“i2c Inc. , a leading provider of digital payment and banking technology, today announced its partnership with PingPong , Hangzhou, China-based fintech unicorn providing business owners with modern, cross-border e-commerce payment solutions. Leveraging i2c’s agile SaaS platform, PingPong will expand its existing commercial credit offering to new regions, specifically Hong Kong SAR and Europe. The product allows merchants to access instant payouts, as well as transaction fees as low as 1%, versus the 5% fees that have been historically charged to these international merchants.”

“Several startups have been racing to sell software known as one-click checkout to retailers such as The Honest Company and Forever 21 to speed up how their customers pay for products online. But Fast, the only startup in the field backed by payments provider Stripe, has been slow to grow its business and is far behind rivals.”

“Wix .com Ltd. (Nasdaq: WIX ), a leading global SaaS platform to create, manage and grow an online presence, today announced a partnership with DoorDash Drive , DoorDash’s white-label fulfillment platform that powers direct delivery for any business, to integrate with Wix Restaurants. The integration provides restaurant owners using Wix Restaurants access to an expansive delivery fleet.”

“BigCommerce releases Multi-Storefront, a new feature that enables enterprise merchants to create and manage multiple storefronts within a single BigCommerce store. This will help drive growth while reducing operational costs and complexity.”

“We’re thrilled to announce that we’re partnering with Mazda Motor Europe to provide effortless payments for their new marketplace platform. We have signed a multi-year agreement that will help the automotive firm deliver a seamless digital and ecommerce experience for its customers that offers effortless, convenient, and frictionless payments.”

“UK shoppers will now face more security checks when making an online purchase under new customer protection rules.    From March 14, 2022, ecommerce shoppers will face mandatory multi-factor authentication in an attempt to cut down on fraud and online crime, making sure consumers don’t get scammed.   The changes, which will also apply to face-to-face shopping, will make completing a purchase a little bit longer and slightly more fiddly, but it’s nothing to be concerned about – here’s all you need to know.”

“BigCommerce (Nasdaq: BIGC), a leading Open SaaS ecommerce platform for fast-growing and established brands, today announced, in strategic partnership with Bolt , a leading checkout and shopper network company, to now offer a brand new way for small-, medium-, and enterprise-sized BigCommerce merchants to set up Bolt One-Click Checkout in a self-serve manner within minutes.”

“TrueCar, Inc. , (NASDAQ: TRUE ), the easiest, most efficient and transparent online destination for buying and selling new and used vehicles, is debuting TrueCar+, its online car buying platform. Using TrueCar+, consumers will be able to explore, confirm and complete their car purchase with a dealer, and arrange financing and delivery from the convenience of home. They will also have the option of completing any portion of the transaction at a TrueCar Certified Dealer, based on their shopping preference.”

“Mollie , one of the fastest growing payment service providers in Europe, today shared initial findings from a survey examining the state of the UK ecommerce sector, through the lens of small and medium-sized (SME) merchants. The assessment of the 500-strong representative cohort reveals a lack of proactive advice and support from Payments Service Providers (PSPs) but also a fear of switching.”

“Shopify Inc. plunged 17% in Toronto, the most ever, after giving a weaker outlook for growth this year, as online spending resets and consumers face higher inflation.  “The Covid-triggered acceleration of ecommerce that spilled into the first half of 2021 in the form of lockdowns and government stimulus will be absent from 2022,” the Canadian e-commerce firm said in a statement on Wednesday. “There is caution around inflation and consumer spend near term, for the full year.””

“Spreedly, the provider of the leading Payment Orchestration platform, today announced that it is now able to offer even more local payments methods as part of its partnership with Stripe. An effective payments strategy is built on working with the right payment partners – and offering the right payment methods. For many merchants and merchant aggregators, this includes offering customers any number of local payment methods to help reach more customers, lower transaction costs, and improve conversion rates. Payments Orchestration provides the flexibility to transact with any number of preferred gateways and payment services and allows organizations to easily add to, remove or test new options over time.”

“Zimbabwe and Nigeria are the latest African countries to lay out plans for the collection of taxes from e-commerce and digital companies such as Netflix, Google, YouTube, and Amazon. This comes after a much criticized push by African governments to tax digital payments and mobile money usage as cash strapped governments seek to broaden revenue collection during the pandemic.”

“Digital River , an experienced global commerce enabler for established and fast-growing brands, today announced its new Drop-in Checkout offering, which allows brands to quickly accept payments and ensure global compliance without extensive investment in development and resources. This new offering gives brands a streamlined solution for payment deployment, reducing the time, upfront costs, and technical work typically required for brands to launch or expand their global ecommerce operations.”

“Ford Motor Company and Stripe have signed a five-year agreement to scale the automaker’s e-commerce capabilities faster and to deliver an always-on experience for Ford and Lincoln customers…Together, Stripe and Ford will grow the online payments infrastructure serving customers and dealers in markets across North America and Europe. Their work will deliver enhanced, reliable online commerce experiences for users, dealers and the company. Stripe also will enable Ford Pro FinSimple solutions for commercial customers.”

“Nuvei Corporation (“Nuvei” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: NVEI) (TSX: NVEI), the global payment technology partner of thriving brands, today announced a partnership with Wix (Nasdaq: WIX), a leading global SaaS platform to create, manage and grow an online presence to facilitate payment processing for Wix merchants in North America. This integration will deliver fast, seamless and secure payment processing for Wix merchants and their customers across all industries, including those with higher margins or more complex regulatory requirements.”

“The market for selling used cars online has exploded during the pandemic. Now, General Motors Co. wants to help its dealers secure a bigger piece. The Detroit auto maker is launching a new website called CarBravo that will help U.S.-based GM dealers market and sell used cars online, competing directly with Carvana Co. and other retailers that have embraced virtual sales in the past couple of years.”

“A team at Google is today launching a new service called Qaya , which will allow creators to easily set up new web storefronts where they can sell their products and services directly to their audiences. The project is the latest to emerge from Google’s in-house project incubator, Area 120, which was recently a part of a broader reorganization at the company that elevated its status after many of its earlier projects exited to different parts of Google, including its Cloud, Search, Shopping and Commerce divisions.”

“PayU , the fintech and e-payments business of Prosus , has today announced that its patent for technology, which will improve payments routing and approval, has been accepted. As disruptors in the payments space, the multi-payment processor optimisation concept was first developed by Zooz, which applied for the patent with the United States Patent and Trademark Office in 2015. As Zooz was acquired by PayU in 2018, the patent stipulates that PayU owns the rights to this technology, which simplifies the end-user experience and optimises each transaction on PayU’s payments hub.”

“Flutterwave , Africa’s leading payments technology company, is pleased to announce the launch of its new e-commerce service, Flutterwave Market – an extension of its Flutterwave Store service – that will bring together a collection of merchant stores in one place. Flutterwave Market brings e-commerce a step closer to the brand’s merchants and their customers. The aim of the new Flutterwave Market is to help merchants reach new customers and ultimately increase sales and revenue. This will not only make it easier for customers to shop from a range of Flutterwave Store merchants, but will also enable customers to seamlessly shop across a variety of products from different businesses at their convenience.”

“Amazon.com Inc. will stop accepting purchases made with Visa Inc. credit cards issued in the U.K. starting next year, the latest escalation by the online retailer in its push against transaction fees charged by payment networks. Amazon users were told of the changes this week. After making purchases they received a notification from the company saying that from Jan. 19, 2022 “we will no longer accept Visa credit cards issued in the U.K.” due to the high fees charged to process transactions.”