The handshake has a long and curious history as far as greetings go. Most historians place the first instance back in the 5th century BCE in Greece, where it was used to demonstrate that one was not carrying a weapon. When used in a commerce context...
Reports say the companies have generally kept quiet about the deal, but eCommerce platform Shopify has officially confirmed its acquisition of B2B eCommerce portal Handshake. TechCrunch said Thursday (May 23) that Shopify provided a short statement, saying “Handshake is now a part of Shopify.” “We...
Payments company Square has made several initiatives in the past to expand its presence in the back-office and B2B payments space. Now, the company is taking a larger step into the market through a collaboration with Handshake. In an announcement Monday (June 18), Square said...
One of the biggest challenges — and biggest opportunities — for B2B FinTech solutions today is integration. It’s one thing to support B2B eCommerce processes for buyers and suppliers using digital, automated solutions; it’s a whole other ball game to enable data from those processes...
August 30, 2023
Businesses are increasingly hoping to get a leg up in the recruitment of new graduates by offering a relatively rare benefit: paying off student loans. According to a report by Bloomberg on Wednesday (Aug. 30), listing for full-time jobs offering student loan repayment has doubled since 2019, based on data from the job site Handshake. […]
March 18, 2016
If investment dollars are any indication, it appears the power of the handshake deal — at least in name — is still alive and well in the tech industry. According to a...
