Platform news and trends

Online Sellers Demanding Real-Time, Unified View of Sales From Payments Services Providers

May 05, 2023
FinTech Kyriba Debuts AI-Powered Cash Management Platform
Artificial Intelligence // September 18, 2022

Software-as-a-service FinTech Kyriba has added an artificial intelligence cash-management tool to its array of cloud-based finance and information technology tools, the company announced last Thursday (Sept. 15). The tool, called Cash Management AI, uses data science to predict cash availability “with increased speed, control and...

Deep Dive: How Marketplaces Use Market-Based Approaches To Recruit Sellers
Payments Powering the Platform Economy // July 28, 2020

Many shoppers who make purchases online rely on eCommerce marketplaces to discover items and connect with trusted sellers. Fifty-eight percent of worldwide eCommerce transactions were made using these platforms in 2018, for example, and consumers have since become even more accustomed to them. Platforms that...

Ad Platform Gives SMBs A Shot At Media Revenue
Retail // May 29, 2020

Self-service retail tools have gained momentum over the last week, as SMBs look to make the digital shift a consistent part of their business. Facebook, Instagram and Shopify’s social selling tools have been met with a positive reception, and now the advertising platform Criteo is...

Newegg Connects Electronics Vendors Directly To Consumers
Retail // May 28, 2020

In what appears to be an unprecedented move, a major eCommerce retailer is connecting its suppliers directly to consumers. Newegg, which is arguably the largest computer component and consumer electronics retailer, has announced a new program to help vendor partners sell directly, albeit through its...

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Online Sellers Demanding Real-Time, Unified View of Sales From Payments Services Providers

May 05, 2023
Despite advancements in eCommerce technology, businesses that operate in digital commerce, particularly those with multiple storefronts, still lack a complete and unified multi-platform overview of their finances, says Samir El-Sabini, CEO and co-founder at Juni. It’s a gap that the Swedish FinTech firm is aiming to close with a new Amazon storefront integration, alongside an […]

Trending: Close But No Cigar? What Local Sales Tax Laws Mean For Tobacco eSellers

September 27, 2019
Countries around the globe are launching new digital sales taxes in efforts to improve their revenue streams and create more balanced business environments for domestic brick-and-mortars and foreign eCommerce marketplaces....

Report: The Risky Business Of Navigating Online Sales Tax For Merchants

September 03, 2019
Consumers are flocking to eCommerce, and more than 230 million U.S. consumers are expected to be shopping online by 2021. Merchants are eagerly striving to be selected to fulfill consumers’...

How Airbnb, Lime, Turo, Fiverr And Newegg Are Using Instant Payments

August 08, 2019
Whether it’s a merchant or their customer, an employer or their employee — every party involved in a transaction wants to be paid immediately, without any hassles or surprises. That’s...

Quick Reads
FinTech Kyriba Debuts AI-Powered Cash Management Platform

September 18, 2022
Software-as-a-service FinTech Kyriba has added an artificial intelligence cash-management tool to its array of cloud-based finance and information technology tools, the company announced last Thursday (Sept. 15). The tool, called Cash Management AI, uses data science to predict cash availability “with increased speed, control and reliability,” the announcement stated, and “improves companies’ cash management and […]

FastSpring eCommerce Platform Launches Enhanced Interface

May 07, 2020
FastSpring, a software service company, has released an improved interface for the company’s platform. In an announcement on Thursday (May 7), the Santa Barbara, California firm said its new product...

Flutterwave Rolls Out Online Portal For African Merchants

April 30, 2020
The startup Flutterwave, which picked up $35 million last year in venture funding, has launched an online portal that will enable African businesses to set up online shops. The FinTech...

Particle Lands $40M To Become ‘All-In-One’ Solution For IoT Devices

October 31, 2019
Internet of Things (IoT) platform Particle announced that it has raised $40 million in a funding round led by Qualcomm Ventures and Energy Impact Partners. Launched in 2013, San Francisco-based...