Ebates news and trends

Ebates Buys Cartera Commerce To Strengthen Its Loyalty Marketing Business
Partnerships / Acquisitions // January 30, 2017

Ebates, the online cash back shopping firm and subsidiary of global internet services company Rakuten, announced Friday (Jan. 28) it has acquired Cartera Commerce, a provider of loyalty marketing solutions and rewards programs that is aimed at increasing revenue and customer loyalty. In a press...

Ebates’ Cash-Back Button Lands On Browsers
Retail // December 29, 2016

Online cash-back shopping provider Ebates has a new way to help consumers earn free money. The company’s cash-back button, a browser plug-in available for Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari, now tells a consumer if an online store has a cash-back option the moment they visit,...

Influenster Bags $8M In Series A
Retail // April 05, 2016

Having discovered an interest in product discovery, Ebates has ponied up some cash to support a company in that space. TechCrunch reports that the online cash-back service has invested $8 million in Influenster, a product discovery and review platform, in a Series A round of...

Shopify Sees Buy Buttons As The Future
eCommerce // March 23, 2016

Shopify is pressing hard on buy buttons. Re/code reports that the eCommerce platform is increasing the number of online sales channels on which its merchant customers — primarily small businesses — can sell their products. It’s a move particularly motivated by the rising popularity of shopping on...

Quick Reads
Honey Restarts Funding Talks

April 03, 2018
After its funding talks were put on hold earlier this year, Honey’s discussions to raise new funding appeared to have restarted. The company has previously held talks to raise approximately $100 million, Recode reported. “Something came inbound that we’re seriously considering but not closed, so nothing to announce yet,” Honey Co-founder Ryan Hudson wrote. While Hudson […]

Ebates Buys Cartera Commerce To Strengthen Its Loyalty Marketing Business

January 30, 2017
Ebates, the online cash back shopping firm and subsidiary of global internet services company Rakuten, announced Friday (Jan. 28) it has acquired Cartera Commerce, a provider of loyalty marketing solutions...

Influenster Bags $8M In Series A

April 05, 2016
Having discovered an interest in product discovery, Ebates has ponied up some cash to support a company in that space. TechCrunch reports that the online cash-back service has invested $8...

Shopify Sees Buy Buttons As The Future

March 23, 2016
Shopify is pressing hard on buy buttons. Re/code reports that the eCommerce platform is increasing the number of online sales channels on which its merchant customers — primarily small businesses — can...