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What is the future of open banking for business?

Learn expert predictions about the future of open banking and how it will transform financial operations for businesses.

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What is the future of open banking for business?

Learn expert predictions about the future of open banking and how it will transform financial operations for businesses.

Inventory control vs inventory management: What you need to know

Discover what inventory control and inventory management are, plus how they're similar and how they differ. Also, see tips for optimising inventory.

A guide to digital banks: The best options for your business

Learn the benefits of using a digital bank for your business, 5 great digital banking options and how to make your choice.

Unlocking growth: Achieve business goals with sales forecasting

Learn what sales forecasting is, why it’s important, which tools to use and how to forecast sales to grow your business.

5 areas to boost growth and profitability

In the current macroeconomic climate, it’s important to consider how to maximise profitability so you have room to manoeuvre and grow your digital commerce business...

What is accounts payable automation software? 4 top tools

Learn what accounts payable automation software is, what value it can bring to your business and 4 top solutions for automating AP processes.

A guide to hybrid ecommerce marketing: What to know in 2024

Learn everything you need to know about hybrid ecommerce marketing to build up your brand while generating demand.

A guide to high-limit credit cards for businesses in 2024

Learn everything you need to know about high-limit credit cards for businesses and see 3 corporate card options—plus a great credit card alternative.

The 6 best ecommerce business bank accounts in 2024

Discover the 6 best business accounts for digital commerce companies & how to choose the right account for your needs.

What is the future of open banking for business?

Learn expert predictions about the future of open banking and how it will transform financial operations for businesses.

Unlocking growth: Achieve business goals with sales forecasting

Learn what sales forecasting is, why it’s important, which tools to use and how to forecast sales to grow your business.

5 areas to boost growth and profitability

In the current macroeconomic climate, it’s important to consider how to maximise profitability so you have room to manoeuvre and grow your digital commerce business...

What is accounts payable automation software? 4 top tools

Learn what accounts payable automation software is, what value it can bring to your business and 4 top solutions for automating AP processes.

Financial platform

A guide to high-limit credit cards for businesses in 2024

Learn everything you need to know about high-limit credit cards for businesses and see 3 corporate card options—plus a great credit card alternative.

Financial platform

The 6 best ecommerce business bank accounts in 2024

Discover the 6 best business accounts for digital commerce companies & how to choose the right account for your needs.

Financial platform

How to build a winning finance tech stack for your team

Learn everything you need to know about how to build a tech stack for your finance team, from how to spot inefficiencies to the most important tools to use.

The best business credit cards in 2024

Find the best credit card for your business with this guide, plus learn about an alternative to traditional credit cards that can help you ease your cash flow.

Financial platform

What is invoice financing? A practical guide

Discover how invoice financing can help you free up cash flow. Learn the types, benefits, risks and how to leverage it for growth.

Financial Platform

Best interest-free credit cards for businesses

Explore the best interest-free business credit cards for businesses, plus learn about the benefits, potential risks & how to choose.

Financial Platform

Understanding negative working capital and optimising cash flow

The ecommerce industry faces a unique set of challenges when it comes to managing working capital. Luckily for us, there is no shortage of great software and services to help make the transition to a positive working capital less painful..

Financial platform

February 12, 2024

6 best spend management software platforms

"Only six more to go," you tell yourself as you upload yet another receipt to your accounting software. We all know the pain of searching for receipts across emails and platforms and trying to match them to expenses...

February 5, 2024

6 best accounts payable software platforms for small businesses

Discover the best accounts payable software on the market for small businesses, plus how to choose the right platform for your needs.

Financial platform

December 7, 2023

The future of accounting: Time-saving automated workflows

Accounting has come a long way from keeping a ledger with pen and paper. Automation is rapidly changing the landscape of the accounting industry, with processes constantly being streamlined and an interesting future ahead...

Financial platform

December 7, 2023

Connecting the dots in FinTech 2024: trends for the year ahead

In collaboration with Marcel van Oost of Connecting the dots in FinTech… we spoke to experts in all things finance to look at key predictions, what finance teams should watch out for, and valuable advice for CFOs heading into 2024...

Financial platform

October 25, 2023

Inside our Q3/23 Digital Commerce Spend Report: the latest trends

With peak season around the corner and a fragile macroeconomic climate, businesses in digital commerce need to be more strategic than ever with their spend to drive peak season sales...

Financial platform

October 23, 2023

Centralise your payment ops with cross-border payments

International payments between the EU, US and China are becoming a growing necessity for digital commerce businesses. That’s why we’ve launched our latest feature, cross-border payments with Juni...

Financial platform

August 25, 2023

Mastering ecommerce financial management to maximise seasonal performance

Handling high and low periods is vital to managing finances for a seasonal digital commerce business. Getting this strategy right can put you in a great position to maximise peak season when the time comes...

Financial platform

August 21, 2023

4 ways to save time with pre-accounting

Want to close your books fast? Pre-accounting can help! Recording your transactions can be time-consuming and prone to errors – but it doesn’t have to be. Exporting transactions prepared with pre-accounting is one way to have even better and faster bookkeeping...

Financial platform

Inside our Q2/23 Digital Commerce Spend Report: the latest trends

Our Q2/23 Digital Commerce Spend Report brings you data-driven insights and analysis on spending patterns within digital commerce in order to help companies identify trends, optimise investment and inform strategic decisions...

Financial platform

How to set up efficient expense management

Optimising your expense management will help save you time and money. If you plan to scale your business or expand to multiple locations, having a good expense structure will give you a solid foundation to build on...

Financial platform

How invoice and card automation streamlines payment flows

Drumroll please… we’re excited to announce the launch of our latest features – Send Money and Juni Invoices to streamline your payment flows...

Financial platform

How to choose the right ERP software and when to scale up your solution

ERP software is the centrepiece of your finance tech stack, so it’s important you make the right choice for your business. We spoke to Konstantinos Andreou, Director of Financial Control at Juni...

Financial platform

Inside our Q1/23 Digital Commerce Spend Report: the latest data-driven ecommerce spend trends

Our Q1/23 Digital Commerce Spend Report brings you data-driven insights and analysis on spending patterns within digital commerce in order to help companies identify trends...

Financial platform

All your cash flow analytics and Amazon Store performance data in one smart dashboard

If you’re tired of scattered data and too many open tabs, we’ve got you. You can now unify all your Amazon stores’ financial data in one real-time overview, right here in Juni...

Financial platform

Credit or cut? When and how to reduce costs in your business

The current economic climate brings increased focus on managing expenses and financial efficiency. As a result, many finance teams are preparing for the worst...

Financial platform

Futureproof your business: How to diversify your business funds

In an unpredictable economic climate, it’s essential to be as risk-averse as possible when it comes to your finances. But, along with protecting your funds...

Financial platform

How Care of Carl is investing in a new premium segment

In our new Customer Spotlight series, we share news from the movers and shakers in ecommerce. Care of Carl, Scandinavia's leading online store for men since 2010, was founded with the goal of making quality men’s clothing available online...

Financial platform

February 28, 2023

Get a grip of your runway: Master cash flow forecasting

Financial planning has become essential because of the current macroeconomic conditions. In this climate, it’s better to be safe than sorry and prepare for a general downturn...

Financial platform

February 15, 2023

5 technology predictions for 2023 from Fatou Bintou Sagnang

In our new series, we’re talking to our VCs and investors to hear their insights and market predictions for fintech, ecommerce and tech in 2023...

Financial platform

January 31, 2023

5 fintech predictions for 2023 from Tom Mendoza

In our new series, we’re talking to our VCs and investors to hear their insights and market predictions for fintech, ecommerce and tech in 2023...

Financial platform

January 27, 2023

How to optimise cash flow management when markets are down

Cash flow strategies are crucial for ecommerce businesses. Recent research has found that 37% of SMEs have cited cash flow as a major concern...

Financial platform

January 27, 2023

Cash flow insights that are actually insightful

No more sifting through multiple sources to get a clear picture of your finances. With Juni, you'll have all the insights you need in seconds...

Financial platform

January 13, 2023

How market volatility impacts raising working capital

Working capital is crucial for ecommerce businesses—it helps pay rent, staff, bills, and a whole host of other overheads...

Financial platform

October 25, 2022

Choosing the right finance technology partners

The occasional bad day at the office is to be expected. But losing enough money to buy two superyachts in the time most of us take to eat our lunch is pretty spectacular.

Financial platform

October 11, 2022

Balancing budgets for accurate ecommerce forecasting

What’s your total expenditure going to be this month? And your revenue? How about a year from now?

Financial platform

October 4, 2022

Top sources of funding for startups

Q4 is looming large. With the holiday and sale season just around the corner, are you facing the funding dilemma familiar to many startups?

Financial platform

September 6, 2022

How open banking helps you get better credit decisions

If you’re a Juni customer or use other leading fintech platforms, you’ve probably come across open banking...

Financial platform

Go global with a multi-currency account for your ecommerce business

Forget high FX fees by making payments and holding funds in the right foreign currency that makes sense for each of your business transactions.

Financial platform

3 tips to make the best of a high limit card

It's no secret that growth can quickly outpace profit, no matter what industry you're in. From marketing agencies to...

Financial platform

February 7, 2022

How to win through financial planning

Finance is a complex subject to navigate for small business owners. Managing cash fluctuations day-to-day, paying suppliers...

Financial platform

A guide to hybrid ecommerce marketing: What to know in 2024

Learn everything you need to know about hybrid ecommerce marketing to build up your brand while generating demand.

Financial platform

Tips for international ecommerce expansion: Insights from Nick Shackelford

Scaling your ecommerce business internationally means localising your entire strategy to a new market. Serial ecom entrepreneur Nick Shackelford has mastered how to build ecommerce businesses that can scale globally...

February 22, 2024

Nick Shackelford’s 5 lessons for DTC founders

Growing a DTC business isn’t for the faint of heart. Chief Revenue Officer and strategist Nick Shackelford has done it several times over and shares his advice for DTC founders on where to put your focus...

February 12, 2024

Björn Påhlman Spenger: How to survive the ecom cash flow low

The start of the year is notoriously difficult for ecommerce businesses. If they haven’t prepared, cash flow and liquidity can be low, posing challenges for stocking up and growth...

November 29, 2023

How EU ecommerce boosted ad spend this Black Friday

With Black Week over for another year, we take a look at how EU ecommerce businesses scaled their ad spend, which were the ad platforms of choice, and how strategies compared to their counterparts in the UK...

Financial platform

November 24, 2023

Black Friday’s battle of the ad platforms

This Black Week has seen a surge in UK ad spend in the run up to Black Friday. As platforms battle it out to take their share of spend, we take a look at which were the winners, and how UK businesses are scaling their spend...

Financial platform

November 17, 2023

How UK ecommerce is scaling spend this Black Friday

Amidst a challenging economic climate, businesses are ramping up their ad spend and placing their bets on which platform will deliver ROI this Black Friday. We take a look at how businesses are preparing...

Financial platform

October 25, 2023

Inside our Q3/23 Digital Commerce Spend Report: Ad spend is increasing YoY

This has been a year of big change when it comes to ad platforms, and Q3/23 has been no different. Meta reclaimed the top spot this quarter, businesses are making huge increases in ad investment...

Financial platform

September 6, 2023

Avoid blanket discounts: Jarno Vanhatapio's tips and tricks for peak season success

With Black Friday and peak season on the horizon, we know you’re starting to prepare. We spoke to Jarno Vanhatapio, founder of NA-KD.com and Nelly.com, to get his tips on maximising your sales this year...

Financial platform

Get prepared for peak season! Marketing tips and tricks for Black Friday and beyond

Peak season will be here before we know it, so it pays off to start preparing early. With Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the festive season prime time to maximise your sales, you need to have a strong strategy...

Financial platform

Inside our Q2/23 Digital Commerce Spend Report: SMBs drive digital ad spend

Our Q2/23 Digital Commerce Spend Report brings you data-driven insights and analysis on spending patterns within digital commerce to help companies identify trends, optimise investment and inform strategic decisions...

Financial platform

Guide to copywriting for next-level landing pages

So, you have an awesome ad, but what comes next? To maximise your clicks and up your conversions, creative copywriting is key...

Financial platform

Get the lowdown on Juni Day 2023

Yesterday, we hosted our annual Juni Day event – where we unveil our latest and greatest product innovations. This year, the event was streamed live from Juni House, our home in Gothenburg, Sweden...

Financial platform

How SEO can up your Google Ads game

When you’re running a digital commerce business, a digital ad strategy is a must to help you reach new customers looking for your product...

Financial platform

Inside our Q1/23 Digital Commerce Spend Report: Google dominates digital ad spend

Our Q1/23 Digital Commerce Spend Report brings you data-driven insights and analysis on spending patterns within digital commerce to help companies identify trends...

Financial platform

How to optimise online ads with data

When running multiple online ad campaigns, speed is of the essence. When your data is spread across different platforms, you need to know where to look and make the most of your data to run efficient campaigns...

Financial platform

February 21, 2023

7 digital media buying trends you should be aware of for 2023

2023 is set to be an interesting year when it comes to media buying and marketing. Budgets are likely to stay the same and, in some cases, may be reduced...

Financial platform

February 20, 2023

9 ways to deliver more impact with your marketing budget

These are challenging times for marketers. The lingering effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, economic inflation, supply chain disruption, and the cost-of-living crisis...

Financial platform

February 14, 2023

The Juni international expansion marketing starter kit

International expansion can seem a daunting process for any ecommerce business–especially when it comes to your marketing...

Financial platform

February 7, 2023

5 ecommerce predictions for 2023 from Jarno Vanhatapio

In our new series, we’re talking to our VCs and investors to hear their insights and market predictions for fintech, ecommerce and tech in 2023...

Financial platform

January 30, 2023

5 predictions for ecommerce businesses in 2023 from Samir El-Sabini

In our new series, we’re talking to our VCs and investors to hear their insights and market predictions for fintech, ecommerce and tech in 2023...

Financial platform

December 14, 2022

2022 UK ad spend: A year in review

The numbers are in! Which advertising platform was most popular? When was the highest ad spend? Get the answers here with our review of how UK ecommerce companies distributed their ad spend this year...

Financial platform

November 2, 2022

How media buyers can forecast the financial downturn

Maximising the return on your advertising spend is always important. But as we enter the first economic downturn of the digital marketing age, it’s about to become even more crucial.

Beyond human optimization

October 14, 2022

Getting more from your online marketing spend

What’s the cost-per-click for your top-performing keyword? And do you remember what it was this time last year? If you’ve been in business long enough, you could probably go back further and share some even more dramatic rises.

Financial platform

October 13, 2022

Scale your ecommerce business by building a community-led brand

Recession. Rising ad costs. Economic uncertainty. Consumers tightening their belts. Online shopping habits dipping from the boom days of lockdown. It doesn’t make for great reading for an ecommerce business, does it?

Financial platform

September 14, 2022

How Data Can Help You Improve Your Customer Lifetime Value

It’s just as important to keep your existing customers as to acquire new ones. In fact, some market leaders argue that customer retention is even more important because it’s a cost-effective way to drive business growth and build brand loyalty. Therefore, you should focus on your customer lifetime value (CLTV).

All-in-one analytics dashboard to track business profits and expenses

September 13, 2022

How to manage and optimise your online ad spend

Do you need to be spending that much? Could you be getting more sales and bigger growth from that investment? For many ecommerce brands, online advertising spend becomes an inevitable overhead. It’s the cost of doing business – an incidental (but very big) expense.

Financial platform

August 30, 2022

Smarter media buying for ecommerce businesses

How would you fancy dangling from a rope 100m above water, with a paint brush in one hand and a tin in the other? The painting of Edinburgh’s iconic Forth Bridge was a continuous process between the late 1800s and the early 2000s. It was the definition of a never-ending job.

Financial platform

Striking a balance between earned, owned and paid media in ecommerce

How should your ecommerce business go about prioritising earned, owned and paid media?

Financial platform

Simple ways to solve Google Ads payment problems

When you’re running successful ad campaigns, the last thing you want is Google Ads payment problems to derail them.

Financial platform

How to nail marketing attribution

When you market your website or brand, there are many effective channels you can use to reach customers...

Financial platform

Understanding the performance marketing playing field

Performance marketing is a relatively new term for something...

Financial platform

January 17, 2023

6 ways to grow your brand in 2023

For most ecommerce brands, the last few years have cemented something they’ve known all along: in ecommerce, no two years are ever alike...

Financial platform

October 21, 2022

Balancing digital marketing spend and brand building

The Tortoise and the Hare — which one of them do you want managing your marketing budget? Do you value the slow, steady success of brand building or the speedy impact of digital marketing?

Financial platform

September 27, 2022

Ecommerce brand-building tools that create better customer relationships

Which brands just ‘get’ you? There are probably a handful of brands with which your connection goes beyond the transactional. Brands you almost feel like you’re a part of. Brands with which you share a common purpose.

Financial platform

How to build your brand to thrive in the future of ecommerce

How do you optimise for the future of ecommerce and build your brand with sustainable growth in mind? Let’s look at some new and emerging ecommerce trends.

Financial platform

How to grow an ecommerce business

Ecommerce is one of the most lucrative business ventures, and it's only going to grow in popularity in the coming years...

Financial platform

Ecommerce inventory optimisation: Tips, tools & best practices

Learn about the best practices ecommerce businesses should follow when managing inventory, plus five top tools.

Financial platform

7 best inventory management software for ecommerce

You’ve hit the jackpot with an ad that’s working like a dream. The products are flying out of your warehouse until… suddenly, unexpectedly, your bestseller is out of stock.

Financial platform

February 14, 2024

Timing is everything! When to make smart inventory investments in 2024

Heading into 2024, we look back at data-driven insights from our quarterly Digital Commerce Spend Report and what we’ve learned to spend smarter this year...

November 9, 2023

How to free up your cash flow with inventory financing

Running an ecommerce business that relies on inventory can challenge your cash flow. How do you handle the gap between paying for stock and having it pay off for you?

Financial platform

October 25, 2023

Inside our Q3/23 Digital Commerce Spend Report: Software spend is scaling

With peak season preparation in full swing, this quarter has seen some interesting shifts in inventory and software spend. We look at where businesses are allocating their budget and how it has changed year-on-year...

Financial platform

September 12, 2023

Inventory forecasting for seasonal ecommerce businesses

Inventory forecasting is essential to make sure that you avoid having stockouts or over-ordering products. Forecasting becomes more complex when you’re running a seasonal business with highs and lows...

Financial platform

Inside our Q2/23 Digital Commerce Spend Report: Investment in inventory continues to grow

Our Q2/23 Digital Commerce Spend Report brings you data-driven insights and analysis on spending patterns within digital commerce to help companies identify trends, optimise investment and inform strategic decisions...

Financial platform

Inside our Q1/23 Digital Commerce Spend Report: inventory spend reaches a record high

Our Q1/23 Insights Spend Report brings you data-driven insights and analysis on spending patterns within digital commerce to help companies identify trends...

Financial platform

January 26, 2023

5 things to consider when localising your ecommerce supply chain

For many ecommerce businesses, overseas production and distribution have been part and parcel of their supply chains for years...

Financial platform

January 20, 2023

How to get the most out of your supply chain strategy in 2023

The last few years will have been the most challenging that many ecommerce businesses have faced when managing their supply chains...

Financial platform

January 5, 2023

Building sustainable ecommerce supply chains

With delegates gathering in Egypt for COP27 and the IPCC issuing dire reports on the current ecological situation, we all know how pressing the need to act on the environment is...

Financial platform

October 19, 2022

Quickly pivot inventory planning with complete control over spend

Is your business among the 36% of SMEs considering switching their main financial service provider? The figure is probably even higher if you zoom in on ecommerce businesses. That’s because traditional banks aren’t built for ecommerce.

Financial platform

September 20, 2022

Top inventory management trends in ecommerce for 2022

Right on cue. That black-hooded t-shirt, already packaged and ready for fulfilment has just been ordered. Remember when we used to wait for the order to come in and then pick it? So quaint.

Financial platform