{"id":4695,"date":"2019-09-11T19:31:54","date_gmt":"2019-09-11T19:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paymentfacilitator.com\/?p=4695"},"modified":"2022-02-24T22:50:58","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T22:50:58","slug":"leading-pfs-stripe-shopify-expand-offerings-with-bets-on-lending-fulfillment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/infinicept.com\/payment-facilitator\/archive\/leading-pfs-stripe-shopify-expand-offerings-with-bets-on-lending-fulfillment\/","title":{"rendered":"Leading PFs Stripe, Shopify Expand Offerings with Bets on Lending, Fulfillment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Enabling small businesses to compete more effectively by integrating payments and other business services within a single platform is a hallmark of the payment facilitator model. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week, leading PFs\u00a0Stripe<\/a> and\u00a0Shopify<\/a> again set out to expand their offerings to give their small business customers the resources they need to be competitive.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stripe has jumped into offering credit with both feet, joining the likes of Square, Paysafe, and\u00a0other payment facilitators who are leveraging their vast treasure troves of customer data to extend credit.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week, the company announced that it is offering corporate cards<\/a>, simplifying business spending for online businesses. The card offers insights and controls that include real-time reporting and integration with business financial software, Stripe said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The card announcement follows quickly on the introduction of Stripe Capital<\/a>. With Stripe Capital, the company said, merchants can avoid a lengthy application process, with funds potentially distributed as soon as the next day. Applications are judged based on the merchant\u2019s history with Stripe, and users repay the loans with a fixed percentage of sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s important to think about financial inclusion not just in terms of consumers, but also in terms of businesses. Businesses, especially small businesses and startups, are the engines for job creation in our economy. It should be trivially simple and lightning fast for them to access the capital they need to smooth their cash flow and invest in their own growth.\u201d Will Gaybrick, Stripe\u2019s chief product officer, said in the announcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Going in a different direction, Shopify announced this week that it has agreed to acquire 6 River Systems, which provides warehouse automation using robots and AI technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShopify is taking on fulfillment the same way we\u2019ve approached other commerce challenges, by bringing together the best technology to help everyone compete,\u201d Tobi L\u00fctke, CEO of Shopify, said in the press release. \u201cWith 6 River Systems, we will bring technology and operational efficiencies to companies of all sizes around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The acquisition represents further investment in the fulfillment capabilities Shopify announced earlier this summer, offering its merchants access to fulfillment centers and inventory management technology through its Shopify Fulfillment Network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShopify is known for having simplified the online shopping experience, and we are now taking this one step further \u2014 making the fulfillment systems and technology that used to be reserved for the largest companies in the world accessible and affordable to every merchant, even those just starting to take off,\u201d the company said in a blog post<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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