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Real Time Heats Up In B2B, While Blockchain Gains Traction

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This week’s round-up of the latest innovations in payment rails for B2B payments shows a key focus on real-time transactions and embrace of emerging, faster payment rails. Plus, blockchain makes new inroads in the B2B arena. Transcard Embraces Track for Real-Time B2B Payments. Canada Taps Vocalink for Real-Time Rail.

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Compliance Execs Forge Closer Ties With Corporate Buyers

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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. Automated risk management solutions can be helpful in theory.

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Serent Capital Starts New Fund; Bullish On B2B Payments Category

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While the B2B payments category was not the subject of its initial announcement, partner Lance Fenton told PYMNTS that he sees tremendous opportunity in the sector. One of the best things about B2B payments is it can work across verticals. Fenton said Serent has an advantage in understanding the healthcare vertical. “In

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Marketplace Lenders Navigate The Choppy Waters Of Compliance

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The current regulatory climate remains in its relative infancy for this industry, so marketplace lenders are not only tasked with maintaining compliance but diligently tracking the regulatory landscape to forecast new and changing rules. However, there is a range of other areas of noncompliance risk for these businesses. In the U.S.,

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Esker Adds More Visibility, Risk Management To Supplier Solution

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Buyers and suppliers alike want a comprehensive supplier management policy to generate sustainable business relationships, compliance and process excellence.” ” Supply chain managers are thinking of new ideas amid the global pandemic.

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B2B Startups Land Funding For Risk Mitigation Tech

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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

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Decernis, Viaware Team Up For Food Supply Chain Compliance

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Product compliance and risk management technology firm Decernis is collaborating with Viaware , an IT company in the food contact materials space, to promote compliance in the supply chain. Compliance in the food and food packaging space can be complex , the companies noted.