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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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JANUARY 30, 2020

As investors monitor the impact of Amazon ’s one-day delivery investments on profit, the eCommerce retailer is set to report its Q4 earnings. The eCommerce retailer said in its last earnings report it would spend $1.5 Amazon, however, assuaged those worries in December when it noted that shoppers bought items at “record” levels.

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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. Chronicled.

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OCTOBER 16, 2020

Going straight to the heart of the matter, PYMNTS’ October Digital Identity Tracker® , done in collaboration with Jumio , states that “consumers’ growing digital habits are prompting many digital identity solution providers to view verification as part of the consumer engagement process as well as a means to ensure security and privacy.”.

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OCTOBER 23, 2017

Oh, and security, too – but not at the expense of that frictionless user experience. Although some customers ( millennials : cough, cough) may value convenience above all else, that youthful sense of fiscal invincibility does not extend to their elders, who place a higher premium on transaction security. What do consumers want?

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FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Chinese upstart eCommerce site Pinduoduo (PDD) is raising more than $1 billion to help compete with Chinese giants like Alibaba and JD.com, according to reports. The company puts a twist on the traditional eCommerce playbook by offering a social aspect – shoppers who team up with friends or family can get discounts by making group orders.

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MARCH 31, 2020

FinTech firm MatchMove has struck a deal to acquire a “strategic stake” in eCommerce solutions company Shopmatic, according to reports. According to its website, MatchMove is “building a world-class fintech platform to enable fast, secure and regulated money-moving experiences for the end-users of our clients and partners.”

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Instead, a dialogue with Lopez, head of Retail Ecommerce Ventures (REV), spans multitudes of topics, from neuroscience to movies to books to chess and, yes, retail. He has secured a distribution channel into the mainstream market for many retail brands, and will do so for many more in the future. But that's not the case. It paid $3.6

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NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Silicon Valley global eCommerce unicorn Wish has filed for a $1 billion initial public offering (IPO) on Nasdaq, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange (SEC) filing on Friday (Nov. Wish is the third-biggest eCommerce marketplace in the U.S. Goldman Sachs, J.P. billion in revenues from January to September.

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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. False Positives and Data Security.

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JUNE 26, 2019

Consumers want the immediacy of brick-and-mortar shopping without sacrificing eCommerce convenience. In India, meanwhile, eCommerce-focused fashion company Myntra followed a different automated retail model, and opened a new cashierless store, selling items from its Roadster outdoor lifestyle brand. Get the full story in the Tracker.

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APRIL 8, 2019

Fraud is becoming an increasingly more common problem in the eCommerce sector, and is estimated to cost merchants about $130 billion over the next five years. “At We know that a great shopping experience is the key to consistent and sustainable growth, so we built the ultimate frictionless eCommerce fraud prevention solution.”.

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JUNE 10, 2019

According to a report , the Chinese startup PingPong, a FinTech company, will invest €100 million ($113 million) in Luxembourg. Seen as one of the standard bearers of China’s thriving eCommerce space, PingPong also has the backing of CICC, one of China’s biggest investment banks. billion investment in Europe. “We

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JUNE 10, 2020

Indonesian wholesale eCommerce market Ula has announced that it has secured $10.5 Ula, launched in January this year, aims to help small store owners boost their income through its multi-category wholesale eCommerce platform, along with perks such as a large products list, prices, doorstep delivery and pay later options.

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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.

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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. Australia’s ANZ Bank led a $1.56

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OCTOBER 2, 2020

Different layers of security are involved on the user’s side, including taking a selfie and scanning one’s identification. Our role is to secure trust in money. European Central Bank Outlines Use Cases For Digital Euro. Europe should be ready to embrace a digital Euro so residents can access funds in the changing retail landscape.

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OCTOBER 16, 2019

will reportedly invest over $718 million (3 billion reais) in Brazil next year. The Latin American eCommerce pioneer intends to invest more in its payments and financial services unit as it seeks partnerships and opens additional distribution centers to further slash delivery times, Bloomberg reported.

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OCTOBER 15, 2018

Recent reports indicate an uptick in fraudsters targeting large FIs, and headlines surrounding security breaches and cyberattacks fill the news on a near-daily basis. Visa and Mastercard designed the 3DS protocols and provide them under the names Verified by Visa and Mastercard Secure Code. Others point out that while 3DS 2.0

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Walmart is keen to get a strong brand backing its eCommerce business, while Tata Group wants a global name and an established player in the online space,” a source told Mint. If the deal is signed, it would represent India’s largest retail space ever, eclipsing Walmart’s 2018 purchase of a 66 percent stake in Flipkart for $16 billion. .

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NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Ultrasonic data firm LISNR is getting a strategic investment from Visa to speed up expansion of its mobile payments, LISNR announced in a press release on Tuesday (Nov. A customer could verify buy online, pick up in-store orders and open smart lockers to retrieve eCommerce deliveries.

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JULY 20, 2018

Looking to bolster its international eCommerce presence, eBay has acquired Japanese eCommerce platform Qoo10, according to a regulatory filing. In its 10-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), eBay said it completed the acquisition of Giosis Pte. Brookside Capital and Oak Investment Partners.

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AUGUST 18, 2017

Retailers are retailers, not security experts. Too often, their best efforts can create friction at the point of sale for consumers, which leads to shopping cart abandonment and lost revenue, all while feeding the illusion of “too much security.”. There’s never ‘too much’ security,” Grant said.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2019

Maybe one day, quick-service restaurant ( QSR ) operators will look back upon 2019 as their cramming experience when it comes to digital security and fraud prevention. Investment Risk. In fact, missteps in digital fraud prevention can, as Stuppy said, “put the entire digital investment at risk.” Heck, yeah!”.

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JANUARY 8, 2019

In addition, Pakistan’s Telenor Microfinance Bank unveiled a cross-border remittance service based on Alipay’s blockchain technology, Indonesia’s KinerjaPay notched an investment of $200 million from a construction firm in the region and mobile payments are on the rise in China.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2019

B2B eCommerce firm Udaan recently raised an impressive $585 million, while investors at UGRO Capital and Clix Capital recently raised new funds with plans to focus investments on India’s B2B FinTech ecosystem. India’s B2B FinTech community is also an enticing target for venture capitalists.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 6, 2016

French telecom giant Orange is making a play in the African retail industry with a $85 million investment in Nigerian eCommerce company Africa Internet Group (AIG). Just last month, the company secured $245 million in a funding round. In return, AIG offered an 8 percent equity in the company with access to its network.

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eCommerce Investments Retail Securities 40

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JUNE 11, 2018

Chinese eCommerce conglomerate JD.com is reportedly considering an investment in B2B logistics player Shadowfax , according to Entrackr reports Friday (June 8). Shadowfax, based in India, secured a modest $300,000 in 2015 led by Snapdeal and other backers. venture capital firms for the Series C round, reports noted.

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DECEMBER 14, 2017

Byrne said he’s looking at selling the home goods eCommerce unit to a traditional retailer, a strategic investor — “probably a guy out of Asia” who could invest in the business — or it could go private with a private equity company. We think we can change the world for 5 billion people,” he said. percent stake in the company.

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eCommerce Investments Retail Securities 51

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NOVEMBER 8, 2020

eCommerce giant in a New Delhi court, Reuters reported. The whole controversy has likely damaged Amazon's ties with Ambani, who is Asia's richest man, and the Reliance group, fast spreading in the region as a leader in eCommerce. Future Retail is attempting to prevent partner Amazon from meddling further in its $3.4

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NOVEMBER 27, 2020

It was a slow week for B2B FinTech venture capital investments, though the industry still managed to pull more than $46.8 The company secured the funding from Hong Kong-based EmergeVest, reports said, while other angel investors also participated. New funding for Singapore-based B2B eCommerce platform SourceSage amounted to a $2.2

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AUGUST 3, 2016

That’s been the mission statement of New York’s Shoppable since it launched in 2011, and a recent round of financing should keep the gears of eCommerce greases for quite some time to come. In an interview with TechCrunch , Shoppable CEO Heather Marie announced that her company had secured $3.5

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Fusebill revealed a $6 million investment round led by ScaleUp Ventures and Langdell Investments, reports said. In addition to the new funding, the company said that Thexton, along with Pratik Budhdev, principal at Langdell Investments, will join Fuesbill’s board of directors.

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MAY 13, 2016

Businesses across the globe operating in the blockchain, eCommerce-as-a-Service and alternative lending spaces (to name a few) all secured funding. But the segment of B2B FinTech that secured the largest backing — $50 million — is one you’ll never guess. In its latest funding round, Fluent secured $1.65 Blockchain .

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JANUARY 22, 2019

Maybe one day, quick-service restaurant ( QSR ) operators will look back upon 2019 as their cramming experience when it comes to digital security and fraud prevention. Investment Risk. In fact, missteps in digital fraud prevention can, as Stuppy said, “put the entire digital investment at risk.” Heck, yeah!”.

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Investments Education Securities Retail 43

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NOVEMBER 7, 2018

The Chinese eCommerce retailer is working with both the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) for the joint lab, which will look into efficiency issues and scalability when it comes to the blockchain. The company is also looking to expand overseas.

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JANUARY 20, 2021

The Chinese eCommerce services startup WeTrade Group is looking to raise about $121 million in its transfer from the OTC board to Nasdaq, according to the S-1 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). A change is underway regarding global online shoppers and users’ interactions with Chinese eCommerce platforms.

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