April 09, 2025
Report: Amazon Cancels Orders From ‘Multiple Vendors’ After Tariffs Announcement
Amazon reportedly canceled orders from multiple vendors in China and other Asian countries after President Donald Trump’s April 2 announcement that the United States planned to levy tariffs on goods...
April 09, 2025
Fashion Retail Platform Lyst Sold to Japan’s Zozo for $154...
Fashion shopping platform Lyst is set to be acquired by Japanese eCommerce firm Zozo. The $154 million deal, announced in a news release Wednesday (April 9), will make Lyst a...
April 09, 2025
Trump’s Global Tariffs Position CFOs as New Supply Chain Architects
Less than 24 hours after announcing sweeping tariffs, President Trump on Wednesday (April 9) gave a 90-day reprieve to most countries on the “retaliatory” tariffs that were supposed to go into...
April 09, 2025
Shein and Temu Face Massive Roadblock With New Package Duties
New tariffs on low-value packages from China could hinder the plans of Shein and Temu. As the Financial Times (FT) reported Wednesday (April 9), the White House has upped duties on those...
April 09, 2025
UK Consumers Trail Merchants in Digital Wallet Know-How
Trust and familiarity are central to the payments experience. At the end of the day, consumers won’t pay with methods they don’t know much about or aren’t used to. And...
April 08, 2025
Spreedly and EBANX Team to Promote Local Payments in LatAm
Open payments platform Spreedly has teamed with payment service provider EBANX. The partnership, announced Tuesday (April 8), is designed to help international companies access local payment options in the Latin...
April 08, 2025
Tariff-Related IPO Delays Leave VCs ‘Trying to Triage’
With several high-profile IPOs in limbo, the venture capital/startup space is in crisis mode. As Bloomberg News reported Tuesday (April 8), 2025 was supposed to be a year in which the environment...
April 08, 2025
Beyond Credit Cards: How ‘Pay Later’ Momentum Is Reshaping the...
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) isn’t just a niche payment option anymore — it’s rapidly becoming a permanent fixture in how consumers budget, shop and pay, according to five industry...
April 07, 2025
MercadoLibre to Boost Investment in Brazil by 48%
MercadoLibre reportedly plans to increase its investment in Brazil by 48%, from 23 billion reais (about $3.7 billion) in 2024 to 34 billion reais (about $5.8 billion) in 2025. The...
The U.S., U.K. and Europe are intensifying their efforts to develop and deploy the policies and infrastructure necessary to advance the use cases and real time payments volume of their domestic networks. This month’s “Real-Time Payments World Map,” a collaboration with The Clearing House, explores the progress and future developments of real-time payments across these regions.
Gaming companies with dedicated analytics teams report nearly 10 times the revenue growth of those without, highlighting the importance of data-driven decision making. Yet, 61% of gaming platforms lack real-time access to critical insights, limiting their ability to adapt and optimize. Dive into “Data-Driven Advantage: How Gaming Merchants Can Accelerate Growth,” our latest collaboration with Carat from Fiserv, to learn how leading firms are transforming data into a competitive advantage.