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Young B2B FinTechs Secure Their Seed Rounds

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Young B2B FinTechs secured some of their first investments in areas that include small business accounting, alternative lending and financial management. But the leader of the pack goes to one corporate travel and expense management startup that impressed investors despite a business trip slump. Bookkeeper360. CreditEnable.

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Fidelity Teams With TCH To Launch Personal Data Startup

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The parent company of Fidelity Investments , FMR LLC, is launching an independent personal data startup called Akoya in conjunction with The Clearing House (TCH) and 11 of its member banks, Fidelity announced on Thursday (Feb. The new network boosts financial system security as it speeds up API adoption.

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9 Signs Your Startup Needs a Fractional CFO - By JP Puchulu

Boston Startup CFO

As a startup, it is important to have a strong financial foundation in order to successfully grow and scale. While you may have the expertise and skills to handle many aspects of your startup, there may come a time when you need additional financial guidance and support.

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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. Alternative small business lender Lendingkart secured new funding this week to the tune of $11.5 Lendingkart. Growth Street.

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Newly Funded B2B Startups Get Creative With Enterprise Data

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B2B startups are increasingly building themselves on top of troves of enterprise data, uncovering new ways to unlock and aggregate information across enterprise platforms, and introducing new ways to analyze and make use of that data. million was raised by B2B startups tearing down data silos.

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Traditional FIs Drive Modernization Through FinTech Pairings

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A Toolbox report said Citi has already signed data access agreements to several startups and data aggregators that, through approval of joint customers, can access data of Citi accounts. In a statement, Citi U.S. WEX Talks Bank Partnerships To Advance B2B Payments.

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Why Banks Withhold Cards From Startups ? Even With VC Funding

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The world’s startups are having a good year. With so much money up for grabs, it may come as a surprise that startups often struggle to get approved for a credit card, even after a lucrative funding round. Though a startup could secure millions in venture capital funding, it could still take years to turn a profit.