Latest E-commerce News: Finextra Research

Amazon launches AI agent that can shop online

Amazon has unveiled an AI agent trained to independently perform actions, such as order and pay for things, within a web browser.

02 April 2025

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MyPOS buys UTP

London-based fintech myPOS has made its second acquisition of the year, snapping up payments outfit UTP Group. Financial terms were not disclosed.

27 March 2025

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Walmart partners JPMorgan to bring embedded finance to marketplace sellers

Walmart has struck an embedded finance partnership with JPMorgan Chase to let thousands of merchants on the retail giant's marketplace platform accept and make payments.

25 March 2025

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Burbank raises £5m for online tap and PIN payments

Welsh startup Burbank has raised £5 million to bring offline tap and pin payments to the e-commerce realm.

25 March 2025

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India's Mswipe enters UK through Cashflows partnership

Indian fintech Mswipe is entering the UK market thanks to an acquiring BIN sponsorship model partnership with Cashflows.

17 March 2025

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HSBC partners TreviPay on e-commerce trade offering

HSBC is teaming up with B2B payments and invoicing network TreviPay to boost the digital purchasing experiences for businesses by offering flexible payment options and financing at the point of sale.

05 March 2025

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PayPal partners Verifone for in-person payments push

PayPal is bidding to boost its in-person payments presence through a global partnership with Verifone.

26 February 2025

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Revolutionising payments: How NextGen Nordics will lead the charge in 2025

Get ready to ignite the future of payments with leaders from Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland. Explore how the Nordics have emerged as global pioneers in payment technology at the Münchenbryggeriet in Stockholm, Sweden, on 29 April 2025, the perfect opportunity to witness transformation of their own financial landscapes but also be part of the conversation that sets a model for the rest of the world.

25 February 2025

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Asia to dominate global fintech market – report

Asia could account for almost half of global fintech transactions by the end of the year as it continues to outpace other regions, according to recently published research.

25 February 2025

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Nexi to connect German merchants to EPI's Wero wallet

Nexi is to begin connecting the first German merchants to the Wero wallet from the European Payments Initiative in the third quarter of this year, shortly after the launch of the bank-backed digital wallet for German e-commerce in the summer.

24 February 2025

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Paysafe ponders sale - Bloomberg

Publicly-listed online payments firm Paysafe is considering a sale after receiving interest from potential buyers, according to Blomberg.

07 February 2025

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Worldpay to buy fraud prevention platform Ravelin

Payments giant Worldpay has struck a deal to buy AI-native enterprise fraud prevention platform Ravelin. Financial terms were not disclosed.

05 February 2025

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A2A payments platform Vyne shuts down UK operations

London-based Vyne is winding down its UK operations in the UK just months after the real-time account-to-account payments platform was acquired by Middle Eastern fintech Tarabut.

28 January 2025

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South Africa's Stitch expands into in-person payments with ExiPay acquisition

South African embedded payments platform Stitch is moving into in-person payments through the acquisition of Dutch outfit ExiPay. Financial terms were not disclosed.

27 January 2025

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Latin American payments platform dLocal wins UK licence

Latin American cross-border payments platform dLocal is expanding in the UK after securing an authorised payment institution licence from the FCA.

09 January 2025

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Bank-backed EPI processes first e-commerce transactions

The European Payments Initiative (EPI), a bank-backed venture that was initially set up to build a rival to Mastercard and Visa in Europe, has completed its first e-commerce transactions, paving the way for a full-scale roll out later this year.

07 January 2025

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DLocal explores sale - Reuters

Unicorn Latin American cross-border payments platform dLocal is exploring a potential sale, according to Reuters.

06 January 2025

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Digital payments on the rise in Europe, but cash still king at POS

While the use of digital payments continues to rise in the euro area, cash is still responsible for more than half of all point-of-sale transactions, according to a European Central Bank study.

06 January 2025

News/regulation

UK regulator PSR plans cap on cross-border card fees

The Payment Systems Regulator is pushing ahead with plans to introduce a price cap on the fees Visa and Mastercard charge UK merchants when European shoppers make online purchases.

13 December 2024

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10 trends that will impact payments in 2025, according to Mastercard

In this preview of a Mastercard report being released in early 2025, leaders at the card processer say that generative AI is emerging as critical to boosting fraud protection rates by as much as 300%.

13 December 2024