B2c news and trends

As B2B Operations Digitize, Marketing Does Too: Enter the B2B Influencer 
B2B Payments // March 25, 2024

The consumerization of the B2B landscape has at its heart a central insight: people are people. Increasingly, they want the whole of their lives to be as convenient as possible — both the professional bits, and the personal bits. And while businesses may sell to...

Onyx Private Shifting Business Model From B2C to B2B
financial apps // March 18, 2024

Digital bank Onyx Private is reportedly changing its business model and “moving away from the B2C model.” The company is not shutting down, Onyx Private CEO Victor Santos told TechCrunch in a report posted Monday (March 18). Santos said this when asked by TechCrunch about an email Onyx Private sent...

Exclusive: Visa’s Newkirk Sees ‘Breathtaking’ Opportunity in B2B Payments
B2B Payments // February 26, 2024

A $200 trillion opportunity beckons to digitize and modernize payments flowing between consumers, B2C and especially B2B transactions. Chris Newkirk, Global Head of New Flows, Commercial & Money Movement Solutions at Visa, told Karen Webster that everyone expects to encounter the low-to-no-friction mobile experiences that...

commercetools Launches Solution to Streamline Retailers’ Adoption of Composable Commerce
eCommerce // January 15, 2024

Composable commerce firm commercetools has unveiled commercetools Foundry. This solution aims to help business-to-consumer (B2C) retailers unlock the advantages of composable commerce more efficiently, enabling them to gain a competitive edge, the company said in a Monday (Jan. 15) press release. Foundry draws on the collective success of...

Interviews & Exclusives
Embedded Finance Beckons as Independent Software Vendors Evolve

March 27, 2024
Gigi Beyene, senior vice president of integrated payments at Nuvei, told PYMNTS that the role of the independent software vendor (ISV) has evolved through the years, and more change is on the horizon. ISVs trace their roots back to the 1960s, and through the ensuing decades have become indispensable for providing software solutions for specific […]

Mercado Libre Says LatAm’s eCommerce Market Is Complex but Rewarding

November 29, 2022
Digital payments are growing fast in Latin America, threatening to overtake cash as the preferred transaction method. One study revealed that mobile bank accounts in Latin America increased by 67%...

Gift Cards Become Instant Payout Option for Global Consumers

November 22, 2022
As the need for faster, cheaper and efficient payouts increase, there is a huge demand from corporations needing to transfer value to end users and enable use cases ranging from...

Worldpay: B2B Payments Will Digitally Transform to Look More Like B2C Commerce  

September 22, 2021
It is becoming clear that B2B’s digital makeover will take a cue from B2C, such as the Amazons of the world, as paper checks give way to payments made with the click of a mouse.  Buyers increasingly will find sellers...

Quick Reads
Onyx Private Shifting Business Model From B2C to B2B

March 18, 2024
Digital bank Onyx Private is reportedly changing its business model and “moving away from the B2C model.” The company is not shutting down, Onyx Private CEO Victor Santos told TechCrunch in a report posted Monday (March 18). Santos said this when asked by TechCrunch about an email Onyx Private sent to a customer, saying that the company was discontinuing its […]

commercetools Launches Solution to Streamline Retailers’ Adoption of Composable Commerce

January 15, 2024
Composable commerce firm commercetools has unveiled commercetools Foundry. This solution aims to help business-to-consumer (B2C) retailers unlock the advantages of composable commerce more efficiently, enabling them to gain a competitive edge, the company...

Peloton Becomes Official Fitness Partner of University of Michigan Athletics

August 22, 2023
Peloton announced on Tuesday (Aug. 22) a partnership with the University of Michigan to support the fitness of students, athletes and alumni. The partnership, facilitated by LEARFIELD, a media and...

Payment Infrastructure Firm NymCard Acquires MENA-Focused BNPL Firm Spotii

June 12, 2023
Payments infrastructure provider NymCard has acquired buy now, pay later firm Spotii. The purchase, announced Monday (June 12), lets Dubai-based NymCard offer its financial services clients a buy now, pay later (BNPL) tool customized for...