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ASB Bank Invests In Blockchain Trade Tech Startup TradeWindow

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Australia and New Zealand-based ASB Bank has acquired a stake in a New Zealand startup developing a blockchain-powered trade management solution. 12) that ASB Bank has invested in TradeWindow with funds that will support the startup’s ongoing development of a distributed ledger technology-powered trade platform.

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India AP Automation Startup Finly Secures Funding

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With Finly, a CFO [chief financial officer] can time his payments to better manage cash and capture early payment discounts, reduce invoice processing time and costs, and engage your accounts payable department in more strategic, higher-value activities.”. India’s B2B FinTech community is also an enticing target for venture capitalists.

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VCs Looking For FinTech Firms To Solve The Pain Of Unpaid Invoices

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This week, Barclays and Santander InnoVentures demonstrated traditional banks’ interest in alternative finance when they led a nearly $34 million equity fundraise for invoice financing platform MarketInvoice. The firm plans to focus on expansion with the investment, targeting a customer base of 30,000 by 2022.

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Alt Lending, Artificial Intelligence Startups Lead Investment Activity

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This week’s VC Investment Roundup demonstrates investors’ varied appetite for B2B FinTech. Funding targets this time around included blockchain, logistics, alternative finance, artificial intelligence and T&E — with a few startups taking a stab at some of the biggest problems in the cannabis industry, procurement and microfinance.

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B2B Startups Welcome Another Unicorn With TripActions Funding

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It was another busy week for B2B FinTech startups, with globally and vertically diverse companies securing new funding for their enterprise-targeting tools. Other notable rounds included a $60 million investment in a logistics software firm, as well as several investments in the alternative small business (SMB) finance space.

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Chinese Startup Secures Lion’s Share Of $272 Million Raised

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Investment in B2B FinTech startups came through a variety of channels this week, from venture capital to growth equity. But one company in China took home an impressive two-thirds of the total funding raised this week, an investment that will help the firm land a slice of a $1.6 trillion market. trillion market.

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Investors Cozy Up To Invoice Financing

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According to new data from PitchBook and reports from Reuters on Thursday (April 14), B2B startups are receiving venture capital at impressive rates, with growth in VC investments surpassing that of B2C startups. Invoice financing has achieved new popularity among SMEs as their large corporate buyers stretch out payment terms.