Why We Love SMS-Payments
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.
April 13, 2025
Stripe
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
February 2, 2025
MoonPay Acquires Helio
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
January 19, 2025
Zaelab Acquires Trellis
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
November 10, 2024
PayPal Partners with Shopify to Power a Portion of Shopify Payments in the U.S.
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
September 15, 2024
Teal Announces $8M Seed Investment to Drive Next-Gen Accounting Products for Vertical SaaS
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
May 26, 2024
Shopify has Acqui-hired AI-driven Analytics Startup Peel Insights
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
May 12, 2024
Amazon, Shopify Strike Deal to Open Amazon Logistics to Sellers
Amazon and Shopify have announced a partnership (commercial truce) that allows Shopify’s e-commerce tool users to access Amazon’s logistics network, including the “Buy with Prime
September 3, 2023
Shopify Offloads Logistics Business to Flexport
Shopify, the multinational e-commerce giant, announced it is selling its logistics division to Flexport, a leading US-based provider of supply chain technologies. In accordance with
May 6, 2023