Chinese E-Commerce Giant Alibaba Files for IPO

(Source: FoxBusiness) Alibaba Group, China’s most-popular e-commerce destination, has filed for a U.S. IPO of up to $1 billion. The Chinese internet giant could surpass Facebook’s …

Gigya: Facebook winning for logins

(Source: BizReport) Social login continues to gain ground with consumers who don’t want to remember one more password or create one more profile just to buy a pair of socks …

LoyaltyLion Raises $370K Led By EC1 Capital To Let Smaller E-Commerce Sites Run Loyalty Programs

(Source: TechCrunch) Whereas the likes of Ometria and GoSquared are tackling data and analytics head-on, helping e-commerce sites up their game against the Amazons of the …

PayPal Is Expanding Its ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Program

(Source: Business Insider) Welcome to our new E-Commerce Insider newsletter, a morning email with the top news and analysis on the e-commerce industry, produced by BI Intelligence.

Beauty And E-Commerce Brand Julep Raises $30M To Disrupt The $160B Cosmetics Industry

(Source: TechCrunch) Julep, a cosmetics and beauty brand and e-commerce platform, has raised $30 million in Series C financing; Azure Capital, Madrona Venture Group, Altimeter …