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Market Volatility Gives B2C Sellers’ The Chance To Go B2B

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And while the coronavirus pandemic has thrust traditional B2B suppliers into a state of uncertainty, Spear noted that there are opportunities to emerge from the volatility by transforming accounts receivable (AR) and trade credit processes. B2C Sellers’ B2B Incentive. Optimizing Ad-Hoc Procurement.

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Robotics Aims To Empower Accountants When ‘Automation’ Falls Short

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Corporates are being forced to rethink their approach to accounting as new technologies disrupt the way firms transact and manage financial data. But, tools like electronic payments and cloud accounting software are far from the only forces that alter the corporate accounting landscape.

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In B2B, P2P, Banking And Beyond: APIs Are Coming

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In the broadest terms, APIs help speed the embrace of Open Banking, where banks’ data on accounts and transactions can be shared with third parties through the interfaces, with an eye on promoting the development of new apps and financial products. financial services firms to cross the Open Banking Rubicon. “If

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Payment Service That Takes Business Personally

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“Three quarters of all B2B transactions still happen through paper or PDF,” notes Galarza, and require the need for both an accounts receivable and an accounts payable department. Meanwhile, in a B2C transaction, “the consumer can simply pull up their credit card to pay for goods and services.”. Australia … the U.K.,

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How Data Will Speed The Move To Cashless Payments

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Even if cash has its place, Ferrabee said that digital payments can still gain traction with the addition of information — data, in other words — that can literally travel, and that can be used to ensure (and reassure) both sides of a transaction of speed and security. That’s especially true for corporate and B2C transactions, he said.

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B2B Venture Capital: Corporate Social Media, Marijuana Procurement, and Big Data

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California-based SOCi offers SaaS for businesses to manage their social media accounts for marketing and BI purposes. Perfios operates in both the B2B and B2C markets and provides financial institutions and FinTechs with solutions to aggregate and analyze financial data for the purpose of streamlining loan decision making.

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A New B2B FinTech Unicorn, And More Funding Ahead

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In a recent report , seed investors explored why their focus has turned to enterprise startups as opposed to consumer-facing technology firms after the publication’s analysis revealed that today’s seed investments favor B2B startups over B2C. Receipt Bank. HighRadius. The leader of the B2B pack this week is U.S.-based

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