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Earnings Season Shows Merchants Turning to Platforms to Meet Working Capital Needs

May 12, 2025
Sezzle and Porch Group Lead Post-Earnings Gains as CE 100 Index Advances 2.2%
Connected Economy // May 12, 2025

Earnings season is nearing its end, and in a week that saw 10 of 11 of the pillars in the CE 100 Index gain ground, management continued to take note of resilient consumer spending, while at the same time asserting that the current and future...

Shop Pay Grows 57% in Q1 as Shopify Says Wait and See on Tariffs
Earnings // May 08, 2025

Macro uncertainty abounds, but Shopify’s first-quarter earnings results showed double-digit growth in gross merchandise volumes (GMV) and a continued movement toward streamlined checkout online and further inroads made in offline commerce. Forward looking guidance anticipates an acceleration of top-line trends, but margins seemed to be...

Shopify to Face Data Privacy Class Action After Court Ruling
eCommerce // 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...

FinTech IPO Index Surges Nearly 14%, Driven by Crypto and BNPL Momentum
Fintech Investments // 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....

Interviews & Exclusives
Sezzle and Porch Group Lead Post-Earnings Gains as CE 100 Index Advances 2.2%

May 12, 2025
Earnings season is nearing its end, and in a week that saw 10 of 11 of the pillars in the CE 100 Index gain ground, management continued to take note of resilient consumer spending, while at the same time asserting that the current and future trends for that spending pace remain uncertain. The only pillar […]

FinTech IPO Index Surges Nearly 14%, Driven by Crypto and BNPL Momentum

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...

Flywire Leads FinTech IPO Index’s Post Earnings 6.2% Slump

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,...

CE 100 Index Gains 3% as DraftKings Soars After Earnings

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....

Quick Reads
Shopify to Face Data Privacy Class Action After Court Ruling

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 […]

Affirm and Shopify Expand Pay-Later Pact to Canada

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...

Shopify CEO Tobias Lütke: Employees Must Learn to Use AI Effectively

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...

Shopify and Pipe17 Partner to Help Merchants Scale Across New Channels

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...