b.connect

Already adopted by 25 e-retailers including 16 already live, B.Connect is accelerating a deployment by opening up to SMEs via an automated onboarding platform expected in October. The objective is...

29 March 2026

Jeremy Dallois, Reachfive: “We are going to launch at Auchan and Kiabi a cross-retailer system that federates a shopper’s identity and retrieves a payment method”

Persistent online sessions, OTP, passkeys… Two years after a merger within Upstream, ReachFive (authentication) and Purse (payment orchestration) are accelerating. Their goal is to improve online...

26 March 2026

Pierre Chassigneux: “b.connect will launch an automated onboarding portal for merchants”

The online passwordless authentication solution b.connect has been launched in beta test at 24 clients, including Leroy Merlin, Boulanger, Celio and Courir. The promise is to simplify user login...

16 February 2026

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Julien Cailleau, Oney: “With 3 retailers, we are testing the use of Valiuz data to streamline financing approvals”

Against a backdrop of growing pressure on household budgets, the European CCD2 Directive coming into force and a new legal framework for assisted purchasing journeys, Oney is stepping up an...

29 October 2026

Advantail signs with Formality to streamline commercial lease management

Amid an ownership shake-up following its acquisition by Evoriel, shopping centre operator Advantail has signed with Formality to digitise the management of commercial leases and contracts across...

23 October 2026

How Mobilier de France reduced the share of cheque payments from 80% to 50%

With an average basket of €3,500 and a payment journey that includes a financial deposit at the time of ordering, Mobilier de France shares with mind Retail its assessment of the rollout of...

15 October 2026

How Maison A.Constant built a unified customer database with n8n

Eager to bring together customer data and improve data accuracy, jewellery and watch retailer Maison A.Constant built its own Single Customer Repository (SCR) using n8n, an orchestration platform...

7 October 2026

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US retailers divided over the rise of autonomous shopping agents

In the US, Gap, Walmart, Best Buy, Amazon and eBay are taking very different approaches to agentic commerce. While TV shopping giants QVC and HSN see these new intermediaries as an opportunity to...

21 October 2026