Caroline Soutarson
Head of the “Mind Fintech” sectionCheffe de rubrique Investissement et référente data chez mind Fintech
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Journaliste chez mind Fintech depuis janvier 2021, je suis en charge de sa rubrique Investissement depuis 2025. Je couvre notamment les sujets liés aux néocourtiers de l'investissement, aux wealthtech, aux cryptoactifs, à l'Investment-as-a-Service mais aussi les néobanques vertes (enfin, ce qu'il en reste), les initiatives des Big Tech dans les services financiers ou encore, le régime pilote DLT.
Faits notables : j'aime étoffer mes articles de dataviz, ajouter des espaces insécables et connais le nom des tous les PSAN enregistrés auprès de l'AMF. Malheureusement, cet atout n'aura plus aucun intérêt passé juin 2026 (tout comme leurs autorisations).
Most read articles by Caroline Soutarson
Food barometer 2026: Walmart takes the lead in the global grocery e-commerce battle
Despite sustained growth for most grocery retailers in 2025, margins tightened and the hierarchy has reshuffled, favouring the most omnichannel and diversified companies, such as Walmart, Ahold...
- Retail
- Economy and regulators
- Analysis
16 May 2026
Stoïk completes 20 million euros fundraising
The cyberinsurance specialist Stoïk raises 20 million euros in Series C. The start-up will use the funds to continue European expansion, develop new cybersecurity tools and multiply case studies...
- Retail
- Retail tech
- News
20 January 2026
With stablecoins, Walmart, Amazon, and Shopify want to break free from traditional banking channels
In the US, payment disintermediation continues. Walmart (2024 revenue: US$681 billion, including approximately US$100 billion online) and Amazon (2024 revenue: US$638 billion) are considering...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- News
17 June 2025
Cyber insurance: Stoïk sets course for Spain
Three months after raising €25 million, cyber-insurance specialist Stoïk is setting up operations in Spain. Already selling in France (since 2021), Germany (2023), Monaco and Austria...
- Retail
- Retail tech
- News brief
23 January 2025
Latest articles by Caroline Soutarson
Food barometer 2026: Walmart takes the lead in the global grocery e-commerce battle
Despite sustained growth for most grocery retailers in 2025, margins tightened and the hierarchy has reshuffled, favouring the most omnichannel and diversified companies, such as Walmart, Ahold...
- Retail
- Economy and regulators
- Analysis
16 May 2026
Stoïk completes 20 million euros fundraising
The cyberinsurance specialist Stoïk raises 20 million euros in Series C. The start-up will use the funds to continue European expansion, develop new cybersecurity tools and multiply case studies...
- Retail
- Retail tech
- News
20 January 2026
With stablecoins, Walmart, Amazon, and Shopify want to break free from traditional banking channels
In the US, payment disintermediation continues. Walmart (2024 revenue: US$681 billion, including approximately US$100 billion online) and Amazon (2024 revenue: US$638 billion) are considering...
- Retail
- Retailer and e-commerce
- News
17 June 2025
Cyber insurance: Stoïk sets course for Spain
Three months after raising €25 million, cyber-insurance specialist Stoïk is setting up operations in Spain. Already selling in France (since 2021), Germany (2023), Monaco and Austria...
- Retail
- Retail tech
- News brief
23 January 2025
Casino subsidiary suspends stablecoin issuance
“As part of the entry into force of the European MiCA regulation (June 30, editor note) and in accordance with its compliance commitment, Lugh, issuer of the stablecoin euro, announces the...
- Retail
- News brief
7 June 2024
Retail media: PayPal creates an advertising division headed by an ex-Uber
PayPal (427 million active accounts in Q1 2024, for 6.5 billion transactions) is to launch an advertising sales platform, PayPal Ads. Based on users’ transactional and behavioural data...
- Retail
- News brief
31 May 2024
BoursoBank launches a retail media offer
On May 15, 2024, in France, BoursoBank (6.3 million customers) gave an initial assessment of a “VIP” (Very Important Partners) retail media offer, rolled out at the beginning of the...
- Retail
- News brief
22 May 2024
Ikea buys Ikano Bank
Swedish retailer Ikea, which offers fractional payment (BNPL) and consumer credit services, could soon be expanding a range of financial services. The parent company Ingka Group (total sales of...
- Retail
- News brief
4 April 2024
BNPL: Affirm and Klarna cope with rising interest rates
With sales of US$497 million in the quarter to September 2023 (up by 37% year-on-year), US BNPL specialist Affirm reported revenue of US$50 million, exceeding analysts’ consensus, reported...
- Retail
- News brief
23 November 2023
Tap To Pay: Apple shakes up the offline POS market
Following Google for Android, Apple's Tap to Pay functionality (already live in the U.S.A., Australia, the U.K. and the Netherlands) is now coming to France. By transforming salespeople's iPhones...
- Retail
- News
16 November 2023
Pierre Fougeat, Lugh (Casino Group): “All platforms combined, €2.5 million of our stablecoin Lugh are in circulation”
Pierre Fougeat, COO of Lugh Financial Services, a subsidiary of Casino Group, presents the Euro stablecoin Lugh. He details the strategy behind this new business.
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Retail media: Fnac Darty, Klépierre and Médiaperformances accelerate on XXL screens and international expansion
As advertising formats arrive at high speed on LLMs, omnichannel retail media players are strengthening their offerings. While Klépierre has just signed with a new partner for 3D screens...
- Retail
- Retail tech
- News
11 September 2026
Hugues Chanoine (Hygie31 Digital): “The next step is to eliminate filters to move to 100% conversational search”
The Hygie31 retail group, known for the Lafayette Pharmacies, is continuing to transform its websites, driven by Cocooncenter. Thanks to an AI strategy and a fully redesigned IT architecture, it...
10 September 2026
ChatGPT: Bureau Vallée’s recipe to capture back-to-school spending
By launching a conversational chatbot with Algolia and a new module converting school lists into e-commerce carts this summer, Bureau Vallée aims to ease the chore of back-to-school supply list...
10 September 2026
With Claudeforce, Salesforce opens data to Anthropic and shifts into the conversational AI era
With the announcement of deep integration of the Claude LLM within the Salesforce ecosystem via MCP servers, SaaS software interfaces are fading in favour of AI agents. According to...
- Retail
- Retail tech
- News
9 September 2026
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Before an IPO, Shein forced to reveal margin erosion in 2025 and impact of US tariff shock
Made public ahead of a Hong Kong listing planned for September, Shein’s financial documents, seen by mind Retail, confirm the shift experienced by the fast-fashion retailer. Despite a 8% sales...
- Retail
- Property and investors
- Analysis
21 August 2026