eCommerce platform Shopify has acquired Primer, an augmented reality (AR) app that lets users test the effects of a home improvement project before getting their hands dirty. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
Amid soaring demand following pandemic lockdowns and with summer cocktails popular amid the recent good weather, the U.K.’s cocktails bars are having a difficult time satisfying demand from bargoers, the Financial Times (FT) reported Friday (June 11). Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
Paga, the largest mobile payments firm in Nigeria, is aiming to be the next company worth at least a billion dollars in Africa. The company counts 17 million unique users among its ranks, which range from consumers to companies and those who start tech firms....
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In today’s top retail news, SIGNA Sports United (SSU) struck a deal to go public by combining with a blank-check company, while Signet Jewelers reported that its revenue nearly doubled from last year. Plus, vintage goods marketplace 1st Dibs went public. Get the Full Story...
The parade of listings from platform companies, and digital disruptors aiming and streamlining everyday activities, continues. To that end, Didi Chuxing Technology Co. filed its F-1 (under its official name, Xiaoju Kuaizhi Inc.) with the SEC to go public in the U.S., with American depositary...
Businesses’ migration to online payment tools has accelerated over the past year, but that does not mean they are ready to completely relinquish the B2B payment methods they have utilized for decades. Paper checks still occupy an important space in the B2B and even the...
The restaurant software-as-a-service (SaaS) startup Popmenu raised $65 million in a Series C funding round led by Tiger Global, according to a press release on Friday (June 11). Additional backers included new investor Salesforce Ventures and existing investors Bedrock Capital, Base10 Partners and Felicis Ventures....
Cybercrime in Europe doubled in the past year as hackers took advantage of the pandemic, CNN reported, citing figures from the European Union. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
