Passport news and trends

Cities Delve Into Data to Connect Dots in Parking Puzzle
B2B Payments // July 04, 2022

During the darkest days of the pandemic, two delivery trucks double-parked on an empty street were the least of our worries.  But now that we’ve all have returned to the city streets in force, a different story is playing out. Delivery trucks are snarling traffic...

International eCommerce Shipper Passport Raises $39M
Investments // January 25, 2022

Passport, a company specializing in international shipping for eCommerce, has raised $39 million in a Series B funding round. “These funds allow us to do two big things,” CEO and co-founder Alex Yancher said in a news release Tuesday (Jan. 25). “The first is to...

Pandemic’s Pressure Points Highlight B2B Payments Vertical Needs
B2B Payments // October 28, 2020

B2B’s pain points when it comes to payments are well known — where paper checks dominate, where even the fax machine makes an appearance. But in a panel discussion with Mike Massaro, CEO of Flywire, four executives from various verticals — from freight management to...

Passport Taps Ex-Sage CEO To Lead Payments
Personnel // April 18, 2019

Passport, the mobility management platform, announced Thursday (April 18) that it has named Greg Hammermaster as head of payments. In a press release, Passport, which has more than $1 billion in payments processed to date and is a leader in payment in the transportation industry,...

Interviews & Exclusives
Pandemic’s Pressure Points Highlight B2B Payments Vertical Needs

October 28, 2020
B2B’s pain points when it comes to payments are well known — where paper checks dominate, where even the fax machine makes an appearance. But in a panel discussion with Mike Massaro, CEO of Flywire, four executives from various verticals — from freight management to banking — discussed how pressure points are spurring a shift […]

Quick Reads
Shipium and Passport Team on International Shipping for Brands and Retailers

March 07, 2023
Shipium and Passport have partnered to make international shipping easier for brands and retailers. With this collaboration, Passport’s international parcel logistics service has been integrated into Shipium’s eCommerce shipping platform, the companies said in a Tuesday (March 7) press release. “Brands and retailers need solution providers like Passport to reach their global audience,” Shipium CEO Jason Murray said in the release. […]

International eCommerce Shipper Passport Raises $39M

January 25, 2022
Passport, a company specializing in international shipping for eCommerce, has raised $39 million in a Series B funding round. “These funds allow us to do two big things,” CEO and...

Passport Taps Ex-Sage CEO To Lead Payments

April 18, 2019
Passport, the mobility management platform, announced Thursday (April 18) that it has named Greg Hammermaster as head of payments. In a press release, Passport, which has more than $1 billion...

PayPal Makes Back To School Easy For Merchants, With A Global Twist

August 26, 2014
PayPal’s new PassPort global portal is designed to connect local merchants with customers around the world—and it’s especially applicable to back-to-school retailing, according to Payment Week. Case in point: A...