PayPal has launched Ads Manager, a new platform that enables merchants—especially small and mid-sized businesses—to run and monetize their own retail media networks using PayPal’s
Parafin, a leading embedded finance infrastructure provider, has secured up to $360 million through a forward-flow agreement with Cross River Bank, marking its first off-balance
We are revisiting an important payments industry subject previously covered by The Wall Street Journal on June 13th, 2025: the possibility of large, qualified businesses,
Artificial intelligence burst into the business world on January 23, 2023, when Microsoft announced a $10 billion investment in OpenAI, the parent company of ChatGPT.
This is the third installment of our AI – Payments, Commerce & Markets series, expertly constructed by Wellesley Hills Financial Executive Advisor Wayne Johnson III.
Amazon’s $1B Industrial Innovation Fund has backed Cambridge Terahertz, a startup developing compact 3D imaging technology to combat return fraud by allowing for visual inspection
Amazon has exercised its option to acquire a 3.95% equity stake in Egyptian specialty finance fintech Valu, following its initial 2022 investment in EFG Holding’s
Target is accelerating investment in its third-party e-commerce marketplace, Target Plus, which saw over 20% year-over-year GMV growth, and aims to reach $5 billion in
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