PYMNTS

APRIL 19, 2019

The big news in B2B FinTech investment this week came from Airbnb , which is bolstering its presence in the business travel market with new funding, while corporate card startup Brex also secured a prominent debt capital investment. The company said it plans to use the investment to further build out its lending operations.

B2B

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

With nearly $90 million in new funding landing at B2B FinTechs this week, investors showed off a diverse range of focuses, from procure-to-pay to small business payments. But it was a Banking-as-a-Service company that led the roundup this time, with one startup looking to expand into Credit Cards-as-a-Service with its latest investment.

B2B

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2020

B2B ’s pain points when it comes to payments are well known — where paper checks dominate, where even the fax machine makes an appearance. Along the way, they said, the B2B payments landscape itself will be transformed, chiefly through digitalization and verticalization. Interconnectivity And Embedded Finance.

B2B

PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2021

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.

B2B

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2020

It was a busy week for B2B venture capitalists who spread their wealth amongst a wide range of B2B FinTechs, with investments totaling more than $164 million. The company supports the full purchasing cycle with invoice integration and compliance auditing capabilities.

B2B

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 31, 2016

B2B trade and spend management firm Tradeshift is not only expanding its operations in Australia, but it’s setting up new offices there. The company announced Friday (Oct. 28) that it will open offices in Sydney to focus on serving Australian and New Zealand businesses, banking on the region’s solid economy.

B2B

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The latest data from Nacha found a new record-high growth rate for adoption of ACH payments , with B2B payments showcasing a surge in adoption of the legacy payment rail that has recently turned to technologies that can augment the service, from the movement of transaction data with an ACH payment to the deployment of Same Day ACH.

B2B

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

The first was the investment in early December of procure-to-pay healthcare payments company Procurement Partners. The new fund, according to the company, Serent’s Fund IV will remain focused on “investing in successful, bootstrapped businesses where Serent’s business-building capabilities can help drive future growth.”

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Bramasol

JANUARY 18, 2024

This new post provides a deeper dive into the key issues involved with optimizing end-to-end Order-to-Cash (OTC) and revenue recognition compliance for SaaS offerings. On one hand, the proven nature of SaaS has paved the way for widespread acceptance across both B2B and B2C markets.

Compliance

PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2019

The complexities and demands of B2B eCommerce can be significantly greater than those of the consumer digital shopping realm. While that characteristic can be an argument for why it is imperative that B2B commerce goes digital, it’s also one of the biggest reasons why the industry is struggling to make progress.

B2B

PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2019

With third-party due diligence and supply chain security as increasingly critical components of organizations’ procurement operations, compliance executives are finding important positions in their firms’ purchasing processes. ” Organizations must do more with less, and they must do it quickly, he continued.

Compliance

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Visa announced today that Visa B2B Connect is live in 62 countries, and has added Infosys as a new integration partner. When Visa’s global head of Business Solutions Kevin Phalen opened up this year’s PYMNTS B2B Payments Executive Forum, he made the case that the B2B payments arena is in the midst of a transformative shift.

B2B

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2020

This week's B2B Venture Capital roundup saw more than $76 million in new funding. And while investors targeted an accounts payable payments startup as well as another platform designed to help other startups understand their equity, a common theme this week was investment in risk mitigation capabilities. The company highlighted the $8.14

B2B

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2020

At least insofar as 2020 has shaped up, and especially where B2B payments have been concerned. Improving the B2B Customer Experience. The B2B customer experience, noted several panelists, now includes payments. “April is the cruelest month,” wrote TS Eliot. His calendar was bit off. That’s no easy task.

B2B

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2018

In what’s becoming an increasingly popular theme for B2B startup investors, this week’s funding rounds for B2B startups largely centered on tackling data silos and empowering the enterprise with the insights that data can provide. B2B eCommerce startup Nuorder, based in the U.S., Cross River Bank.

B2B

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2018

B2B payments innovators and Warren Buffet have something in common: They are both obsessed with rails. He began investing in them long before he bought one. and isn’t favored only by one of the world’s richest men who happens to buy and invest in them. Making B2B Payments Rails Hot.

B2B

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2020

In the November edition of The FI’s Guide To Modernizing Digital Payments , PYMNTS explores the latest in the world of payments modernization, including new investments in payments automation, FIs’ perennial competitive struggles with FinTechs and how cloud technology can level the payments playing field. About The Tracker.

B2B

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2017

And, much to the relief of corporates, the continuing focus on B2B payments innovation. Businesses have begun to shed the notion that they are slow to embrace new technologies, and that means the disruptive services and solutions coming out of the financial services space aren’t leaving B2B payments in the dust.

B2B

PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2020

While FinTechs have proven their versatility, tackling an array of niche markets and customers with everything from personal mobile investing to corporate spend management, Pajkovic noted that all FinTechs face the same initial challenges when first building a product. Biggest Hurdles. ” Proliferating Market. .

Compliance

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

But financial regulatory compliance can be a headache for any market. For traditional banks, compliance experts agree that it’s all about data — and the ability to share information with regulators. An Opportunity for Collaboration.

Compliance

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Understanding who one is doing business with is the first step to mitigating a myriad of risks, including non-compliance, non-payment, violated contracts and more. In today’s age of tightening Know Your Customer ( KYC ) regulations, Know Your Supplier has also become an equally important priority in B2B trade. ”

B2B

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

million was placed with B2B FinTechs this week. Yelo also plans to expand its team and invest in product development and sales, reports said. Yet another India B2B FinTech landed on the board this week with its $5 million Series A investment, reports in Business Standard said. France’s Upflow announced a $2.7

B2B

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

In a market ecosystem where Instagram influencers are a new norm in advertising, and where corporate sponsorships are diversifying throughout the digital ether, businesses’ vast network of strategic B2B partnerships is getting even bigger, and more complex. From Discovery To Payment. Slashing The AP Ambiguity.

B2B

PYMNTS

JANUARY 12, 2021

The advantages of outsourcing the back-end integrations and compliance issues tied to, say, international markets can accrue swiftly to corporates’ bottom lines, free up resources and streamline back-end processes. Flexibility Is Key.

B2B

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2020

deepwatch , a managed security services provider, has concluded a $53 million Goldman Sachs-led Series B investment with the participation of ABS Capital Partners, a current investor, according to an announcement. Finexio completed $23 million in a capital raise, which was headed up by a Medalist Partners strategic investment.

B2B

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Whether it’s getting paid by corporate buyers with the sluggish paper check or facing the stamp of rejection on a bank loan application, SMEs aren’t in the easiest of spots to invest in new technology and human capital as the final quarter of 2016 commences. Interestingly, however, a significant portion of SMEs shun cash entirely.

Investments

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

According to Blue Star Capital , its investee company SatoshiPay has launched a new B2B payments platform to speed up cross-border payments, Proactive reported. That will let approved banks and businesses join a compliance network and share KYC/KYB details.

B2B

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2019

-based Notion Capital has announced the launch of its newest fund, Notion Capital Venture Fund IV, which will focus on investments in the B2B Software as a Service (SaaS) industry. “The fact is, B2B tech is about grit, resolve and endurance,” he stated. Investments will focus on Series A fundraises.

B2B

PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2019

based B2B FinTechs led the way in this week’s investment roundup, with more than $212 million in new funding falling in the hands of startups targeting a range of enterprise operations. million Series A investment round, which it plans to use to deploy its Invoice Exchange platform, the company said in a press release.

B2B

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2016

We’re covering two weeks’ worth of B2B venture capital funding, and across the board, India has come out on top. The nation saw four startups take home investment out of a total of seven investment rounds. with an $18 million investment. B2B eCommerce. B2B Payments. Cash Flow Management.

B2B

PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2017

Tax and accounting compliance can be an overwhelmingly monumental task as companies expand their geographic footprint. Analysts agree that a company should work with partners, advisors and technologies that can help them manage their compliance demand across borders.

Compliance

PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2020

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.

B2B

PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2018

Venture capital firm Augmentum Fintech has placed nearly $9 million in three B2B FinTechs, reports this week said. Reports in Business Leader said that Augmentum provided funding to challenger small business bank Tide , B2B payments firm Previse and business information provider DueDil. Augmentum also invested $2.6 ” .

B2B

PYMNTS

MARCH 7, 2018

The whirlwind of FinTech investment shows no signs of slowing. billion worth of investments. The volume of deals increased, too, with nearly 2,700 investment rounds closing last year. B2B FinTechs are playing an especially prominent role in this trend, analysts noted. and India leading the charge. billion in the U.S.

B2B

PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2018

It was only (relatively) recently that B2B payments finally secured significant attention and investment from innovators. A notoriously clumsy, friction-filled industry, B2B transactions must forge new paths to boost efficiency as businesses demand global solutions, speed and transparency.

B2B

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Worse, Teletrac Navman concluded, fleet managers’ return on investment (ROI) for the technologies they did adopt has dropped. According to Sid Nair, senior director of transport and compliance at Teletrac Navman, fleet managers appear to be adopting technologies like ELDs merely to maintain compliance.

Compliance

PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2020

B2B FinTechs are once again showing off the versatility of the corporate card. In addition to adding support for card payments on invoices, QuickBooks upgrades also include a cash flow planning tool, invoice payment reminders, open banking support, receipt data capture and payroll compliance. Airwallex Readies B2B X-Border Card.

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