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Reshop, the platform redefining refunds for consumers and merchants, announced the appointment of Anthony Eisen as Chief Executive Officer. In addition, Reshop announced a $17 million fundraise, with leading investments from Matrix Partners, Sound Ventures (venture-capital firm co-founded by Ashton Kutcher and Guy Oseary), Woodson Capital, and Touch Ventures.

Easyship and Sendle Expand Partnership to Make Low-Cost, Sustainable Shipping More Accessible for Small and Medium-sized Businesses Across the US and Canada

Food ordering business Ordermentum, whose digital system is used by 40,000 pubs, clubs and cafes, has raised $16 million in fresh capital to drive growth as value-seeking diners head to pubs rather than higher-end restaurants.

Since we started, Sendle’s always brought quick, reliable, and affordable shipping to small businesses in America. Well, we’ve made our shipping even swifter. Now, get your goods delivered in 3 days or less, guaranteed.

International Schools Partnership collaborates with Postpay to deliver secure, easy, and flexible payment options for parents

Preezie has been selected to be part of the highly prestigious LaunchVic 30X30 program. This program is specifically designed to support ambitious scaleups in Victoria to achieve unicorn status by 2030.

Cuscal and Basiq have entered into a binding agreement under which Cuscal will acquire a controlling interest in Basiq, subject to customary conditions.

Breef, a platform that allows brands to manage and service marketing agency projects, today announced that it raised $16 million in a Series A round led by Greycroft with participation from Touch Ventures.

Julie Stevanja and Sali Sasi founded Stylerunner in 2012, in response to the booming athleisure trend.

Sendle, the first shipping carrier specifically designed to serve the needs of small ecommerce businesses, has launched in Canada, promising the end of the era of expensive parcel delivery in the country.

UAE-based buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform Postpay has launched an express payment service to provide a fast and seamless payment solution.

Refundid, a fintech start-up that provides instant refunds for online purchases, has closed a $12 million funding round.

Postpay and Tap Payments partner to offer ‘Buy Now Pay Later’ to boost revenue and increase flexibility for businesses

Women’s shopping app Her Black Book, founded by the sisters who started popular online aggregator Stylerunner, has raised $1.6 million.

The strategic partnership will support Postpay on several fronts, including transaction banking, debt funding and e-commerce solutions

Small businesses that use Sendle for their parcels now have access to a new returns service from the delivery provider.

Online shopping experience platform preezie has raised $5.5 million in a Series A.
The round was led by ASX-listed, Afterpay-backed Touch Ventures and Steve Baxter’s investment syndicate, TEN13.

Preezie will allocate the cash to team and product growth as well as international expansion.

Payment giant Visa has made a strategic investment in Basiq – a Sydney-based start-up that captures bank data for fintechs – in a move that points to payments and broader data sources being combined to improve digital services across the economy.

Afterpay-backed Touch Ventures has poured money into a previously closed funding round at Sydney-based fintech start-up Till Payments, which takes it to $125 million, as it looks to expand its operations in Europe.

Instant-refunds startup Refundid has secured $3 million in equity and debt funding just six months after launching, as it gears up to eliminate a lingering point of friction in e-commerce.

The round was led by AP Ventures, the venture capital fund backed by Aussie buy-now, pay-later giant Afterpay. E-commerce veteran Paul Greenberg, who also founded the National Online Retailers Association, also invested and will join Refundid’s advisory board.