It's great to see how the interest for AfterPay Fast Track is already starting to grow - it might just be what we were all waiting for. Like an early Christmas present.
There is an expression in Swedish: “if you are waiting for something good, you can never wait too long”. Many people these days adjust it a little: If you are waiting for something good, you ALWAYS wait too long.
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The finalists for the 2016 edition of the Startupbootcamp FinTech acceleration program in London have now been chosen. The selection of these nine innovative companies marks not only the end of intensive months of scouting and searching, but also the beginning of what I hope to be exciting talks over the coming three months.
Third time around
This is the third year that we are partnering...

Okay, I really think omnichannel is one of the most important trends in retail. So no points for guessing where I spent much of my day at the Kauppa 2016 Breaking Boundaries event in Helsinki last week.
The morning break-out session “Omnichannel: Digitalisation and customer experience” was one of the most interesting, largely thanks to Lasse Kalmi. The Development Director at building...

What makes October so exciting? Big events in every one of our Nordic markets will give us a perfect opportunity to meet you and talk. We would like you to tell us about the challenges and opportunities you see in your business and in your industry in general. And we want to share our insights from both our Nordic and our global operations, with the latest trends and developments that can give you...

After many years on the client side, most recently as Nordic E-commerce Manager at Apollo Travel Group, it feels incredibly exciting to have the chance to work with e-commerce development on the supplier side, as Head of E-Commerce at arvato Financial Solutions Sweden.
There is probably an old vision of online payment that it is boring and difficult - nothing could be more wrong today: a good,...

What is the biggest thing driving us as consumers to shift so much of our shopping online? For me, like for so many others, the biggest is convenience.
Shopping online gives me access to products that aren’t available in the shops down the road. It lets me get prices I could otherwise only find overseas or tax-free. I can go shopping any time of the day – I can buy those spare parts for my...

Today, we are very happy to have the ability to announce the very first Insight Report of arvato Finanical Solutions Nordics. Please pay attention to Pauline Hermansson (our Head of Nordic Strategy & Innovation) showing her perspective on the current movements in the payment industry.
E-commerce removes many barriers to international retail expansion, but significant challenges remain. The...