitness is reportedly considering various options that could value the company at more than $1 billion, while Sweden-based...

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Klarna Acquires HERO To Enhance Social Shopping
Klarna Acquires HERO To Enhance Social Shopping
July 12, 2021  |  Retail

Payments and shopping platform Klarna is partnering with social shopping startup HERO to bring retailers a solution to create shoppable content right from their brick-and-mortar location. “Immersive shopping experiences...

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Digitizing The Store Sales Associate Experience
Digitizing The Store Sales Associate Experience
December 27, 2019  |  Retail

For all the benefits of shopping online in terms of convenience and speed, one of the tradeoffs is that it is essentially a solitary experience....

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How Beacons And Mobile Are Fueling Commerce Innovation
How Beacons And Mobile Are Fueling Commerce Innovation
October 23, 2019  |  Retail

As more retailers try to get more shoppers into their stores – not everything is about eCommerce, after all – new technologies are playing a...

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Brick-And-Mortar Retail Drives More Commerce Innovation
Brick-And-Mortar Retail Drives More Commerce Innovation
September 24, 2019  |  Retail

Brick-and-mortar retail can get a bad rap these days, as its considered old-fashioned and on the decline. But recent developments show that innovation in commerce...

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How To Make Sure Stores Don’t Die
How To Make Sure Stores Don’t Die
September 18, 2019  |  Innovation

Among the defining endeavors of our time — at least for the worlds of payment and commerce — has been to bring brick-and-mortar retail stores into...

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