The majority of names in the FinTech IPO Index traded lower through a tumultuous five sessions of stock market activity that was dominated by tariffs. But, when you have a company whose shares spike more than 820%, that’s enough to move the whole group upward....
Affirm and Shopify have expanded their pay-later offering beyond U.S. borders. The companies announced Wednesday (April 9) that Shopify merchants in Canada who have signed up for early access can begin offering the Affirm-powered Shop Pay Installments program, marking its first availability outside the U.S. ...
The Trump tariffs are continuing to roil the business world, plunging the U.S. stock market dangerously close to bear territory. External forces like trade policies mean companies have limited leeway on how to protect themselves. “Tariffs, like any crisis, are extremely dynamic — and the...
Shopify now considers the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by employees to be a “baseline expectation,” CEO Tobias Lütke said in an internal memo that he posted on X after learning it had been leaked. Using AI is critical at a time when merchants and...
April 11, 2025
The majority of names in the FinTech IPO Index traded lower through a tumultuous five sessions of stock market activity that was dominated by tariffs. But, when you have a company whose shares spike more than 820%, that’s enough to move the whole group upward. That was the case this last week, as the overall […]
February 28, 2025
The FinTech IPO Index was awash in a sea of red this past week, with nary a positive showing to be found. Earnings were met, by and large, with dissatisfaction,...
February 17, 2025
In a week that was largely dominated by earnings reports, the CE 100 Index gained 3% as all pillars advanced. The Index’s upward trajectory outpaced even the tech-heavy NASDAQ’s gains....
February 11, 2025
Shopify President Harley Finkelstein highlighted the company’s fiscal performance in the fourth quarter of 2024, marking a solid finish to the year. “I’ve honestly never been more excited about what we...
April 21, 2025
Shopify is facing a data privacy class action lawsuit in the U.S. The proposed class action had been dismissed by a lower court judge and a three-judge 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel but was brought back to life Monday (April 21) in a 10-1 decision by the full 9th Circuit, Reuters reported Monday. In […]
April 09, 2025
Affirm and Shopify have expanded their pay-later offering beyond U.S. borders. The companies announced Wednesday (April 9) that Shopify merchants in Canada who have signed up for early access can...
April 07, 2025
Shopify now considers the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by employees to be a “baseline expectation,” CEO Tobias Lütke said in an internal memo that he posted on X after...
March 28, 2025
Shopify and Pipe17 formed a partnership that they said will help Shopify merchants simplify their order management and scale their businesses across new channels. Pipe17 will help Shopify merchants connect...
