


Juniper Research: eCommerce Payment Transactions to Exceed $7.5 Trillion Globally by 2026, as Omnichannel Retail Momentum Accelerates
BASINGSTOKE, England–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A new study from Juniper Research has found that the value of global eCommerce payment transactions will exceed $7.5 trillion by 2026, from $4.9 trillion in 2021. This growth rate of 55% over the next five years will be...
Headless Commerce Firm Bolt Raises $355M
If you work for a company called Bolt, it’s been a pretty good week. On Tuesday, we reported that the Estonia-based super app Bolt had wrapped its biggest funding round to date, taking in $714 million and raising the firm’s valuation to $8.4 billion. Read more:...
Grocers Aim to Escape Reliance on Third Parties
Across food and beverage businesses, the role of the aggregator is shifting. Going into the new year, merchants are looking to take control of their digital presences, scaling back their reliance on third parties in favor of more profitable direct purchasing channels....
Bolt Acquires Tipser to Drive Remote Checkout
Shopper network startup Bolt closed a deal to acquire embedded commerce platform Tipser for undisclosed terms. The acquisition, Bolt’s first, will drive both firms’ shared goal of facilitating immediate checkout at the point of discovery. “Tipser and Bolt share the...