Shopify’s Merchant Cash Advance Business Grows

Today Shopify released its Q2 2018 earnings report, revealing that Shopify Capital issued $68.5 million in merchant cash advances in the second quarter of 2018, an increase of 84% compared to the $37.2 million issued in the second quarter of last year. Shopify Capital has advanced nearly $300 million to merchants since they launched in April 2016, $80 million of which was outstanding on June 30, 2018.

Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, Shopify currently powers over 600,000 businesses in approximately 175 countries. The stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange as SHOP.