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Investors Back B2B Startups With An Eye On SMB Finance

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Small business lending emerged as a common theme in this week’s B2B venture capital roundup, and it’s no surprise, considering the role small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) play in supporting their local economies. Utility account aggregation company Urjanet secured $14.65 Aye Finance.

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Trade Finance, Early Wage Access Take B2B VC Lead

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million in combined funding, B2B FinTechs remain resilient in today’s current market. Investments ranged across geographies and industries, but the biggest highlights landed on trade financing and early wage access innovators, as startups bolster their value by supporting small businesses’ and employees’ financial recovery.

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On-Demand Payroll Leads B2B FinTech Funding

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This week saw B2B FinTechs targeting a range of pain points for business customers around the world, as investors put nearly $462 million in combined funding into the space. Based in Brazil, Cora – which offers small- and medium-sized financing solutions – announced $10 million in new funding this week for its lending tech.

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Payroll Considers Its Cash Flow Influence

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Automatically looping information across various financial platforms — including accounts payable (AP), accounts receivable (AR) and expenses — is critical to achieving a real-time view of cash positions and developing more accurate forecasts. The Value Of Integration.

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Today In B2B: Amex Enhances Early B2B Payment, Paylocity Buys Samepage

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Today in B2B payments, American Express enhances its early B2B payment solution, and payroll provider Paylocity strikes an acquisition deal. Plus, Allied Irish Bank strengthens its receivables finance offering, PwC develops data capture solution and BlackLine modernizes the cloud. 16) press release.

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How APIs, The Gig Economy Drive Payroll-Accounting Connectivity

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With Open Banking business models inspiring FinTech innovators to explore other use cases for data integrations, the B2B financial services market has seen a swath of collaboration between traditional financial institutions and FinTech firms — and between FinTech firms themselves. Technological Barriers.

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Brexit Raises The Stakes For B2B Payments Fraud

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Nacha is issuing a warning to accounts payable professionals with regards to the rising threat of fraud. But accounts payable is far from the only back-office financial workflow at risk of fraud. While current fraud tools are helpful, there is no systemic or automated option for accomplishing this," Nacha warned. 577,577.63

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