August 15, 2023
Will Sustainability Feel the ‘Amazon Effect?’
In the landscape of eCommerce, Amazon has been notorious for driving advancements and shaping behavior — something we all know as the Amazon effect. The company’s approach has changed shopping,...
August 07, 2023
DoorDash-Staples Deal Highlights Potential of Non-Food Vertical to Drive Fast-Delivery...
It’s been a tough year for the competitive ultrafast grocery delivery market, with more and more high-profile exits, mass layoffs and consolidation moves emerging as industry players try to combat...
August 07, 2023
Paytm Founder Buying 10% Stake in Company From Ant Group
The founder of Indian eCommerce and payments firm Paytm is now reportedly also its largest shareholder. Paytm Chairman Vijay Shekhar Sharma is set to purchase a 10.3% stake worth $628 million in the company...
August 02, 2023
CareCredit Says Pets Deserve All Essentials, Not Just Kibble and...
Pet parenthood is nothing like adopting a virtual pet like a GigaPet. To pet parents, the reference might even be insulting. In fact, 7 out of 10 pet parents view their...
August 01, 2023
HelloFresh Launches Dog Food as Consumers Splurge on Pet Meals
Consumers may be cutting back on food spending for themselves amid inflation, but few are willing to subject their furry friends to the same sacrifices, and HelloFresh is seizing on...
July 26, 2023
Microsoft Offers Customers PayPal’s BNPL Solution
Microsoft says its customers can now use PayPal’s buy now, pay later (BNPL) solution. That announcement Wednesday (July 26) is part of the tech giant’s expanded partnership with PayPal, with the company’s Pay Later solution...
July 21, 2023
Paytm Revenue Climbs 39% as Mobile Payments Become More Mainstream
Paytm recorded 39% year-over-year revenue growth during the quarter ended June 30. The Indian eCommerce and payment system and financial technology company attributed the growth to increases in gross merchandise value...
July 21, 2023
Alcoholic Beverage Subscribers Demand the Option to Switch It Up
Consumers who join alcoholic beverage subscription programs, PYMNTS research reveals, may nonetheless not be ready to commit to receiving their boxes, say, every week. Rather, they want to be able...
July 19, 2023
ACI Worldwide and Dock Bring ‘Acquiring-as-a-Service’ to Brazil
ACI Worldwide says it wants to bring “Acquiring-as-a-Service” to the Brazilian market. To that end, the real-time payments software company has teamed with Dock, a Latin American FinTech, to debut...
