Latest E-commerce News: Finextra Research

Coinbase offers crypto gift cards for spending at major retailers

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is giving customers a new way to spend their virtual cash by offering direct withdrawals into popular gift cards at major retailers.

25 July 2018

News/E-commerce

DBS launches property marketplace

DBS continues to take advantage of new rules that let Singapore's banks move into non-financial sectors, launching an online property marketplace.

25 July 2018

Company update/E-commerce

EBay to offer sellers with financing; accept Apple Pay

eBay and Square Capital today announced a new partnership that will soon enable eBay’s sellers in the US to access funding that can help them grow their businesses.

24 July 2018

Company update/E-commerce

Network International launches e-commerce platform for small businesses

The UAE’s burgeoning e-commerce sector has received a further boost as Network International, the leading payment solutions provider in the Middle East and Africa region, today announced the launch of ‘Go-Online’, an e-commerce platform, powered by Shopmatic, targeted at local small, medium and start-up businesses.

23 July 2018

News/E-commerce

Mum's the word for OCBC's first e-commerce marketplace

Singapore's OCBC Bank has opened its first e-commerce marketplace, 'mumstruly', offering a suite of products and educational features for mums-to-be and young mothers with small children.

18 July 2018

News/E-commerce

French payment processor Lemon Way raises EUR10 million

Lemon Way, a Paris-based payment processor for e-commerce marketplaces, has raised EUR10 million from Breega Capital and SpeedInvest to further its plans for expansion across Europe.

17 July 2018

News/E-commerce

PayPal and Citi Ventures participate in $50 million PPRO funding round

London's PPRO Group has received a $50 million boost in a funding round led by PayPal, with participation from Citi Ventures and return investor HPE Growth Capital.

16 July 2018

News/E-commerce

Mastercard enlists Worldpay to push Vocalink's Pay by Bank app

Mastercard is looking to put its Vocalink assets to work, partnering Worldpay to push the 'Pay by Bank' app that lets British online shoppers bypass the card giant's own network.

16 July 2018

Company update/E-commerce

Yandex.Checkout updates mobile SDK

Yandex.Checkout has updated its mobile SDK―the tool for providing businesses with friction-free payment methods in their Android and iOS mobile apps.

13 July 2018

Company update/E-commerce

PPRO partners with YapStone for alternative payments

PPRO Group, a cross-border e-payment specialist, today announced it will enable online marketplace payments provider YapStone to offer Alternative Payment Methods (APMs) also referred to as Local Payment Methods (LPMs). The move will expand YapStone’s global e-commerce reach across the travel, vacation rental and new online marketplaces and software partnerships.

13 July 2018

News/E-commerce

Japan's Paidy raises $55m for credit card-free online shopping service

Paidy, a Japanese startup that helps people make online purchases without a credit card, has raised $55 million in a Series C funding round led by Itochu Corporation and joined by Goldman Sachs.

12 July 2018

Company update/E-commerce

Brazil's Conductor gets 3D Secure with Tas Group

Conductor, one of Brazil’s largest card processors, has chosen TAS Group’s 3D Secure ACS cardholder authentication solution to help its Issuing customers tackle online fraud.

10 July 2018

News/E-commerce

Mastercard: Biometric payments to take centre stage under PSD2

Mastercard is forecasting a bright future for biometric technology, as new rules on strong customer authentication under PSD2 come into force across Europe.

05 July 2018

Company update/E-commerce

Sberbank switches on support for Google Pay

Sberbank and Google have provided online shops and their clients a new tool for paying for online purchases – Google Pay.

05 July 2018

Company update/E-commerce

PayPal Checkout adds smart payment buttons

At PayPal, we’re building solutions for global commerce to help consumers and businesses seamlessly connect across all contexts.

28 June 2018

News/E-commerce

Venmo launches debit card

PayPal's hugely popular P2P payments app Venmo is looking to conquer the high street through the introduction of a Mastercard debit card.

25 June 2018

News/E-commerce

PayPal shopping spree continues with $120m deal for fraud prevention firm Simility

PayPal has agreed its second acquisition of the week, paying $120 million in cash for machine learning-powered fraud detection outfit Simility.

22 June 2018

Company update/E-commerce

Worldpay unveils AuthMax to boost card approval rates for online sellers

Vantiv, now Worldpay, Inc. (NYSE: WP), today unveiled AuthMax™, a new authorization solution that is designed to increase credit and debit card approval rates for eCommerce merchants based in the U.S. by analyzing transaction data and applying behavior-driven rules.

21 June 2018

News/E-commerce

Euro cops bust 95 criminals responsible for EUR8 million in online fraud

Police forces across Europe have made over 95 arrests of criminals who set up fake Web shops offering too-good-to-be-true product prices as a front for stealing card details.

21 June 2018

News/E-commerce

Op Financial mobile wallet to go contactless with Nets

Finland's OP Financial is to make its Pivo mobile wallet available for contactless payments at Nets' 300,000-strong network of merchants, both instore and online.

21 June 2018