The new offering bundles payments, online ordering, inventory and analytics services, combining features from Upserve, Gastrofix, Kounta and iKentoo—all companies that Lightspeed has acquired. (The Logic)

Talking point: The launch of the product shows how Lightspeed is trying to integrate the various products and services it has gained through acquisitions. It also fits with the company’s strategy of providing solutions for both online and in-person transactions, a so-called omnichannel approach. Lightspeed’s stock closed up more than five per cent Thursday after weeks of volatility. Late last month, the Montreal-based fintech was the target of a short-seller report that accused it, among other things, of overstating key financial metrics. Lightspeed said the report contains “inaccuracies and mischaracterizations. Its shares fell roughly 20 per cent in the last month.