PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

In an effort to boost revenue after disappointing Q4 earnings, Office Depot is turning its attention to business-to-business (B2B) and eCommerce, according to reports. The Business Solutions Division and CompuCom account for about 60 percent of Office Depot’s total sales, the article said. “In

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2019

Yet, venture capitalists revealed revamped interest in the B2B eCommerce and procurement spheres, exploring technologies like blockchain to enhance supply chains and the buyer-supplier relationship. Below, PYMNTS rounds up the latest in B2B investments. with automated accounting software. Chronicled.

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B2B eCommerce Investments Treasury 65

PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2020

The department store chain earned a respectable first quarter as announced Thursday (May 28) through a mix of shrewd inventory management, financial reorganization and eCommerce strength. He led with his strong card: eCommerce. “We Most stores have only been open for less than two weeks and are located in our smaller markets.

eCommerce 57

eCommerce Sales Accounting Retail 57

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2020

It was a busy week for B2B venture capitalists who spread their wealth amongst a wide range of B2B FinTechs, with investments totaling more than $164 million. India-based B2B eCommerce company SOLV secured an investment from SC Ventures , the companies announced this week, although they did not reveal the value of the funding.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2020

[A recent] survey of 7,000 North American and European consumers indicated that 92 percent expect digital retail experiences to be fast, frictionless and secure, and 73 percent believe account creation or online transactions should happen instantly.”. That doesn’t leave a whole lot of room for error, customer experience-wise.

eCommerce 75

eCommerce Securities Accounting Retail 75

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2020

MercadoLibre , which operates platforms for buying and selling goods across Central and South America, is eyeing an investment in Brazil next year that would be even bigger than its $716 million investment this year, Bloomberg reported. million on a peak day last year. “We

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Investments Banking Sales Numbers 104

PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2019

It was a good day for Jumia Technologies on Friday (April 12) — and that’s a good signal about the future prospects of eCommerce in Africa, home to some 1.3 The debut of Jumia on the New York Stock Exchange comes amid a growing eCommerce and mobile payment landscape in the world’s second largest continent by both area and population.

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eCommerce Banking Startups Technology 83

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2018

merchants are lagging behind other countries when it comes to cross-border eCommerce. eCommerce ready to take on the world?”, based online merchants are behind when it comes to taking advantage of global eCommerce growth, as most are not offering enough or any local payment methods to international markets. that has to change.

eCommerce 68

eCommerce Investments Sales Planning 68

PYMNTS

MAY 28, 2020

Digital-fraud-protection company Kount said Thursday (May 28) that Mercator Advisory Group has named it the best eCommerce Fraud Detection Solution from among more than 40 products ranked.

eCommerce 52

eCommerce Investments Accounting Banking 52

PYMNTS

APRIL 15, 2019

Because the company takes a percentage of each sale from its third party sellers, as well as additional logistics fees via the Fulfilled by Amazon service, the operations now amount to twice as much in revenue for Amazon as its own eCommerce services in which Amazon sources and sells products directly. Willingness To Pay.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2019

Cybersecurity returned to the top of the B2B startup investment list as three companies in the enterprise security realm landed nearly half of the $246 million in B2B venture capital this week. But Software-as-a-Service emerged as a hot spot, too, with the largest investment round of the week going to a B2B eCommerce SaaS provider.

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B2B Securities Investments Startups 75

PYMNTS

MAY 9, 2019

Operational pain points are often not addressed until they have to be addressed, then, because of that neglect, they suddenly require all sorts of investments in terms of time and money. So it is with accounts payable (AP), as Chen Amit, CEO of Tipalti , told PYMNTS in a recent interview. The Limitations Of Manual Labor.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2019

India’s FinBox landed an undisclosed amount of pre-Series A funding, reports in Inc42 said this week, with investors at Arali Ventures leading the investment in the credit risk management technology startup. FinBox plans to use the investment on product research and development. Funds and accounts advised by T.

B2B 51

B2B eCommerce Startups Foreign Exchange 51

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Deskera has secured an investment of more than $60 million from Jungle Ventures and other backers in support of its small business (SMB) cloud-based solutions, including enterprise resource planning (ERP), inventory management and customer relationship management (CRM) tools. According to The Business Times on Tuesday (Nov.

B2B 55

B2B eCommerce Investments Planning 55

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

There is plenty of opportunity as B2B eCommerce is expected to reach $1.1 More than $1 trillion is expected to be spent on cybersecurity solutions worldwide between 2017 and 2021 as companies address the need for protections and make major investments in digital fraud-fighting techniques. The Sizable Online Fraud Threat.

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B2B eCommerce B2C Securities 61

PYMNTS

JUNE 11, 2020

The pandemic-driven digital shift means that eCommerce buyers will need some help assembling their purchases. has catered to the eCommerce boom similarly to how TaskRabbit helps consumers assemble furniture and other home goods. Now, Banhidy and his team have generated demand from top auto manufacturers and retailers, leading to a $4.5

eCommerce 56

eCommerce Manufacturing Education Retail 56

PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2020

News emerged Wednesday (June 10) that the unit isn’t taking any more applications for savings accounts because demand has been so high that the volume is pushing against U.K. However, British consumers can still open Marcus one-year fixed-rate accounts. Well, Goldman recently cut the rate on its high-yield savings accounts to about 1.3

Accounting 52

Accounting Benchmarking Compliance Banking 52

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

As the year winds down – and holiday shopping picks up – clarity is emerging about which retail investments might pay off in the new decade, and which merchants might be in trouble. Even so, some of the most recent earnings from the retail sector indicate that some investments in emerging areas of commerce are paying off.

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Investments Retail Profit and Loss eCommerce 54

Future CFO

AUGUST 12, 2021

Global fintech investment reached US$98 billion across 2,456 deals in the first half of 202 — outpacing last year’s annual total of $121.5 M&A deals continued at a healthy pace, accounting for $40.7 M&A deals continued at a healthy pace, accounting for $40.7 billion of investment globally. After falling to $4.7

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2019

First, it announced an investment from UPS which will allow both companies to boost their retailer demand generation programs, while giving UPS My Choice members a strong shopping platform. In 2018, ShopRunner members spent over $2 billion in the eCommerce network. Online shopping network ShopRunner has had a big week.

Investments 51

Investments Retail eCommerce Accounting 51

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Since 1992, when eCommerce was still in its infancy, online retailers have not had to collect sales tax. In fact, the 75 largest online retail marketplaces in the world were responsible for nearly half of all global eCommerce sales in 2017. States can now tax sales by companies that do not have a physical presence within the state.

Sales 51

Sales eCommerce Compliance Economics 51

PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2018

As Chinese eCommerce continues to grow, the race to build warehouses and site them to support quick, efficient deliveries is heating up in that country. Amazon accounts for a decent chunk of that U.S. Major eCommerce players in China have tried to have a more direct role in logistics and delivery, but there have been stumbles.

eCommerce 41

eCommerce Construction Transportation Investments 41

PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2020

Yann Ranchere , partner at Anthemis Venture Investing Group, joined Karen Webster for the latest episode of This Week In Payments to talk about all of the latest developments. As a result, many firms have remained as sort of the entry-level checking-account substitute that they began as, he said. Digital First’ Takes Center Stage.

eCommerce 56

eCommerce Banking Valuation Sales 56

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Account takeovers are becoming bigger business for criminals — or, at least, the business of preventing account takeovers in the digital retail and payments realm is becoming an increasing focus of companies and security experts. Account Takeover Growth. The new capital will help fuel hiring and other growth, the company said.

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Accounting Retail eCommerce Securities 47

PYMNTS

MAY 14, 2018

Paytm , the Indian-based digital payments company, is gearing up to invest Rs 5,000 crore during the next three years as it aims to expand the services provided via its mobile platform. BGR, citing Paytm, said the company is investing to enhance its bank transfers and other payment options.

Investments 40

Investments Banking Education eCommerce 40

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2020

In today’s top news, Visa is acquiring Latin America's YellowPepper, and Amazon is opening a new eCommerce site in Sweden. Visa has inked an agreement to acquire YellowPepper, which works with startups in the Caribbean and Latin America, building on a strategic partnership made in 2018 when Visa first invested in the company.

eCommerce 42

eCommerce B2B Startups Retail 42

PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2020

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has invested $200 million in the Swedish FinTech unicorn Klarna , the buy now, pay later service for shoppers, both companies announced on Thursday (Jan. CBA gave Klarna an initial investment of $100 million in August. The total investment raises the bank’s shareholding in Klarna to 5.5

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Investments Valuation Advertising Banking 60

PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2019

QSRs that keep up with the digital curve — via not only wise investments, but buy-ins from franchise owners, and proper focus on back-end tasks such as security — stand to make significant revenue gains. Investment Risk. In fact, missteps in digital fraud prevention can, as Stuppy said, “put the entire digital investment at risk.”

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Investments Education Securities Retail 57

PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2020

While the enterprise resource planning (ERP) system is often viewed as the hub of key back-office processes, from accounting to inventory management, the technology has historically been out of reach for small businesses with limited resources. The Logistics-Accounting Connection. Surging Volumes.

Finance 87

Finance eCommerce SAP Accounting 87

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Alibaba is leading the movement for elder-friendly eCommerce. This week, it announced a version of its Taobao shopping app that specifically caters to this demographic, with a larger interface and the ability to link to a relative’s account so that the user’s children can help view and pay for products if needed.

eCommerce 47

eCommerce Investments Numbers Accounting 47

PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

Latin American eCommerce giant MercadoLibre has sold $1.1 Founded in 1999, based in Argentina and registered in the United States, MercadoLibre is an eCommerce platform and digital payment solution that operates across Latin America. billion in bonds to expand its fleet of electric-powered delivery vehicles.

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Sales eCommerce Investments Accounting 82

PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2020

Consumers want to invest in high-end items and home improvement projects to enhance their surroundings even amid economic concerns. 85%: Proportion of retail sales that stores accounted for as of 2019. This desire has led to increasing interest in buy now, pay later (BNPL) options for shoppers and merchants. All this, Today in Data.

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Retail eCommerce Economics Sales 52

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

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PYMNTS

MARCH 31, 2020

and China –accounted for 82 percent of global sales, down by 2 percent year on year. Sotheby’s has invested heavily in technology to ensure that we have the very best digital tools in the marketplace – including our proprietary online sale platform – which we are using to benefit and support our clients.”.

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Marketing eCommerce Concentration Sales 60

PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2017

For eCommerce businesses, income and expenses are closely linked. Pitney Bowes provides logistics, shipping and financial services for eCommerce industries, many of which overlap with each other. it can support enhanced cash flow management for the eCommerce businesses with which it works.

eCommerce 49

eCommerce Finance Education Investments 49

PYMNTS

AUGUST 30, 2018

Berkshire and the Paytm investment may be just a sign of the times. The eCommerce war in India is heating up, with a number of marquee names pushing into the space with enormous potential, marked by the continuing embrace of the internet and readiness to render payments over mobile devices.

eCommerce 40

eCommerce Banking Investments Numbers 40

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

B2B FinTech enjoyed more time in the spotlight with investors this week as companies around the globe — ranging from eProcurement to small- and medium-sized business (SMB) accounting to supply chain management startups — secured fresh funding to support growth. SMB Accounting. B2B eCommerce. B2B payments. ScaleFactor.

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Investments Finance B2B Startups 40