The deal will see Shopify Payments process payments and Amazon handle deliveries. The new integration started rolling out to select merchants Wednesday and will be available to all U.S. merchants by the end of September. (The Logic)

Talking point: Amazon unveiled Buy With Prime—its in-house payment and fulfillment service for merchants’ online stores—last year, in a move that was seen as a part of its wider bid to compete with Shopify. For the Ottawa-based firm, there were tensions around whether to roll out Amazon’s Buy With Prime to merchants. Shopify had been aiming for Prime-level service with its in-house fulfillment network, but earlier this year announced it was selling the logistics business to Flexport. That removed an area of competition with Amazon, which will now handle delivery for participating merchants while Shopify keeps its significant revenue stream from payment processing. Shopify shares closed up more than 10 per cent Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange.