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BigCommerce Increases IPO Pricing Window To $21-$23 Per Share

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Online shopping technology provider BigCommerce Holdings is increasing its potential pricing and appended insider selling as it plans to go public, according to reports. BigCommerce Holdings, which was started in 2003 and is based in Austin, Texas, registered $120 million in revenue for the 12-month period that concluded on March 31.

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MercadoLibre: The ‘Amazon Of Latin America’ Spreads Its Wings

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One difference is the use of debit cards online. For example, in Brazil, it’s very hard to use debit cards online, as most issuers don’t let consumers perform online credit card transactions. It launched as the eCommerce industry took off in 2003, and has seen a surge in usage with the pandemic.

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KKR To Acquire German Digital Payments Firm Heidelpay

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AnaCap had the upper hand against rival Nordic Capital and EQT from Sweden. Founded in 2003, Heidelpay enables its clients to accept online and mobile payments and is used by more than 30,000 merchants, including companies such as L’Oréal.

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eBay Snags Former Amazon Alexa Executive

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Online platform eBay announced it has tapped Peter Thompson, former vice president of Amazon’s Alexa Voice Services, as its new senior vice president and chief product officer. The firm outlined a strategy that focuses on technology, payments intermediation and capital allocation.

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Got $25 Million? Six Payments Execs Share Their Post-Pandemic Startup Ideas

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But capital brings those concepts to life. And venture capital funding is up in the third quarter versus a year ago, although first round and seed funding activity has lagged, and investors seem to be interested in keeping their powder dry for relatively well-established companies. That’s the highest level since 2004.

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Grab Reportedly Considered Acquiring 2C2P Pte

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The Singapore-based payments startup opted to raise more capital to grow independently as a company instead. Aung Kyaw Moe, who is a computer programmer and was born in Myanmar, started the company in 2003 in Bangkok. 2C2P and Grab representatives did not offer a comment per the report.

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American Dream Mega Mall Opens In Mega eCommerce Era

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Even with the mall under pressure due to the rise of online shopping, the American Dream’s first phase will come to life on Friday (Oct. The American Dream Meadowlands mall project, first known as Xanadu, was initiated in 2003, although a lot has changed since then — including the rise in eCommerce. . Mills Corp.,