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Checkout Solution Startup Fast Closes Its Doors
Startups // April 05, 2022

Two years after its launch, online checkout startup Fast is out of business. “After making great strides on our mission of making buying and selling frictionless for everyone, we have made the difficult decision to close our doors,” CEO Domm Holland wrote in an announcement...

Fast Debuts ‘Headless’ Checkout, Allowing Purchases Almost Anywhere
eCommerce // September 29, 2021

Online checkout firm Fast announced the debut of its one-click checkout option, headless checkout, to allow shoppers to buy items virtually from anywhere, including at in-person events, while perusing articles online and on connected TVs, according to a Wednesday (Sept. 29) press release. The checkout...

Fast Debuts ‘Zero Fraud’ Chargeback Solution To Boost Accuracy
Security & Fraud // February 16, 2021

Fast has rolled out a new zero fraud guarantee, which will help every merchant using Fast Checkout be 100 percent guarded against fraudulent chargebacks, a blog post says. The company says it will be offering the service with no cost, as opposed to the 0.4...

Fast Adds Authentication To Extend One-Click Checkout Technology Beyond Amazon
eCommerce // February 12, 2021

From the name of the business to the core use case, San Francisco-based startup Fast knows what it wants to do and does it quickly. “The goal at Fast is to make it as easy as possible for people to buy things online,” Co-Founder and...

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Fast Adds Authentication To Extend One-Click Checkout Technology Beyond Amazon

February 12, 2021
From the name of the business to the core use case, San Francisco-based startup Fast knows what it wants to do and does it quickly. “The goal at Fast is to make it as easy as possible for people to buy things online,” Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer Allison Barr Allen told PYMNTS’ Karen Webster. […]

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Checkout Solution Startup Fast Closes Its Doors

April 05, 2022
Two years after its launch, online checkout startup Fast is out of business. “After making great strides on our mission of making buying and selling frictionless for everyone, we have made the difficult decision to close our doors,” CEO Domm Holland wrote in an announcement posted on the company website Tuesday (April 5). In a […]

Fast Debuts ‘Headless’ Checkout, Allowing Purchases Almost Anywhere

September 29, 2021
Online checkout firm Fast announced the debut of its one-click checkout option, headless checkout, to allow shoppers to buy items virtually from anywhere, including at in-person events, while perusing articles...

Fast Debuts ‘Zero Fraud’ Chargeback Solution To Boost Accuracy

February 16, 2021
Fast has rolled out a new zero fraud guarantee, which will help every merchant using Fast Checkout be 100 percent guarded against fraudulent chargebacks, a blog post says. The company...

Checkout Solution Startup Fast Closes $20M Series A Led By Stripe

March 26, 2020
Login and checkout startup Fast closed a $20 million Series A funding round led by Stripe, Fast said in a statement on Thursday (March 26). Previous investors Index Ventures and...