Loop news and trends

Loop Raises $4.7 Million for Small Business Money Movement Service
Investments // September 17, 2024

Loop raised $6.4 million CAD ($4.7 million) to expand its financial management platform for small businesses. The funding comes on top of a $4 million CAD ($2.9 million) round in 2022, according to a Tuesday (Sept. 17) press release. “Modern companies are built to operate...

Businesses Can Navigate Returns Fraud Without Alienating Consumers, Loop CEO Says
Security & Fraud // August 23, 2024

Returns fraud and policy abuse have surged to unprecedented levels, with U.S. merchants losing an estimated $101 billion in 2023 due to these issues. In an interview with PYMNTS, Hannah Bravo, CEO of Loop, offers a detailed analysis of these growing challenges and how businesses...

Loop and ReBound Team for Simplified Retail Returns
Retail // July 16, 2024

Returns technology providers Loop and ReBound say they are joining forces. The collaboration, announced Tuesday (July 16), lets retailers using the Loop platform access ReBound’s omnichannel returns management services. The integration allows Loop users to use ReBound’s global logistics offering, which includes return shipments, advanced...

Retailers Crack Down on ‘Serial Returners’
eCommerce // June 26, 2024

As retailers grapple with the trillion-dollar returns problem, more merchants are beginning to penalize consumers for sending back items. Take Boozt, a Nordic digital department store operating across Europe. The company shared in a press release Tuesday (June 25) that it has banned 60,000 customers...

Interviews & Exclusives
Loop CEO: Logistics Payments Is Transforming Into a Data Business 

October 18, 2023
Intractable problems are frequently where complexity meets resilience. And while some of the most historically entrenched problems, like those surrounding global logistics payments and supply chain processes, may be opportunities in disguise — that simple fact doesn’t make solving for their long-time snarls any easier.   “If you think of [legacy freight workflows] from a payments […]

Loop CEO Says Returns Experience Now Drives Brand Loyalty

August 01, 2023
It’s nothing new, customers expect a straightforward and no-cost returns process. The option to change their minds about an item or rectify their dissatisfaction without paying extra is considered essential....

CE 100 Index Sheds 1.1% as Affirm, Sezzle Losses Offset FIS Sizzle 

July 10, 2023
The CE 100 Index lost 1.1% in a shortened holiday week, with payments-focused names declining.   Only two segments gained ground through the four trading sessions that ended Friday, as the...

Quick Reads
Loop Debuts Tool to ‘Offset’ the Cost of Returns

September 25, 2024
Loop has debuted a solution to help merchants offset the cost of returns and reverse logistics. Dubbed “Offset,” the solution lets brands offer their customers the chance to pay a small upfront fee during checkout in exchange for free returns later, the company said in a Wednesday (Sept. 25) press release. “With the rising costs of returns […]

Loop Raises $4.7 Million for Small Business Money Movement Service

September 17, 2024
Loop raised $6.4 million CAD ($4.7 million) to expand its financial management platform for small businesses. The funding comes on top of a $4 million CAD ($2.9 million) round in...

Loop and ReBound Team for Simplified Retail Returns

July 16, 2024
Returns technology providers Loop and ReBound say they are joining forces. The collaboration, announced Tuesday (July 16), lets retailers using the Loop platform access ReBound’s omnichannel returns management services. The...

JPMorgan Payments and Loop Team to Monetize Freight Payments

June 18, 2024
J.P. Morgan Payments has launched a partnership with audit/payment platform Loop. The collaboration announced Tuesday (June 18), is designed to “boost working capital with freight payments,” the companies said in a news...