Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes The Monetary Authority of Singapore’s requirement to have banks implement stronger customer verification processes in the wake of the cyberattack on SingHealth. In addition, INTL FCStone Ltd.’s Global Payments...
Football season is here, and with it, everyone’s favorite stadium food (and least favorite stadium snack prices). According to The Cheat Sheet, a slice of pizza sees a markup of 69 percent to 75 percent at most sports stadiums. Popcorn is looking at 82 percent...
Like its competitor Square, ShopKeep seems to be stepping closer into its business users’ back offices. On Wednesday (Aug. 29), ShopKeep announced the launch of a small business financing solution, ShopKeep Capital. The merchant cash advance tool is available to the current 24,000 users of...
Can merchants find their way into the end zone, scoring points with customers? In an Innovation Project 2017 fireside chat with PYMNTS’ Karen Webster loaded with sports lingo, First Data CEO Frank Bisignano delved into the ways innovation and partnerships can rack up points with...
April 11, 2017
Can merchants find their way into the end zone, scoring points with customers? In an Innovation Project 2017 fireside chat with PYMNTS’ Karen Webster loaded with sports lingo, First Data CEO Frank Bisignano delved into the ways innovation and partnerships can rack up points with merchants, consumers and even developers who bring them together on platforms.
November 05, 2020
Omnichannel commerce platform Lightspeed is acquiring point-of-sale (POS) firm ShopKeep in a move to advance digital transformation as the pandemic accelerates changes to the buying and selling landscape, according to a press release. Lightspeed will buy ShopKeep for approximately $440 million, satisfied via payment on closing of $145.2 million in cash and the issuance of […]
August 31, 2017
Like its competitor Square, ShopKeep seems to be stepping closer into its business users’ back offices. On Wednesday (Aug. 29), ShopKeep announced the launch of a small business financing solution,...
February 17, 2017
First Data, the commerce-enabling technology company, and ShopKeep, a cloud-based company whose technology transforms an iPad into a cash register, announced on Thursday (Feb. 16) they inked a new partnership...
November 09, 2015
In the great debate over IPOs — has the time to come to market peaked? — one FinTech firm has been watching the landscape even as its rival, Square, will be...
