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We have some new things to tell you about. When PaymentFacilitator.com launched nearly six years ago, the payments industry was a very different place. The idea of embedding payments into other business solutions – making it way easier for small businesses to accept digital payments – was pretty new and not well-known. A lot of…
Read MoreLightspeed to Acquire Ecwid and NuORDER
Commerce platform Lightspeed said this week that it plans to acquire two companies, Ecwid and NuORDER. The acquisitions will help its merchant customers sell online and manage their supply chains.
Read MorePhreesia Reports 45% Revenue Growth; Court Gives a Win to OCC Fintech Charter: News Roundup
PaymentFacilitator’s News Roundup is a curated mix of the past week’s news and articles from around the web, including company announcements, global payments news, and other coverage and analysis of topics relevant to payment facilitators.
Read MoreGoogle Continues Ecommerce Focus with Square, Shopify Partnerships
Tech giant Google is continuing a flurry of ecommerce-related deals, most recently announcing partnerships with both Square and Shopify.
Read MoreStripe Introduces Payment Links, Enabling Quick and Easy Online Payment Acceptance
Stripe has launched what it’s calling Payment Links, a way for businesses to quickly create a payment page and share a link to it with their customers.
Read MorePaytm Planning IPO; Adyen Expanding to UAE: News Roundup
PaymentFacilitator’s News Roundup is a curated mix of the past week’s news and articles from around the web, including company announcements, global payments news, and other coverage and analysis of topics relevant to payment facilitators.
Read MoreState Regulators Seek Comments on Proposal for Uniform Nationwide MSB License Requirements
The Conference of State Bank Supervisors is asking for public comment on new proposed nationwide licensing requirements for money service businesses, including money transmitters.
Read MoreSquare and Plaid Partner for ACH Payments
Plaid recently announced that it is working with Square to help U.S. businesses process ACH payments – debiting payment directly from customers’ bank accounts – without having to hold sensitive bank information.
Read MoreSpotOn Raises $125 Million; FortisPay Acquiring EpicPay: News Roundup
PaymentFacilitator’s News Roundup is a curated mix of the past week’s news and articles from around the web, including company announcements, global payments news, and other coverage and analysis of topics relevant to payment facilitators.
Read MoreGoogle Expands Partnership with Shopify as Part of “Mission to Democratize E-Commerce”
Google is expanding its partnership with Shopify, offering a new feature that will enable Shopify’s merchants to highlight products across Google properties.
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