Riverty Business Blog
Our experts share experiences, industry knowledge and market trends with you in our Riverty blog.
The €300 Problem: Why Home & Garden Merchants Are Losing Sales They’ve Already Won
The customer found the garden sofa. They spent 20 minutes on the product page. They opened the size guide, checked the reviews, shortlisted the colour. Then they closed the tab. Not because they didn’t want it, but because €890 due immediately felt like too much of a decision to make in one click.
CCD2 is sorted. Now ask the harder questions
A new regulation has landed in Germany. For most BNPL providers, it means new compliance steps, additional verification, and changes to the checkout experience. For merchants using Riverty’s 14-day invoice, the situation is currently simpler – this product is temporarily exempt from these requirements, so the checkout experience stays as it is; no additional friction, no new steps for your customers. For merchants in Germany, it’s a concrete advantage at a moment when competitors are adding steps.
Fintech 2040: DeFi and the Future of Payments
More real-time, more automation, and more decisions directly within the payment flow. DeFi stands for decentralized finance—financial functions executed via programmable digital networks, wallets, and smart contracts rather than exclusively through traditional, closed banking and payment infrastructures.
Agentic Commerce: How Autonomous Agents Reshape Payments and Strengthen Trust
Agentic commerce is changing how people buy online. Instead of making every decision themselves, consumers increasingly rely on AI-powered agents to compare options, manage budgets, and even select how to pay.