Tempo, a payments-focused blockchain incubated by Stripe and Paradigm, has raised $500 million in Series A funding at a $5 billion valuation, led by Thrive
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,
We continue our tradition of examining companies involved in fintech and payments-related services, including those where such functions are not central to their primary operations.
Stripe is a highly successful and programmer-friendly payment processing platform. Initially, the company facilitated business-to-business (B2B) transactions for larger organizations, but has since expanded into
MoonPay, a leader in crypto payments, has acquired Helio, a Solana-based payment processor supporting over 6,000 merchants and facilitating $1.5 billion in transactions. The acquisition
Zaelab, a leading B2B digital transformation provider, has acquired Trellis, a digital commerce and marketing solutions agency specializing in B2B and Direct-to-Consumer (D2C), and marketplace
PayPal has expanded its strategic partnership with e-commerce giant Shopify in the U.S. by becoming an additional processor for online credit and debit card transactions
Teal, a startup founded by Ian Crosby, former Head of Financial Services at Shopify and CEO of Bench Accounting, has secured $8 million in seed
Shopify has acquired the team from Peel Insights, an e-commerce analytics startup, and is transitioning its CEO Nicolas Grasset to Director of Product. Peel’s tools