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Young B2B FinTechs Secure Their Seed Rounds

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While 2021 has kicked off with a bang in the venture capital arena — with several high-value investments on the books — this week's B2B VC roundup is all about the seed rounds. Young B2B FinTechs secured some of their first investments in areas that include small business accounting, alternative lending and financial management.

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B2B APIs Make More Connections

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Lingering issues of trust and a foggy regulatory climate continue to hold up B2B adoption of faster payments among financial institutions (FIs), but nothing can hold it back. The latest B2B API Tracker gives numerous examples of how this is playing out. A report by the U.K.’s

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A New B2B FinTech Unicorn, And More Funding Ahead

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B2B technology startups continue to gain valuable attention among venture capitalists. 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.

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Payments Initiation Opens The B2B Door For QR Code Payments

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Their use for B2B payments, however, remains limited — but in the U.K., While open banking FinTech innovation has initially focused on opening up bank account data to third party platforms, there is another component to the initiative with major implications for the payments landscape. A B2B Opportunity.

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How Banks Can Turn Compliance Burden Into A Data Opportunity

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While regulators had transparency and financial security in mind when introducing more stringent requirements for banks following the global financial crisis, financial institutions faced a sudden surge in the burden compliance. The Key To Compliance Is Data.

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B2B Startup Investors Go After The Niche Markets

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While there were no mega-deals in the B2B startup funding realm this week, it was still a busy time for companies and investors, with many funders targeting companies operating in less common markets. One of the largest investment rounds of the week went to China’s Haoqipei, a B2B eCommerce platform designed for the auto parts industry.

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

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B2B FinTechs in the U.S. This week, the two countries were the only markets that landed on the B2B venture capital board, with funding landing at SaaS, Big Data and procurement startups across a range of industries, from corporate social media management to marijuana procurement. B2B eCommerce. Back in the U.S.,

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