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Swap Raises $9 Million to Launch Global eCommerce Platform
Cross Border Commerce // April 30, 2024

Swap has raised $9 million in a Series A round to launch its global eCommerce platform designed to facilitate cross-border shipments. The new Swap Global will enable the company to help direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands unlock new markets with delivered duty paid (DDP) shipping, automated tax remittance and express...

Shop Circle Raises $120 Million to Develop eCommerce Tools
Investments // September 06, 2023

Shop Circle has secured $120 million in Series A funding to further develop its suite of eCommerce tools. The firm also aims to solidify its position as a one-stop shop for software for eCommerce merchants, Shop Circle said in a Thursday (Sept. 7) blog post. “Our...

What If: Walmart Succeeds as a Neobank?
Walmart // August 10, 2023

In the bid to build a financial services ecosystem, and a super app that marries commerce and banking, there’s a 800-pound gorilla in the space that bears watching. Though Walmart’s previous and ongoing efforts to branch out into banking have not yet borne the fruit...

What If: Elon Musk’s X Becomes the Next Super App?
financial apps // August 03, 2023

Super apps like Alibaba’s Alipay and Tencent’s WeChat have become super successful in Asia. Their market dominance in turn has made Western entrepreneurs “super” interested in building their own, perhaps none more so than Elon Musk. The South African-born tech titan has recently added more...

Interviews & Exclusives
Three Big Shifts for Banking From PYMNTS Intelligence’s Embedded Finance and BaaS Report

July 26, 2024
As the financial services landscape rapidly evolves, traditional banks and financial institutions (FIs) find themselves at a pivotal juncture. The emergence of embedded finance and banking-as-a-service (BaaS) is revolutionizing the industry, pushing banks to adapt or risk being outpaced by nimble competitors from the Big Tech and FinTech sectors. A recent PYMNTS Intelligence report, “Embedded […]

What If: Walmart Succeeds as a Neobank?

August 10, 2023
In the bid to build a financial services ecosystem, and a super app that marries commerce and banking, there’s a 800-pound gorilla in the space that bears watching. Though Walmart’s...

What If: Elon Musk’s X Becomes the Next Super App?

August 03, 2023
Super apps like Alibaba’s Alipay and Tencent’s WeChat have become super successful in Asia. Their market dominance in turn has made Western entrepreneurs “super” interested in building their own, perhaps...

Threads Is Social Media’s Newest Nepo Baby, but Does It Have Staying Power?

July 13, 2023
Is the social media landscape too crowded? The winners of today’s attention economy don’t seem to think so. That’s why Meta, the parent company of social behemoth Facebook, last week...

Quick Reads
Swap Raises $9 Million to Launch Global eCommerce Platform

April 30, 2024
Swap has raised $9 million in a Series A round to launch its global eCommerce platform designed to facilitate cross-border shipments. The new Swap Global will enable the company to help direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands unlock new markets with delivered duty paid (DDP) shipping, automated tax remittance and express customs clearance, the company said in a Tuesday (April 30) […]

Shop Circle Raises $120 Million to Develop eCommerce Tools

September 06, 2023
Shop Circle has secured $120 million in Series A funding to further develop its suite of eCommerce tools. The firm also aims to solidify its position as a one-stop shop for...

Efficient Capital Labs Secures $7 Million in Funding Led by QED Investors

July 13, 2023
Efficient Capital Labs (ECL) has closed a $7 million funding round led by QED Investors. Founded in early 2022, the startup provides business-to-business (B2B) software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies access to upfront capital from...

QED Raises $925 Million Amid ‘Difficult Market’

May 23, 2023
FinTech-focused venture capital firm QED Investors has closed two funds worth $925 million. The funds, announced Tuesday (May 23), consist of an early stage fund worth $650 million and a...