FE International Blog

Google is to start paying for news content from select publishers as part of a “new news experience”. The program will start in Germany, Brazil, and Australia and will include publications like Der Spiegel and Schwarz Media. Spiegel Group’s Managing Director said, “[The program] will allow us to curate an experience that will bring our award-winning… Read More

Mediavine has changed its requirements for new publishers due to increased demand for its services in the wake of COVID-19. Like many online businesses, Mediavine has seen a surge in activity due to the global lockdown, and this rush of new applicants has caused the company to rethink its entry requirements. The main requirements for new publishers… Read More

Amazon has teamed with Goldman’s Marcus brand to offer credit to small businesses. Amazon had previously considered building its own marketplace for lenders, where lenders could compete over Amazon’s merchants. Instead, Amazon is to work exclusively with Goldman, offering revolving credit lines with fixed annual rates to small businesses. The rates, according to people in… Read More

President Trump has taken aim at social media companies after seeing his tweets flagged with alleged “misinformation” tags this week. The President has said he aims to introduce legislation that will curb the freedoms of social media companies after tweeting that he would shut down Twitter for interfering in an election. Share prices in Twitter… Read More

Shopify has unveiled a host of new finance, retail, and shipping updates for its e-commerce platform at a virtual event dubbed Shopify Reunite. The headline product is Shopify Balance, a business account, debit card and rewards combination that will include a new area found within the Shopify merchant admin workspace. It will allow merchants to… Read More

Data from Adobe’s Digital Economy Index has recorded a 49% jump in U.S. e-commerce activity in April, compared to a pre-coronavirus baseline. Online grocery sales are driving the majority of the increase, with a 110% boost in sales, while other sectors like electronics saw both an increase in sales (+58%) and price inflation for the… Read More

Shopify has introduced Shop, a first-of-its-kind shopping assistant app for customers and merchants alike. Designed to bridge the gaps in online shopping, Shop offers users the ability to easily discover local businesses, receive relevant product recommendations from their favorite brands, check out effortlessly, and track their online orders. The app is an update and rebrand… Read More

This week, Amazon’s AWS announced the launch of its data transfer service, AppFlow. This fully managed service lets customers manage the flow of data between AWS and third-party SaaS applications like Google Analytics, Marketo, Salesforce, ServiceNow, and Slack. With AppFlow, customers can create and automate bidirectional data flows without writing custom integration code. AWS Principal… Read More