E-Commerce

Presto, a provider of payment tablets for the restaurant industry, said it will go public through a merger with Ventoux CCM Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company. The deal values the combined company at an estimated $1 billion. Presto, whose clients include major brands like Applebee’s and Outback Steakhouse, …

Processor Nuvei Corp. announced it handled $21.6 billion in volume in the third quarter, up 88% year-over-year, with e-commerce accounting for 83% of that total. Revenue grew 96% to $183.9 million. Nuvei completed its initial public offering last month and trades on the Nasdaq.Global business-to-business and business-to-consumer e-commerce volume will hit $6 trillion next year, …

PayPal Holdings Inc. announced late Monday U.S. users of its Venmo wallet will be able to use Venmo on Amazon.com Inc.’s massive marketplace and on the Amazon shopping app in the U.S. market, starting in 2022. The news comes as the latest development in a long effort PayPal has engaged …

U.S. Bank said it added its Request for Payment services to its U.S. Bank eBill Service, enabling the bank’s commercial clients access to an integrated bill delivery and payment platform. The Request for Payment component enables consumers to choose to have their bills delivered directly to them through the bank’s Web …

Payments company Tidal Commerce said it will acquire Merchant Bancard Processing, a merchant-services company. Terms were not disclosed.Gift card and loyalty provider Factor4 LLC announced an integration with Valor Paytech, a gateway and point-of-sale terminal provider.BNPL provider Zip Co. Ltd. found in its “Holidays Unzipped: 20201 Holiday Spending Report” that nearly 51% of U.S. consumers intend …

In the face of an ongoing pandemic, Square Inc. late Thursday reported a record quarter for gross processing volume and made it plain its strategic priorities are to move upmarket to larger merchants and to expand the user base for its consumer product, Cash App. Recent moves include Square Invoices …

Zip Co. Ltd. launched the Zip Card, a physical card to complement its virtual card in the highly competitive buy now, pay later arena. The new card, to be issued by WebBank, a Salt Lake City-based industrial bank that works with brands like Dell Financial Services, CAN Capital, Klarna, Fingerhut, …

Top executives with FIS Inc. spent a good deal of time Thursday morning countering what they said is a “bear case” that has developed among at least some investors and observers of the company. “The bear case is that FIS is standing still and not able to compete. This is …

Payments provider Lightspeed Commerce Inc. reported revenue for its quarter ended Sept. 30 of $133.2 million, up 193% year over year. The number includes contributions from recent acquisitions, including NuOrder, Vend, Upserve, and ShopKeep.FreedomPay Inc. said restaurant chain Shake Shack will use its Touchless Commerce service at more than 200 locations. This will …

Payments provider EVO Payments Inc. reported third-quarter revenue of $135 million, a 15.4% increase from the same quarter in 2020. Fifty-nine percent, or $79.4 million, of its revenue came from the Americas and the remainder, $55.6 million, from EVO’s European business. Net income of $7.1 million for the quarter was down 51.4% …