Case Study: SumUp achieves rapid global expansion with Commerce Layer

SumUp leveraged composable commerce to power 35 international markets

SumUp, a global FinTech company, was facing challenges scaling its ecommerce store to support its rapid international expansion across diverse markets. Their existing custom-built backend was unable to provide the necessary flexibility for local autonomy, forcing them to choose between a complex refactor or a complete replatform. They turned to Commerce Layer to find a modern commerce API solution.

By implementing Commerce Layer's composable commerce API, SumUp built a new Jamstack architecture that provided the required flexibility and performance. The results were significant, including the successful launch in 35 markets within a year with zero business disruption. Furthermore, the solution delivered measurable performance enhancements, with an 80% improvement in visual stability and a 60% improvement in loading speed.

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Elias Klemm

Senior Software Engineer