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Third-Party Marketplaces to Determine Winner in Amazon vs Walmart Platform Battle

Third-Party Marketplaces to Determine Winner in Amazon vs Walmart Platform Battle
Third-Party Marketplaces to Determine Winner in Amazon vs Walmart Platform Battle
August 16, 2022  |  eCommerce

In what will likely be a never-ending duel between Amazon and Walmart, as their online platforms expand, it is the seller-focused marketplaces — integrating everything...

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BigCommerce, Affirm Expand Partnership for Adaptive Checkout BNPL Solution
BigCommerce, Affirm Expand Partnership for Adaptive Checkout BNPL Solution
August 16, 2022  |  Partnerships

Open Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) eCommerce platform BigCommerce has expanded its partnership with Affirm, giving its merchants access to Affirm’s Adaptive Checkout buy now, pay later (BNPL)...

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Citi Names IBM Exec Ryan Rugg, FinTech Veteran David Cunningham to TTS Digital Team
Citi Names IBM Exec Ryan Rugg, FinTech Veteran David Cunningham to TTS Digital Team
August 16, 2022  |  Personnel

Citi has named Wall Street and IBM veteran Ryan Rugg as its global head of digital assets for treasury and trade solutions (TTS). Get the...

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FinTech Givex Completes Acquisition of Counter Solutions
FinTech Givex Completes Acquisition of Counter Solutions
August 16, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Givex, a FinTech that operates in the payments and customer loyalty space, has completed the purchase of Counter Solutions, a provider of point-of-sale (POS), ordering...

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Axo Acquires Nordic Financial Management Platform Defero
Axo Acquires Nordic Financial Management Platform Defero
August 16, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Norwegian personal finance company Axo announced Tuesday (Aug. 16) that it has acquired Defero, a digital credit-scoring and financial management platform in the Scandinavian region....

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Surging Cross-Border Payment Volumes Reflect Rise of Multinational D2C Sellers
Surging Cross-Border Payment Volumes Reflect Rise of Multinational D2C Sellers
August 16, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

The continued eCommerce shift has merchants — especially larger ones — pivoting to sell their products directly to consumers (D2C). Get the Full Story Complete...

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TenureX Teams With TM Group to Democratize Correspondent Banking in Nordics Region
TenureX Teams With TM Group to Democratize Correspondent Banking in Nordics Region
August 16, 2022  |  Banking

Correspondent banking startup TenureX is partnering with technology management and integration firm TM Group in a move to democratize correspondent banking in the Nordics region. Get the Full Story...

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Tencent Looks to Sell Stake in Food Delivery Firm Meituan
Tencent Looks to Sell Stake in Food Delivery Firm Meituan
August 16, 2022  |  Big Tech

China’s Tencent Holdings wants to sell most — if not all — of its stake in the food delivery platform Meituan as the government cracks...

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Qdoba Buyer Secures Additional $1B to Forge Farm-to-Table Supply Chain
Qdoba Buyer Secures Additional $1B to Forge Farm-to-Table Supply Chain
August 16, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

As many major restaurant brands focus on optimizing their back-of-house operations or providing customers with the most frictionless ordering experience, one is taking a wider...

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