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September 23, 2025

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September 16, 2025

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Fortis and BigCommerce Announce Payments Partnership to Simplify Checkout and Accelerate Business Growth

PR Newswire

"Fortis announced a strategic partnership with BigCommerce built to help brands, retailers, manufacturers, and merchants of all sizes grow and innovate without compromise. Through this integration, BigCommerce customers—including mid-market B2B sellers, distributors, service-based businesses, and developers—gain access to Fortis' embedded payments technology. The solution enables real-time transactions, simplified reconciliation, and next-day funding, while eliminating third-party gateways and fragmented systems."

August 1, 2025

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Fortis Purchases B2B Payments Firm Serve First Solutions

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"Fortis, a company that specialises in embedded payment technology, has acquired B2B payments firm Serve First Solutions. Serve First Solutions, as detailed on its website, provides an array of payment services, including processing for B2B cards, retail point of sale systems, e-commerce, and mobile payment solutions."

June 23, 2023

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Fortis Expands Into Canada, Enhances Capabilities for Marketplaces and Software Platforms, and Acquires SmartPay

PR Newswire

"Fortis, a payment and commerce technology leader for software providers, marketplaces, and scaling businesses, today announced that the company now offers its solutions in Canada, its first expansion outside the United States. Fortis also announced the acquisition of embedded payments provider SmartPay and rolled out enhanced funding and settlement capabilities to meet rising demands from marketplaces and software platforms."

May 18, 2023

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Fortis Expands Strategic Partnership With Sage To Provide Superior ERP Experience With Integrated Payments

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"Fortis, a payment and commerce technology leader for software providers, marketplaces and scaling businesses, today announced it is a new recommended payments partner of Sage, the leader in accounting, financial, HR, and payroll technology for small and mid-sized businesses.  The comprehensive Fortis solution is now fully integrated into various Sage enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and products, making it easier for businesses to get paid and track payments in real time."

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