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Fygaro, DHL and First Atlantic Commerce Partner to Launch E-Commerce-in- a-Box, a Full-Service Solution for Caribbean SMEs

Partnership provides turnkey solutions to sell online, automate payments and ship orders

Hamilton, Bermuda – April 30, 2019. Fygaro, DHL Express and First Atlantic Commerce (FAC), announce the launch of E-Commerce in a Box—an innovative and comprehensive sales, invoicing, and shipping solution for Caribbean businesses and entrepreneurs.

Fygaro is a full-service platform with over 5,000 users in more than 15 jurisdictions that empowers businesses to send professional invoices, establish online storefronts, accept credit cards through the FAC payment gateway, and ship and track DHL Express packages. Using Fygaro Plus, SMEs can sell online, receive payment, and ship orders with ease, while Fygaro Shops Add-On enables its users to build their own custom web store in minutes.

Joining Fygaro in this new partnership is DHL Express, the world’s leading international express service provider that operates in more 220 countries and territories.  DHL Express offers many flexible B2C delivery options that SMEs need to penetrate the global marketplace. Additionally, DHL Express offers 50 years of international expertise, door-to-door time-sensitive international express delivery options–and the informational support, research, and online tools to make shipping easier.

The E-Commerce in a Box solution also enables SMEs to embed payment buttons on their social media (Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp) and to receive those payments in seconds. Users are not required to have any technical knowledge.

“Using the E-Commerce in a Box solution, businesses can create websites, ship internationally, bill, accept payment and track orders in real-time,” said Christine Nashick, CEO Caribbean, DHL Express. “It’s an incredibly innovative turnkey solution that is easy, fast, and secure with automated quoting and shipping via DHL Express. The integration with DHL Express allows businesses to easily export their product to more than 220 countries globally. Using DHL ensures that the final consumer has the best possible delivery experience, encouraging repeat business.”

“The partnership between Fygaro, DHL and First Atlantic Commerce enables entrepreneurs and companies of all sizes and industries to launch a web store, sell online with and without a web store, and send out or automate invoices and payments,” said Ariel Rochwerger, Founder & Co-CEO at Fygaro. “Our combined solution takes away the headache of setting up an e-commerce business.”

Christopher Burns, CEO of FAC, the global online payment gateway added, “We are proud to play a part in this incredibly simple, yet very robust e-commerce solution that is now available across the Caribbean. We have filled a real need for simplified e-commerce solutions in the market.”

Key Features

  • No upfront cost; just a very low monthly fee
  • Responsive & SEO-optimized templates
  • Unlimited potential: unlimited clients, orders, invoices, products, and more
  • Easy store management and great support
  • Bring your own domain or purchase one
  • Fygaro integration to DHL
  • Fygaro integration to First Atlantic Commerce
  • Robust infrastructure (99.9% uptime)
  • PCI-DSS compliance

For more information, please visit www.fygaro.com

About DHL – The logistics company for the world.

DHL is the leading global brand in the logistics industry. Our DHL family of divisions offer an unrivaled portfolio of logistics services ranging from national and international parcel delivery, e-commerce shipping and fulfillment solutions, international express, road, air and ocean transport to industrial supply chain management. With about 380,000 employees in more than 220 countries and territories worldwide, DHL connects people and businesses securely and reliably, enabling global trade flows. With specialized solutions for growth markets and industries including technology, life sciences and healthcare, energy, automotive and retail, a proven commitment to corporate responsibility and an unrivaled presence in developing markets, DHL is decisively positioned as “The logistics company for the world”.

DHL is part of Deutsche Post DHL Group. The Group generated revenues of more than 61 billion euros in 2018.

 About Fygaro

With over 5,000 users in 15+ countries, Fygaro is a leading online commerce platform that allows anyone to sell online, at a retail location, and even run the business’ day to day operations. By combining billing, accounting, payment buttons and web stores, users have found new sources of income to grow their businesses. Fygaro provides native integrations to First Atlantic Commerce for payment processing and DHL for logistics.

 About First Atlantic Commerce

First Atlantic Commerce (FAC) is a leading global, online payment solutions provider that specializes in the Caribbean.  Headquartered in Bermuda, FAC provides merchants with multi-currency online payment solutions, tokenization services and PCI validated Point to Point Encryption solutions.  As well, FAC provides merchants and banks with fraud management services including AVS-only, CVV, 3-D Secure™ and Kount’s fraud control system, in multiple jurisdictions across Europe, the US, Canada, and the Latin American Caribbean Region. Customers include Sandals, Digicel, PriceSmart and Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC).  For more information, please visit www.firstatlanticcommerce.com